What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Police Liaison position at FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND INC?
FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!
Position Summary: Responsible for providing on-scene crisis intervention, emergency screening and triage, information, emotional support, language support, and referral in collaboration with law enforcement to individuals, children/youth and families exposed to victimization and trauma in the community. Provide appropriate follow up support and resources for assistance with the criminal justice system, trauma treatment, and access to basic needs, treatment, and government benefits.
Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Criminal justice or related field preferred.
- Experience working with law enforcement strongly preferred.
- Excellent crisis management and intervention skills.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Possession of valid drivers’ license, reliable transportation and proof of current automobile insurance.
- Bilingual English/Spanish required. FSRI values staff with bilingual language capacity and familiarity with the local community they will be serving. FSRI includes pay incentives for bilingual staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and to take initiative and work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Knowledge of Providence community and RI state wide resources highly preferred.
- Prior experience working with trauma victims preferred.
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements: This position co-locates at the Providence Police Department and may require community visits. Employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Travel to and from community locations and office sites, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
- Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!
Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.
Salary : $22 - $27