Advocate

Domestic Violence Action Center is seeking an Advocate to help support survivors of Domestic Violence.

We offer excellent benefits. We give you your birthday off!

This is a full time position M-F 8:30-4:30pm and includes:

• 100% Paid benefits; health, dental and vision insurance with UHA
• We honor 14 paid holidays
• Provide a generous PTO benefit beginning your first day.
• Your birthday off.
• 401K options with Mutual of America
• Flex Spending for health or dependent care
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Discounts to local businesses on the island

Please submit a cover letter, resume and a list of 3 references

Some Qualifications and Responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree in social work or related field and (3) years' experience working with people who have experienced trauma, and endeavoring to overcome barriers, change life patterns, and improve living circumstances.
• Create and maintain a safe setting that is conducive to individual participation, healing and learning.
• Advocate will conduct regular IPV education and outreach activities in local communities on Oahu, with a focus on how IPV impacts LGBTQ+ individuals
• Provide knowledge, skills and tools for participants to use in order to help them remain safe and move toward healing from past domestic violence.
• Provide support of culturally long term advocacy, as needed up to 30 cases
• Provide crisis support and counseling, safety planning and accompaniments to court and community appointments with survivors referred by DVAC program or community allies.