Victim Advocate
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Salary: $48,500.00 - $54,500.00 AnnuallyLocation : Xenia, OHJob Type: Full TimeJob Number: 24-00165Department: ProsecutorDivision: VICTIM/WITNESSOpening Date: 12/13/2024Closing Date: 1/5/2025 11:59 PM EasternDescriptionFOR INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY:Greene County Prosecutor's OfficeVictim Witness Division61 Greene StreetXenia, OH 45385937-###-####Victim Advocate will provide direct services to crime victims and witnesses, as a member of the Common Pleas Court Adult Docket Court Advocacy Team. This position is an unclassified employee of the Greene County Prosecutor's Office with assignment to the Victim/Witness Division.Regular business hours are 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Duties for this position include participation in evening/weekend/holiday on-call rotation.Actual salary offered depends on education, previous experience, qualifications, and skill set of the applicant. Duties/Responsibilities•Provide comprehensive assistance, to include crisis intervention, emotional support, accompaniment, court advocacy services and resource referral to victims and witnesses of crime.•Facilitate notification to crime victims regarding rights and responsibilities, as outlined in the Ohio Constitution and ORC Chapter 2930.•Disseminate information and assist clients make application for VINE notification and Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program.•Support crime victims during the investigative process with law enforcement.•Participate on court advocacy team, following established service protocol.•Participate in evening/weekend/holiday on call rotation for crisis intervention services.•Attend forensic interviews of children referred for services to the Child Advocacy Center.•Assist law enforcement/Coroner making compassionate death notification to survivors of homicide and traumatic death.•Adherence to established ethical, confidentiality, and behavioral standards of conduct. Minimum Qualifications•Bachelors Degree in social sciences, criminal justice, or related field preferred.•Minimum two (2) years of experience in an advocacy-related position preferred.•Knowledge of criminal justice system, victims' rights, and crisis intervention strategies.•Well-developed critical thinking/problem solving skills, highly organized, self-motivated.•Strong oral and written communication skills.•Able to engage and effectively communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.•Valid Ohio motor vehicle operator's license and reliable transportation.•Reliable phone service. Supplemental Information Available benefits for Greene County employees include health, vision, dental, and life insurance. Employees are enrolled in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and also have access to a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees receive paid time off for vacation, sick, and personal leave, in addition to other benefits. The Greene County Prosecutor's Office is a drug-free workplace. Successful applicants are subject to a background check prior to the start of their employment.There is a wide variety of benefits available to full-time permanent and some part-time permanent Greene County employees. These benefits include: health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life insurance plans, wellness program, employee assistance program, and deferred compensation plans. The County pays 80% of the health care premium and 39% of the dental premium. All full-time employees are eligible for $50,000 group life insurance paid 100% by the County.NOTE: Employees who are non-permanent, seasonal, intermittent, part-time scheduled for less than 60 hours per pay period, and external interim, are not benefit eligible.