Domestic Violence Intervention Project Coordinator

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:
Coordinate Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP) in collaboration with local police departments, dispatch centers, Crocker Communications Inc., and community victim advocacy programs. Position is a part-time position of 20 hours weekly.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILILTIES:

• Foster strong relations between police and advocates in the DVIP Partnership
• Make outreach visits to police departments and ensure open communication with community partners
• Participate in hiring of new DVIP Advocates with NELCWIT and BHN
• Train and supervise DVIP Advocates in collaboration with NELCWIT and BHN
• Assign shifts and create monthly on-call schedule to be communicated to all DVIP partners
• Provide secondary back-up for evening and weekend emergency call system
• Review daily call log from answering service and follow-up with Crocker and responding police and/or advocates on any calls needing attention
• Assign cell phones for each advocate and update list regularly with answering service
• Debrief advocates following difficult calls and instruct them in following DVIP protocols
• Provide direct service to victims of domestic and sexual violence including safety planning, information on lock changes and ongoing support for alarm recipients
• Identify high risk cases from advocate information sheets and make referrals to the high risk team
• Organize DVIP Partnership meetings and trainings
• Provide phone supervision with advocates to offer support and review any protocol issues
• Respond to calls from police regarding advocate contacts and troubleshoot issues that arise
• Mediate potential conflicts with police and advocate response and propose changes in protocol to address concerns
• Maintain DVIP Project statistics and prepare grant report in coordination with supervisor
• Write law enforcement newsletter entries as needed

• Bachelor's degree;
• Knowledge of dynamics of abuse specifically related to domestic violence and sexual assault
• Leadership and interpersonal skills to successfully foster strong partnership team
• Supervisory and staff training experience
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and patiently in-person and on the phone to a diverse population;
• Ability to prioritize, organize and multi-task;
• Must be able to demonstrate professional discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.