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Job description
Housing Advocate
Location: San Jose, CA
Schedule: FT, 40 hours/week onsite
Reports to: Manager of Healing Services
Our mission is to end domestic violence in the moment and for all time.
In 1971, our founder Bea Robinson Mendez, concerned about the lack of services and options for domestic violence survivors, gathered a small group of her friends to figure out a solution. They set up a shelter in a garage and established a hotline number to provide information and support to survivors. Unbeknownst to them, it would become the second domestic violence agency in California and the first bilingual domestic violence shelter in the nation. So began the story of Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (NDS). Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence, often the most frequently reported crime and arguably the one with the greatest damaging effect on our families, youth, and communities. We are the only stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls and serving an average of 3,000 survivors of domestic violence annually. Our comprehensive, compassionate, bilingual and multicultural services are available free of charge to all individuals across the gender spectrum and of varying abilities.
Culture and Climate
NDS has developed a supportive workplace culture where personal and professional connections are valued and facilitated. Our guiding values are:
Oneness & Connectedness
Survivor & Community Centered
Compassionate Accountability
Equity & Justice
Inclusion for Liberation
Overview
The Housing Advocate is an important member of the housing services team, providing housing support and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence. They assists clients in achieving personal, financial, income and housing goals. Advocates at Next Door Solutions are Domestic Violence Advocates and provide extensive safety planning, risk assessment, peer counseling, crisis intervention, referrals, and empowerment based support. All Advocate positions play an important role in ensuring a healthy environment that supports our organization as we work to support survivors and create a safer community.
Key Responsibilities
Provide extensive, survivor-centered safety planning and risk assessment counseling to participants
Conduct individual sessions with clients to identify needs, set goals, make referrals and track client progress
Provide long term case management including: safety planning, risk assessment, short-term and long-term intervention planning
Identify pre-housing obstacles and work with client to overcome these obstacles; support clients in finding and securing safe and affordable housing and continue to work with client after housing is obtained with intensive case management
Maintain up-to-date knowledge and education related to domestic violence laws, trends, and other related topics
Attend all supervision, internal and external meetings/trainings decided by the team, including All Hands, 1:1 Check-ins, and Direct Service meetings
Create and navigate "warm" referrals/resources/connections with community in order foster connection and to meet participant needs
Support, create, and maintain a working environment that aligns with the organizations' values
Support other agency advocates, as needed and appropriate, with crisis intervention, hotline and mobile advocacy
Create and maintain appropriate participant records, notes, and documentation, including database entry
Collaborate with other advocates as well as agency Coordinators to ensure quality service
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
BA, BSW or AA degree plus 2 years' experience in the provision of domestic violence services
Knowledge of trauma informed services
Cultural responsiveness, humility, and sensitivity
Very good written and oral communication skills
Ability to work individually one-on-one with clients and as part of a team
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work under pressure and multitask
Ability to meet assigned deadlines
Valid CA driver's license, car and proof of insurance required
Knowledge of domestic violence with 40 hour Domestic Violence Training certificate preferred
Bilingual-Spanish/English required
Next Door Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.
Worksite address
san jose, CA, 95199, US
Who can apply
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