Status: Fulltime
Pay Range: $21.00 Per Hour + $1.00 Bilingual Differential
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Mission:
Position Specific Duties:
Provide direct service, in English or in Spanish, to primary and secondary victims of sexual assault including general, medical, and legal advocacy on-site and off-site which may include, but is not limited to:
Work with victim survivors of sexual assault using an empowerment-based advocacy model to:
Work as a team to co-facilitate the DV/SA (domestic Violence/Sexual Assault) Latina Women's support group which may include:
There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values
Education and Experience
General
Ability to maintain strong boundaries: use work time to support the program and organization in a manner that supports our participants right to privacy
Strong problem-solving skills: resourceful and able to resolve challenges while knowing when it's time to stop and ask questions or seek additional guidance.
Strong soft-skills: adapt work and communication style to mitigate unnecessary tension, improve efficiency, increase morale, and make programmatic improvements with little or no prompting.
Strong crisis management skills: effectively and respectfully communicate often-times complex and emotionally charged information to participants, law-enforcement, court officials, co-workers, and supervisor
Ability to work in a team: modify the way a challenge is resolved if it is in the best interest of the organization and participants to do so
Strong advocacy skills: utilize empowerment-based advocacy to support participants in a manner that supports the organization's core values, goals of the program, and organization's overall-all mission
Commitment to Racial Equity: ensure that issues of diversity and inclusion, disproportionality, and cultural responsiveness are thoughtfully considered and effectively addressed in the program's internal and external work with volunteers, staff and program participants
Don't meet every single requirement after reading through this post? You may be just the right candidate for the role or future roles, and please know we value lived experience! Studies have shown that due to white supremacy culture systemically oppressed communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. YWCA Clark County is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.
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