What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Domestic Violence CARE Advocate position at Sojourner House Inc?
Job Title: Bilingual (Spanish) Domestic Violence Coordinated Assessment Referral and Engagement (CARE) Advocate
Job Location: Providence, RI
Reports to: Coordinated Assessment Referral and Engagement (CARE) Manager
Status: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), nonexempt;
Salary: $26 to $27 an hour, depending on experience, with benefits that include health/dental insurance, paid holidays, accrued vacation/sick/personal time, an Employee Assistance Plan, and a 401(k) plan with employer match.
ABOUT US: Sojourner House is a comprehensive domestic violence and sexual assault agency that provides residential, educational, and community-based interventions to families and individuals impacted by abuse. We have offices in Providence and Woonsocket, and programs that operate statewide. Our goal is to help our clients rebuild their lives, piece by piece, through a variety of services. All of our programs work from the premise that violence is an unacceptable means to solving interpersonal conflict, and we encourage only non-violent methods of working out conflicts.
POSITION OVERVIEW: We are seeking bilingual (Spanish) candidates to join our Coordinated Assessment Referral and Engagement (CARE) Team. The Domestic Violence CARE Advocate is responsible for working in partnership with RI Coalition to End Homelessness (RICEH) to help survivors access Domestic Violence Coordinated Entry System (CES). Working in collaboration with Sojourner House programs and community partners, the DV CARE Advocate will provide direct services aimed to stabilize and house survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.
Salary : $26 - $27