Rapid Re-Housing Advocate, Gender Based Violence
Company: YWCA Seattle
Location: Renton
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Why work with YWCA Seattle - King - Snohomish? YWCA SKS is the
region's largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy,
focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people
each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference. We're
women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees.
As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits
package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday,
sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your
passion for racial equity and social justice to work - apply
today!
YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish, one of the largest nonprofits in the
region, focuses on the needs of women, girls, and families in the
community, is searching for a Rapid Re-Housing Advocate to join
their team in the South King County, WA area. The Rapid Re-Housing
Advocate provides advocacy to adult survivors through providing
outreach, direct services and support groups. The overall goal is
to assist survivors in safety planning and life skills, employment,
safe housing, using a model of best practice trauma informed care
with a strength based approach and culturally relevant services.
YWCA's Gender Based Violence Specialized Services is designed to
meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence/sexual assault and
commercial sexual exploitation, Note: This position is fully onsite
at YWCA Offices.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide culturally relevant advocacy with trauma informed
approach for survivors of gender-based violence, fleeing imminent
danger.
- Provide immediate, emergency basic needs and direct resources
to increase economic self-sufficiency, life skills training
regarding housing location, budgeting, tenant responsibilities, and
other housing related skills.
- Work in partnership with property owners and management
companies, and debtors, to ensure success in obtaining permanent
housing.
- Respond to all referrals and pre-screen to evaluate eligibility
for DV-RRH and conduct initial intake with survivors to assess
needs with housing.
- Adhere to all confidentiality guidelines.
- Assess clients for housing needs and develop housing stability
plans to address barriers/goals.
- Provide ongoing referrals to health, legal and social service
systems that promotes a safety plan and healthy relationships.
- Maintains accurate client files/spreadsheet, complete HMIS,
timely data collection and monthly reporting and adhere to all
client confidentiality guidelines as required.
- Manage a caseload of 15-20 survivors in varying stages of
housing.
- Assess survivor strengths and challenges and assist family in
developing housing stability goals and individual goal plans and
action steps to maintain housing.
- Must show and demonstrate ability to interact with people of
different cultures.
- Attend all required scheduled staff meetings and trainings both
internal and external.
- Performs other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS & CORE
COMPETENCIES
- Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and
poverty and foster diversity, and social justice advocacy that are
furthest from opportunities. (Specifically African American and
other women of color).
- One year of experience with housing/shelter working with
survivors that have experienced Gender Base Violence (Sexual
Assault, Domestic, Intimate Partner, CSE).
- One Year of direct social service experience or translatable
lived life experience skills considered in lieu of degree.
- Must have strong knowledge and experience in maintaining
confidentiality.
- Strong orientation toward advocacy, with ability to navigate
multiple systems (i.e., human services, health, law enforcement
etc.)
- Core competencies expected: discernment/judgment, professional
boundaries, organizational understanding, strong communication both
oral and written.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook, and
cellphone text.
- Knowledge of community resources, confidence to handle
complicated situations.
- Ability and willingness to work independently and as part of a
team.
- Must maintain 20 hours of continued education hours on advocacy
based DV.
- Vehicle with valid WSDL; candidate must be able to travel
independently between multiple work sites within a day.PHYSICAL
DEMANDS OF THIS POSITION
- Continuously sits for extended periods while performing desktop
activities
- Continually stands and walks in performing duties
- Repetitively uses hands and wrists, fingering, handling,
grasping, and reaching in using telephones, computers, kitchen
equipment, donations and supplies
- Frequently reaches and grasps in using telephones, computers,
fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
- Frequently stands, walks, sits and climbs in performing duties
in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
- Occasionally lifts and carries up to 5lbs. of paperwork, files
and training materials, occasionally up to drawersHOURS, RATE, &
BENEFITS
- Hourly Rate: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour DOE
- Excellent benefits package including medical insurance,
retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave
plans
- At the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the
Fidelity 403b Plan. After two years of employment, employees are
eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund
YWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to
apply!
We recognize people gain knowledge, skills, and abilities through
various experiences. For this reason, professional, academic, lived
and volunteer/community-based experiences will all be considered in
the application review process.
Vaccination RequirementAll new hires must be vaccinated in
accordance with CDC guidelines before their first day of
employment.
Mental Health ConsiderationsAll employees of the YWCA interact with
clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various
forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic
violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and
financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary
trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside
the workplace and maintain self-care routines.
Equal Opportunity EmploymentYWCA Seattle - King - Snohomish is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view the EEO
is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
For more information Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any
questions or if you need accommodation for your application.
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Keywords: YWCA Seattle, Renton , Rapid Re-Housing Advocate, Gender Based Violence, Other , Renton, Washington
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