The Salvation Army USACounselor Advocate The Salvation Army USACounselor AdvocateElmira, NYCasework Services: • Provide comprehensive victim services, which will include: • Assisting victims with setting and accomplishing short- and long-term goals • Counseling - individual and group • Follow up contact through in-person contacts, telephone contacts or written communications • Counseling - individualized and/or group counseling to victims addressing the needs identified by the victims, assist in seeking services on their own behalf, informing the victims of options available to ensure their safety and the safety of their minor children, informing the victims of the nature of family violence and its effects on children, informing the victims of the legal, financial and housing options available to them; assist the victim to improve their problem solving skills • Personal advocacy services, providing liaison services or active intervention with community services and programs as appropriate: medical care; social services; employment, housing and submitting public assistance applications • Criminal justice support and accompaniment, including assisting victims in the application of petitions for Family and Criminal Court. • Develop and oversee direct services, initial screening and intake process of minor victims of domestic violence to ensure all coordinated referrals needed are made with community partners for identified and ongoing service needs • Assure there is a 24/7 response to hotline calls by being on-call for resident assistants • Identify and provide ongoing community training to ensure best practice models are implemented throughout the community and across systems • Provide ongoing trauma informed direct services to a caseload of domestic violence residents and non-residents • Identify survivor leaders to provide ongoing feedback and support for those affected by domestic violence • Responsible for the timely submission of all required reports.
The Salvation Army Eastern TerritoryCounselor Advocate The Salvation Army Eastern TerritoryCounselor AdvocateElmira, New YorkCounseling – individualized and/or group counseling to victims addressing the needs identified by the victims, assist in seeking services on their own behalf, informing the victims of options available to ensure their safety and the safety of their minor children, informing the victims of the nature of family violence and its effects on children, informing the informing the victims of the legal, financial and housing options available to them; assist the victim to improve their problem solving skills. • Providing children’s service by offering and providing appropriate counseling to the children of victims of domestic violence and assisting victim’s domestic violence in arranging child care for their children when such care is necessary to enable the victims to seek services or to participate in activities which would alleviate the victim’s needs.
Youth Advocate Programs IncAdvocate Youth Advocate Programs IncAdvocateDansville, NYWe currently work with child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health, disability, primary health care, and education systems to develop and offer community-based alternatives for the highest risk children, youth, people, young adults, families, and adults. Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) is one of the largest non-profit youth and family support agencies, in 33 states plus DC, working with high-risk youth and their families in the United States.
Schuyler County New YorkSenior Social Welfare Examiner Schuyler County New YorkSenior Social Welfare ExaminerMontour Falls, New York$25.76–$25.76MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: Completion of two years (60 semester credit hours) of study in a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees, two years of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, in examining, investigating or evaluating claims for assistance such as veterans and unemployment benefits, or determining qualifications for insurance or other similar programs operating under established criteria for eligibility. The work involves responsibility for acting as a lead worker with a group of Social Welfare Examiners and clerical employees engaged in establishing financial eligibility for the various programs administered by the Social Services Department when applicable.