Systems Advocate - Knox (& Lincoln) County

Job Title: 
Knox (and Lincoln) Systems Advocate 

Job Status:
Regular, full-time (40
hrs/wk) Estimated Annual Salary $50,924.85 
($24.48/hr) 

Office Location:
SASSMM Brunswick Office or SASSMM Searsport Office, min. 2 days of
in-person work with clients and community partners in Knox County. Potential shared office space in Rockland. 

Primary Responsibility:
To provide direct advocacy and support to survivors of sexual violence, particularly those engaged in the systems of criminal justice, law enforcement, and corrections, and healthcare in Knox and Lincoln Counties. 

Representative Duties: 

Program and Services Delivery 

• Provide crisis support services for survivors and family members following a sexual assault 

• Coordinate and respond to
  incoming client service requests at local courts 

• Provide accompaniment and support of survivors during police interviews or other procedures involving law enforcement, legal proceedings, or forensic medical exams, restorative circles, school accompaniments, etc.  

• • Knox County accompaniments will first go to the Systems Advocate for Knox County,
    next to
    the Advocacy Services Coordinator, and then to whomever is on Staff Back Up secondarily. 

• • Lincoln County accompaniments will first go to the Systems Advocate Lead for
    E. Cumberland/Sagadahoc/Lincoln Counties, and then to the Systems Advocate for Knox (and back up to Lincoln) Counties. 

• Provide community-based advocacy and support services, as required, including support group services in incarcerated settings (e.g.
  Two Bridges Regional Jail, Knox County Jail, Maine State Prison, etc.) 
• Contribute to the development and implementation of services and trainings in response to and the prevention of
  human trafficking  

• Work in coordination with other Systems and Rural Advocates for consistency and coverage of services 
• Establish contact and collaborate with community resources and referral sources 
• Attend at least 12 hours of professional development training per year, in consultation with the Advocacy Services Coordinator 

• Assist the Advocacy Services Coordinator and Systems Advocacy Lead, as
  required 

Client Services 

• Complete SASSMM 47 hours Advocate Training  

• Participate in staff back-up coverage of the 1-800 helpline and respond to all client or volunteer advocate needs associated with staff back-up capacity   

• Respond to all client needs associated with staff back-up capacity  

• Support all client needs as identified via the support line, the SASSMM office phone, affiliated schools, or other community partners  

• Co-facilitate in-person or online support groups, as needed 

• Perform other duties, as assigned 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work/life experience 

• Excellent organizational ability, oral and written communication skills 

• Training or experience working with diverse and underserved populations 

• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of sexual violence 

• Ability to respond to people in crisis and an open-minded nature 

• Willingness to work flexible hours and respond to changing priorities 

• Excellent computer literacy, organizational, facilitation, and oral and written communication skills 

Accountability:
Accountable
to the Advocacy Services Coordinator
for any client-related
or systems
support in their respective counties of service oversight.
Accountable to the Associate Director regarding all agency programming and
operations.