Full-Time - DVSA Community Advocate - Chisago, MN

Full-Time - Community Advocate - Chisago, MN

Are you someone who enjoys using your voice to make a difference? Do you feel comfortable advocating for those who cannot? If this sounds like you, we would like you to join the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services branch of Family Pathways as a Community Advocate. 

Our Community Advocates are responsible for providing crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, court support, and systems advocacy for individuals affected by domestic violence and/or sexual assault. In addition, the advocates will incorporate the practice and promotion of Family Pathways guiding principles: trust, collaboration, communication, integrity, respect, positivity, and creativity. 

Who You Are:

• Associate's degree in human services or 2 years' experience in the human service field, preferably providing domestic/sexual violence advocacy. 
• Ability to perform on-call rotations at 1-week increments.
• Experience working with people experiencing a crisis through a trauma-informed, client-centered, strength-based, and empowerment model. 
• Sensitive and knowledgeable of the issues regarding domestic violence and sexual assault. 
• A team player committed to advancing the vision, mission, values, and the team's guiding principles. 
• Demonstrated passion to work with diverse and/or low-income populations, including those experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, and/or mental illness.   
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information and confidential matters. 
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; excellent listening skills.
• Must have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) and a passing criminal background check. 
• Must have a dependable vehicle, a current and valid driver's license, and proof of current insurance. 
• Position requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, close vision, and ability to adjust focus. 
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl/.

Who We Are:

We have been committed to standing by the side of our neighbors since 1978. We’ve done this by working together with partners, individuals, businesses, organizations, and faith communities who are passionate about their communities.

Over the past four decades, we’ve adapted to the needs of the communities we serve in the City of Forest Lake; Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Family Pathways’ support services provides healthy food access, domestic and sexual violence prevention and victim services, supervised visitation, and services for older adults and caregivers.
 

What You Get in Return
Starting Pay: $18.00 an hour, non-exempt
Benefits: Family Pathways offers competitive pay and benefits to our eligible employees. Benefit eligibility is based on average hours worked per week. Benefits offered include health insurance with optional HSA, dental, vision, employer-paid group life term insurance, supplemental group term life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, employee assistance program, and retirement plan with an employer match. In addition to these benefits, Family Pathways offers full-time employees a competitive paid time off package, which includes paid holidays and floating holidays.

Family Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Family Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Family Pathways will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.