Sexual Assault Advocate

The DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC) is the oldest

rape crisis center in the country, and the only rape crisis center in

Washington, D.C.  DCRCC has been

providing survivor centered, and trauma informed services through an

anti-oppressive lens for 50 years.

Reports to: The Sexual Assault Advocate is supervised by

the Advocacy Services Manager.  

Summary:  The DCRCC seeks a contract Sexual

Assault Advocate to participate in its 24/7 on call rotation advocacy

program, to include hospital response, and community based response for

survivors of sexual assault.  DCRCC covers the program every other week in

the month as part of a Joint Response Program. This program is in accordance with the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights

Amendment Act of 2019, and the DC Sexual Assault Crisis Response

Program. The Sexual Assault Advocate will directly be responsible for

providing in person acute hospital/community advocacy to survivors of

sexual assault within the District and also ongoing advocacy support in the

aftermath of the assault. Acute advocacy services include but not limited to

information for survivors regarding their rights, making referrals and

connecting survivors to DCRCC’s advocacy program for ongoing support as needed.

Ongoing advocacy support includes but not limited to providing advocacy, resources

and referrals for short term needs, crisis/emotional support, and accompaniment

for acute follow up when needed. Advocate must be a critical thinker, work well

with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, communicate and write effectively,

highly organized, flexible, ability to problem solve, and must be

resourceful. The Sexual Assault Advocate will execute job duties, and

responsibilities from an intersectional, and anti-oppression framework

while upholding the values, and the mission of DCRCC. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

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Ability to support the 24/7 on-call hospital based, and

community based Sexual Assault Crisis Response Program whether scheduled

for a shift or as needed for backup coverage every other week of the month.

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Ability to be assigned and provide overnight and weekend shifts to

support the hospital based and community based Sexual Assault Crisis Response

Program. 

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Ability to respond within one hour to all requests for advocacy

services that includes the hospital response and community based

response. 

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Provide in person hospital based crisis/advocacy support, and or

in person/ virtual community base crisis/advocacy support to survivors of

sexual assault to include, but not limited to information regarding their

rights, as well as making referrals whether on dispatch or while providing

ongoing advocacy to clients.

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Ability

to serve shifts as admin on call when scheduled.

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Connect survivors of sexual assault to the Advocacy Services

Coordinator within the DC Rape Crisis Center who will provide ongoing advocacy

support as needed during follow up to acute response.  

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Provide daily shift reports, and elevate issues and programmatic

needs in the time required. 

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Issue spotting of any rights violations. 

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Participate in regular group supervision and

other meetings as required.  

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Support and maintain individual and department

goals, activity metrics and key performance indicators.

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Collect, track, analyze and complete data

reporting in alignment with requirements for both the agency, as well as adhering to funder requirements. 

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Promote, support and demonstrate the mission,

vision and values of the DC Rape Crisis Center through both behavior, and job performance as well as adhere

to policies, procedures, and standards on a day to day basis. 

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Participate in all stages of internal and

external trainings as needed. 

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Making referrals to other organizations for

services, to include legal services, mental health services, and other forms of

advocacy during dispatch and ongoing off dispatch weeks.

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Take

staff hotline.

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Provide

crisis intervention and support to survivors of sexual violence as needed.

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Other duties as assigned. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

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A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or

university in Human Services, Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Education,

or related field.

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At least 1-3 years of experience in the field of social services,

sexual assault crisis response, and or hotline/intervention experience.

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Driver’s License and access to a car.

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Ability to arrive to a DC Location within one hour of dispatch –

live either in DC or within 15 miles of DC – when on dispatch shift.

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Shift work or on call experience beneficial.

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Ability to exercise judgment and specific discretion in decision

making situations significant to role/agency

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Knowledge of issues of sexual trauma, and gender based violence.

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Demonstrated cultural competency in working with diverse

populations.

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Commitment to social justice, and anti-racism work.

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Knowledge of victim services within the District of Columbia.

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The ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively in a

team environment.

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Thrives in a dynamic environment.

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Values reliability, professionalism and integrity

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Flexibility to work outside regular hours to include evenings, overnights

and weekends

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Shift work, and or on call experience a plus.

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Excellent oral and written communication skills.

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Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical

demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform

the essential functions. Compliance with partner’s policy may be required to

fulfill core duties detailed in your job description. Partners may include but

are not limited to courts, hospitals, police department and other community

providers/systems. Directives may include but are not limited to use of

personal equipment, testing/screening/vaccination requirements, and other

directives determined by DCRCC for the health and wellbeing of staff, clients

and partners. This position requires a hybrid of work in person at the DCRCC

office, in District hospitals, on scene, trainings, outreach events, staff

meetings, partnership meetings, and other locations. This position requires

residency within the District area as defined by the ability to consistently

respond in person as part of the core job function of this role.