Bilingual Victim Assistance Program Coordinator - District Attorney's Office

THIS POSITION IS GRANT FUNDED. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN THIS POSITION WILL BE BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT GRANT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.

• Promoting accountability for criminal offenders.
• Interpreting, enforcing and executing law.
• Responding to the concerns of victims and the public; and
• Working cooperatively with members of the justice system.

Provide services to victims and witnesses of crimes while performing advocacy duties for victims within the criminal justice, juvenile delinquency and dependency systems. May coordinate a program encompassing community volunteers to provide advocate services to victims of crimes.

Work under general supervision of the Victim Assistance Program Manager, who assigns work, sets goals and reviews for conformance to policy and procedures.

Supervision of other employees is not a responsibility of positions in this classification. However, the incumbent may act as a lead worker over volunteers, which may include reviewing work, organizing, planning and scheduling work assignments, and providing training.

THIS POSITION PROVIDES SERVICES TO MONOLINGUAL SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENTS; THEREFORE, FLUENT BILINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH SKILLS ARE REQUIRED.

• Develop materials needed for victim services outreach work
• Plan for and set up community outreach events
• Contacts and coordinates with partner agencies as needed for event planning
• Arrange for all logistics of outreach events
• Facilitates and conducts victim service outreach work to underserved populations with an emphasis on the Latinx community

• Reviews reports and analyze felony and misdemeanor cases for assignment determination
• Assigns cases to volunteers and staff advocates
• Develop case plan with volunteers and staff advocates
• Supervises and manages volunteers and staff advocates casework
• Assists in supervision and evaluation of volunteers
• Provides staff advocate feedback to the Victim Assistance Manager

• Backs-up volunteers on their cases
• Manages own caseload
• Provides direct advocacy to victims
• Communicates by speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish
• Provides court accompaniment
• Maintains and updates all case files
• Provides victim notification in person, by phone and mail
• Provides 24-hour on-call response

Maintains and updates records and information. Complies, organizes and tracks grant data and reports along with monthly reports. Attends and participates in staff meetings, volunteer activities, and trainings.

Operates a motor vehicle for purposes of traveling to various county facilities, meetings with community partners, hearings/trials, and meetings.

Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

• Associate degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, social science, social work or related field; AND
• Two years of advocacy experience in the program specialty area, including experience coordinating cross-agency collaboration with multiple community partners; OR
• Any satisfactory combination of work, education, training, or experience relevant to the position, as determined by Marion County.

Individuals with experience or training in the DHS-child welfare system, the juvenile dependency process.

• This position provides services to monolingual Spanish-speaking clients; therefore, fluent bilingual Spanish/English skills are required. An additional 5% will be added to the hourly wage as compensation for this skill. Finalist will be required to pass a verbal and written Standardized Spanish/English Fluency Assessment as part of the hiring process.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Oregon Crime Victims' Assistance Network Victim Service Professional Certification within 2 years from hire date.
• Must possess a current driver's license in the applicant's state of residence and an acceptable driving history. Marion County will obtain a copy of the driving record for all qualified applicants from Driver and Motor Vehicle Services and review the driving…