Child Advocate - Greensboro, NC, United States - University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Description

Position Type:
Staff


University Information:

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study.

UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability.

1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity.

Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity.

The University's 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the

Organizational Unit:
Student Health Services (SHS) provides primary and mental health care for UNC Greensboro students.

As a health organization operating within an academic institution, we are committed to the support of the educational, research and service missions of the University.

Our mission is to provide collaborative health care designed to empower students to develop lifelong skills that enhance their physical, psychological and wellness status in an inclusive and affirming environment and promote student success and retention.

Provides student-centered, medical, counseling and wellness services which are affordable and accessible

• Provides an environment of inclusion, respect and appreciation of diversity
• Crisis response and clinical risk assessment, including suicidal and homicidal risk assessment

Advocacy, accompaniment, and referral services to UNCG students who have been victims/survivors of violence, including, but not limited to sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, sexual harassment, theft, and robbery.

The position will assist with personal, legal, academic, medical, Title IX, and other types of advocacy as needed to bring UNCG and community resources to bear in order to maximize retention and success.

The position will support and advise student victims throughout the various stages of reporting and adjudicating student complaints.
Maintain proactive outreach and follow up with victims
Work collaboratively with campus, community, and statewide groups to better coordinate efforts to support victims
Keep abreast of federal and state laws relating to campus safety
Manage documentation and database of advocacy cases
Provide support and information to secondary victims including family members, loved ones, friends, and roommates, consistent with state and federal laws
Assist in the implementation and evaluation of campus-wide crime as well as consultation for prevention and awareness programming consistent with evidence-based practices
Collaborate, conduct, and coordinate training for students, faculty, and staff through direct presentations and collaboration with those conducted by other departments on campus including Counseling and Psychological Services, UNCG Police Department, Title IX, Housing and Residence Life, Student Success, Dean of Students office and other academic departments, particularly as it relates to the development of appropriate training and delivery of that training
Collaborate on-campus projects and serve on university committees
Promote the visibility of services throughout the campus community
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution
~1-3 years of experience in crisis or advocacy work
~ Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and respond to nuanced situations in a critically reflective manner, evaluate needs, and provide assistance with objectivity impartiality
~ Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with diverse students, faculty, and staff, and to work effectively and collaboratively with other University offices such as: Title IX, Dean of Students, Human Resources, Law Enforcement, UNCG Counseling Center.
~ Must be able to act independently and to balance advocating for multiple clients, responding to crisis and walk-in traffic, and developing and delivering programs for the university community
~ Must demonstrate a strong understanding of best-practices relating to duties of the position and the ability to independently make sound decisions based on best practices, laws, policies, and procedures.

Experience/Expertise in working with communities of color, marginalized communities, and/or issues of intersectionality, power, privilege, and oppression.
Experience working with law enforcement and court settings
Permanent

Key Responsibility:
Victim/Survivor Support & Advocacy

Provide victim/survivor ongoing support, including individually and via support groups, and advocacy include crisis response and clinical risk assessment, accompaniment, and referral services to student victims/survivors of all forms of violence, including, but not limited to, sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, sexual harassment, theft, and robbery.

Assist victims/survivors with personal, legal, academic, medical, Title IX, and other types of advocacy as needed.
Support and advise student victims throughout the various stages of reporting and adjudicating student complaints.
Maintain proactive outreach and follow up with victims/survivors.
Manage documentation and database of advocacies cases.

Provide support and information to secondary victims including family members, loved ones, friends, and roommates, consistent with state and federal laws.

Staff, Division, and collaboration with external community and university partners, case conference, participation in professional development, strategic planning and evaluation of services.

Work collaboratively with campus, community, and statewide groups to better coordinate efforts to support victims.
Promote the visibility of services throughout the campus community.

Keep abreast of federal and state laws relating to campus safety and identify best practices used by higher education institutions and community survivor resource organizations.

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions - O, Hand Movement-Grasping - O, Finger Dexterity - F, Reading - F, Writing - F, Eye-hand coordination - F, Vision-Color Distinction - O, Vision-Preparing/Analyzing figures - O, Hearing - F, Talking - F, Standing - O, Sitting - F, Walking - O, Lifting-0-30 lbs.

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