ywjobs: Rape Crisis Center - Americorps Member (Volunteer)/(Advocate)

• Provide direct services to survivors of sexual assault, their families and significant others on the hotline, in-person for crisis intervention and accompaniments at hospitals, prosecutor’s office, police stations, the court and at the RCC office.
• Provide assistance to survivors and significant others during the Sexual Assault Response Team activation.
• Provide educational presentations regarding sexual abuse and sexual violence, consent and communication and prevention to middle/high schools, college and community settings.
• Provide accurate documentation of client services and also meet reporting obligations as required by the organization.
• Assist in coordinating SAFE Coalition, Green Dot strategy of Bystander Intervention, Prepertration Prevention goal for Bergen County. Training for Green Dot model provided.

Necessary Qualifications:   

• High school and 40+ hours of sexual assault and violence training as provided by the Rape Crisis Center (can also train while on the job),
• Comfortable working with individuals in distress and with those who have experienced sexual assault or those connected to a sexual assault survivor. 
• Passion for the cause of elimination of violence,
• Distance from prior own sexual assault of at least two years with appropriate intervention (with consideration by the Director of a 6month-2year period with appropriate intervention and beyond two years without intervention). 
• Must have good organizational skills, math and tracking skills
• PC and computer literate; ALICE Database knowledge helpful.
• Become Americorps Member; necessary periodic attendance at Americorps meetings.
  

 Interested candidates should contact Chrisula Tasiopoulos, Director of Rape Crisis Center
at chrisula@ywcabergencounty.org

The YWCA of Bergen County seeks to build and maintain an inclusive organization that encourages respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.

The YWCA of Bergen County is an equal opportunity employer.