Overview

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SPECIALIST

Founded in 1978, Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) helps diverse communities in Alameda County heal from domestic violence and sexual assault, advocating for justice and healthy relationships. We provide survivor-centered legal and crisis intervention services, offer prevention education for youth and other community members, and engage in policy work to create systemic change.

Overview:

The Gender-Based Violence Specialist will work with two staff from other agencies – one violence interrupter and one youth life coach – as a team on-site at Oakland high schools to implement the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention’s pilot School-Site Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Project. The VIP Teams will coordinate with Community School Managers and join school sites’ Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and Safety Teams, to support OUSD’s safety planning as they remove police from their schools. VIP Teams will complement, not replace, other services that are a part of the school site’s COST and Safety Teams, such as mental health clinicians, restorative justice facilitators, and nurses provided by OUSD and other community partners. VIP Teams actively participate with OUSD and community partners in the planning and design for successful implementation and integration into the school-site culture. VIP Teams will also coordinate and communicate with DVP staff overseeing city-wide violence intervention efforts. VIP teams will connect youth and their families with other service providers in the DVP Network.

The GBV Specialist will provide outreach, triage, and case management for youth experiencing sexual assault, dating violence, and sexual exploitation. This position will be supervised by the Youth Program Manager and supported by the Senior GBV Specialist.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Outreach, Triage, and Partnership

You will increase awareness and understanding about gender-based violence on campus so that youth understand the services you are offering, triage the needs of students in crises related to gender-based violence, and work in partnership with school personnel and the rest of the pilot project team to support students. These duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing immediate intervention and safety planning for survivors.
  • Assessing and intaking potential case management clients.
  • Attending Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and Safety Teams meetings.
  • Conducting school-wide outreach including providing community education to increase awareness about gender-based violence and providing safe spaces for youth to discuss issues related to gender-based violence.
  • Working in close partnership with the violence interrupter and youth life coach assigned to the same school sites.
  • Working in close partnership with Community School
  • Managers and other school personnel to support students.

Empowerment-Based Case Management

You will maintain a caseload of 10-15 youth survivors, who meet criteria for longer case management services. Case Management includes, but is not limited to:

  • Meeting regularly with clients to empower them towards setting and achieving their goals.
  • Being flexible, creative, and empowerment based in providing client-centered services through mobile support.
  • Facilitating relationships with youth serving partners, both on and off school campuses, who can support youth safety and stability.
  • Participating in regular case review team meetings and contributing to collective decisions about enrollment, case plans, and termination of the case management relationship.
  • Working in partnership with other FVLC staff to increase youth access to other supportive services.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Supporting Senior GBV Specialist and Youth Program Manager with GBV trainings for school personnel.
  • Actively participate with OUSD and community partners in the planning and design of this pilot.
  • Coordinate and communicate with DVP staff overseeing city-wide violence intervention efforts.
  • Attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled team meetings.
  • Attend and actively participate in trainings organized by the DVP.
  • Maintain data on client contacts, case information, program assessment and officer training needs.
  • Contribute to the growth and development of the youth team and FVLC, through participating in data collection aimed at better understanding client needs and improving the program in response to those needs.

This position is not limited to the duties described above. Duties and responsibilities may be changed, expanded, reduced, or deleted to meet the business needs of FVLC.

Minimum Responsibilities

  • Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, or a related field OR at least two years of related experience providing case management or client advocacy services.
  • Previous experience with case management, crisis intervention, domestic violence, and/or sexual assault-related services.
  • Experience working with youth
  • Ability to relate well with people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
  • Ability to work independently and with a team.
  • Valid California driver’s license and insured vehicle.
  • Criminal background check (provided upon hire).
  • Certified (or commitment to certify after hire) as follows:
  • 40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocate State Certification
  • Sexual Assault Counselor Certification
  • Human Trafficking Case Worker Certification
  • De-escalation and crisis response techniques

Preferred Qualities

  • Experience working in a school setting
  • Previous training and/or experience with Motivational Interviewing, the Recovery Model, Strengths-Based Case Management, and/or cultural competency skills
  • Demonstrated presentation skills and comfort speaking in front of groups.
  • Familiarity with social service agencies in Alameda County.
  • Bilingual in Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese and/or Mandarin.

CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt, full time. Pay is $34.85/hour. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to jobsATfvlc.org.

NON-DISCRIMINATION: Family Violence Law Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression (including individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or non-gender conforming), physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by statute. Applicants belonging to any, or more than one, of these groups are urged to apply. FVLC maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all applicable laws.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to walk; sit; drive; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee may be occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Consistent with our obligations under state and federal laws, reasonable accommodations will made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment may include settings of the court room, community places, and/or office environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Consistent with our obligations under state and federal laws, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship.