KG Workforce Solutions
Description
We are recruiting for a Rapid Re-Housing Advocate in the Columbia, SC area.
- Can you collaborate well under pressure?
- Do you have a passion for making a different in the lives of people in your community?
As a Rapid Re-housing Advocate, you will directly help survivors of intimate partner violence.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct outreach to inform intimate partner violence survivors of this program.
- Assist intimate partner violence survivors in obtaining safe, secure, scattered-site housing for themselves and their dependent children.
- Assist clients in conducting needs and strengths analysis with goals, objectives, and timelines for achievement.
- Provide case management services, crisis intervention and prevention, and make referrals, act as an advocate for clients.
- Facilitate program participants’ access to community resources such as vocational rehabilitation, health services, childcare, transportation, food, and employment opportunities.
- Offer early intervention and case management services for children in the housing program.
- Coordinate or present life skills programs and assist clients in achieving competency in decision making.
- Encourage and foster independence and self-sufficiency as program participants achieve their goals.
- Complete required notes, case summaries, intake forms, service plans, exit evaluations, summaries, and other documentation with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness.
- Perform job functions in compliance with policies and procedures and grant requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in social or behavioral sciences or a related field of study, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or work experience.
- Understanding intimate partner violence and its effect on survivors and their children.
- Ability to handle emergency/crisis situations in an independent manner.
- Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation to be used for work-related travel, and adequate vehicle insurance.
- Obtain and maintain Victim Service Provider (VSP) certification.
This is a full-time, on-site position offering competitive benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Short-term disability insurance
- Retirement programs