Title: Victim Advocate

Location: Kentucky River Community Care/Rising Center/Rape Crisis; Hazard, KY

Employment type: Regular Full-Time

Credentials required: High School/GED with relevant experience in human services field or court system preferred.

Special Skills/Knowledge Required: Microsoft Word/Excel experience required. Must have knowledge when working with general office equipment such as computer, telephone, etc.

Primary functions:

• Screen new cases and identifying victims in need of assistance.
• Provide information about community resources and explaining the services of the Victim Assistance Program.
• Assist victims in the completion of victim compensation claim forms.
• Contact Victims and keep them advised of the case status.
• Assess victims’ needs and alert the director of any problems.
• Arrange for court companionship for victims attending hearings and trial.
• Shall assist the Rape Crisis Program Director in planning for and providing for victim advocacy services.
• Shall assist the Rape Crisis Program Director in completing victim advocate program service statistics.
• Arrange for transportation for victims when needed.
• Provide the victim input through the Victim’s Impact Statement.
• Assist in assessing, monitoring and enforcing court ordered restitution.
• Assist in the return of victim’s properly which has been recovered.
• Provide the Parole Board with a copy of the Victim Impact Statement and schedule and accompany the victim, at their request, to the victim parole hearing.
• Conduct and/or assist in public education and awareness events.
• Provide training for prosecutors and other human services providers.
• Provide outpatient referral and follow-up with appropriate service agencies as required.
• Participate with process improvement activities as directed.
• Provide in-person and crisis line responses to sexual assault crisis situations within office hours as necessary and requested.
• Prepare and maintain necessary reports and statistics.
• Review of reports and/or records.
• Obtain required training and education hours to meet state/program requirements.
• Other duties as assigned, such as completion of duties within specified time frames and review of supervisor’s record of assigned duties/completion dates.

Shift/Days & Work Hours: Monday – Friday.  8:00am – 4:30pm

VOCA Grant funded