Dv/aps Co-location Advocate - Tinley Park, United States - Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

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Tinley Park, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Title:
Domestic Violence/Adult Protective Services Co-location Advocate |

Program:
Clinical Services

Reports to:
Adult Protective Services Manager

Schedule:
Monday-Friday; Varies

Classification:
Full Time-Exempt

Job Classification:
Advocate

Education:

Bachelor's Degree***
SUMMARY:The Domestic Violence/Adult Protective Services Co-location Advocate will provide support to adult protective services professionals working with families experiencing past or present domestic violence in order to enhance and strengthen the effectiveness of the adult protective service intervention.

This partnership specifically targets the shared goals of the domestic community and ADP to end violence in Illinois families, reduce risk, ensure seniors and adults with disabilities safety, enhance the safety of adult survivors from the perpetrator, increase offender accountability, support parental strengths and protective capacities, promote safety, stability, and wellbeing and to improve outcomes for seniors and adults with disabilities experiencing domestic violence.

The Advocate also aims to improve communication and coordination among APS and other community-based services and systems. The Co-location Advocate works closely with all programs and reports to the Adult Protective Services Manager.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Consultation

The purpose of the "consultation" is to help build the capacity of adult protective services professionals to adequately understand and interpret the dynamics and impact of the domestic violence on the victim and to craft effective interventions that enhance the safety and wellbeing of all members of the family.
Through the "consultation" role, the Advocate provides expert, "in the moment" guidance, advice, interpretation, professional opinions, and strategies related to domestic violence based upon the information gathered at the point of the consultation.
The Advocate provides consultation to APS investigative, intact, and permanency APS specialists. During consultations the Advocate can provide but is not limited to guidance, advice, interpretation, professional opinions, and strategies.
Offer information about domestic violence in general
Guide questions for the APS investigative specialist/case manager/supervisor to ask and information to gather.
Identify the dynamics of domestic violence present in the particular home.
Identify each parent/adult as either the nonoffending parent or the domestic violence perpetrator.
Identify immediate safety risks to the senior and adult survivors, and the potential safety risk in the future.
Identify the potential options for safety strategies, such as going to a domestic violence shelter or obtain an Order of Protection.
Identify the perpetrator's pattern of coercive control and abusive tactics, and power and control.
Identify the survivor's strengths and protective efforts, and collaboratively build interventions that enhance these strengths.
Identify "precautionary measures" that the nonoffending parent/caretaker took.
Analyze the impact of the perpetrator's violence on the senior or adult and risk of harm.
Understand the impact of the domestic violence on the parenting/caretaking practices of the nonoffending parent/caretaker and on the relationship between them and their family member.
Determine high risk indicators for intimate partner homicide.
Contribute toward the creation of APS safety plans to reflect the necessary domestic violence considerations to enhance the safety of the seniors or adults with disabilities.
Assist in establishing safe conditions for APS team members.
Provide input and assistance regarding service referrals.

Direct Contact with Victims

The purpose of "Direct Contact with Victims" is to assist and support the victim during the APS intervention, and to gather and interpret information that forms the basis for the effective intervention governed by the Informed Consent process.
When engaging in "direct contact with victims," the advocate can provide, information about APS, support and education on domestic violence, domestic violence safety planning, crisis intervention, advocacy, expedited access to domestic violence services, referral to other community or social services.

- "Direct contact with victims" can occur in the partner APS agency or CCSS office.

The Advocate is not providing individual or group counseling, or longterm ongoing services to the victim. Rather, these services can be provided by other CCSS programs or another agency by a separate domestic violence advocate or service provider.
The Advocate performs all job functions in a professional manner.
The Advocate performs all job functions consistent with confidentiality regulations, ethical practices and CCSS agency polices and mission.
The Advocate promotes a positive and pleasant attitude conducive to the workp