Bilingual On-Call Advocate

Here at Community Health Service, Inc (CHSI), our mission is to provide high quality health care to the overlooked and underserved. Sound rewarding? You bet it is! If you are looking for more than just a "job" and want to invest your time making an impact on the lives of others, this is your chance to join our CHSI team!

WHAT DO WE DO?

CHSI is a private, non-profit organization established in 1973 to serve the health needs of migrant & seasonal farm workers and their family members. Today, CHSI has expanded its services and provides mental & physical healthcare to all individuals in our communities. Our services are provided on a more affordable sliding fee scale to those who are underinsured or uninsured. We also accept ND and MN Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance plans. We currently operate four nurse-managed clinics, two mobile medical units, and two victim advocacy program centers in Minnesota & North Dakota

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

CHSI On-Call Advocate is responsible for providing crisis intervention during after office hours. This may include advocacy through the medical, legal, social services systems, CHSI Battered Women/Children's & Sexual Assault Programs and other supportive agencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for carrying crisis cell and/or tablet 7 days a week as follows: Monday thru Friday 5:00pm to 8:00 am and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 8:00 am Monday morning when assigned.
• Participate in 30-hours of training sessions on domestic violence and sexual assault forms and protocols on how to respond to crisis calls coming into the on-call cellular phone.
• Provide supportive counseling to victims/ survivors.
• Interpret for the victim/survivor when communicating for emergency services staff.
• Provide victim advocacy with law enforcement and/or attend DV court hearings (weekly/monthly).
• Provide emergency advocacy at hospitals and/or emergency care units.
• Arrange for safe housing/relocation for victim/survivor.

Perform duties are essential to the position and program *

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Initial by duties you are able to preform)

_____ In an eight hour workday, the employee must be able to: bend and crouch occasionally, sit continuously and stand or walk frequently.

_____ Employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.

_____ Employee must be able to use hands/arms, feet/legs for repetitive fine to large motor skill movements.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent preferred/some college or technical training.
• Sensitivity to and knowledge of issues facing victims of sexual and domestic violence and wide range of ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate and write legibly in Spanish and English.
• Knowledge of community and area resources.
• Willingness to travel and access to transportation required.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:

Reports to the Battered Women's Intervention Coordinator/Director in Moorhead/Crookston.