Children's Advocate

Children’s Advocate

Children’s Services Program seeks  a full-time Children’s Advocate. The primary focus is in providing therapeutic, educational, social and recreational programming/support for children residing in SAFE’s Family Shelter and our onsite Supportive Housing Program. The full time Children’s Advocate will assist in case management, planning and implementation of recreational activities, and face to face interactions with clients. Other duties may include providing support to our educational onsite program, and providing referrals to outside agencies.

About SAFE:

• SAFE’s mission is our name: Stop Abuse For Everyone. We achieve our mission by acknowledging and responding to the intersection of child abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic violence.
• The SAFE Alliance grew out of the courageous work of the Center for Battered Women, the Austin Rape Crisis Center, and the Austin Children’s Shelter, all respected, women-led human service agencies created by volunteers and informed by survivors who needed support, safety and justice.
• With over 20 programs and 400 staff, we have been serving the Austin community and beyond for over 30 years.
• The SAFE Alliance strongly encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color; LGBTQ+ identified people; gender-nonconforming people; individuals with disabilities; veterans; and people who speak a language in addition to English. 

About this position:

• We need you to fill the role of Children’s Advocate. This is a Full Time, NON-EXEMPT position at our Grove Location with face to face interaction daily. We will pay you an hourly salary of $15.00 with an additional language and hazard differential.
• Hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm but may vary slightly depending on job needs.
• The position is direct care service with face to face contact with children and parents. Necessary safety precautions are being taken such as constant temperature reads for staff and clients, sanitizing of all communal items, and mandatory mask wearing.

Key Duties:

• Plan and implement therapeutic, recreational, and social programming to children residing in our Grove campus emergency shelter and supportive housing program.
• Provide advocacy to children and families residing in the Grove campus emergency shelter and supportive housing program and following up with basic needs, resources and support.
• Serve as a role model for positive interaction with children.
• Seek and utilize additional resources within the community to create additional services for children.
• Work with other shelter and supportive housing teams to provide parents with information and observations about children.

Qualifications:

• Possess a Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Education, Child Development, Social Work or a related field or equivalent life and/or work experiences.
• Knowledge of parenting skills, child development, family relations, and the network of children’s services in the Austin area.
• Ability to respond in a constructive, supportive manner to all residents in a crisis situation; sensitivity to varying cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds, values, attitudes, and languages.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred. 
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record.
• Pass all required criminal history background checks (including an FBI fingerprint check), as well a pre-employment drug screen and TB test.

About our benefits:

• Full-time employees receive employer paid health insurance, short-term disability, and life insurance. *
• Optional dental, vision and pet insurance. *
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match, and 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), 4 Personal Holidays, 6 Paid holidays, and more*
• We’ll provide you with an amazing work environment where you’ll get to make a difference every day.

*Benefits are prorated based on date of hire and hours worked. Eligibility is dependent upon FTE, status, etc.