Youth advocate Jobs in Austin, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : Salary + Benefits

At Unbound Now, it has always been our aim to fight for the protection of the vulnerable, identify the exploited, and advocate for survivors of human trafficking on their path to restoration. We are motivated by our faith in Jesus and work each day as people who are hope driven, service oriented, and excellence focused. To learn more about our values, please read ourStatement of Faith.

Job Status : Full-time, Exempt, Grant-supported (1 year, but plan to apply for continuance)

Job Location : Unbound Now Austin office, on-site

Job Summary : The primary function of the Advocate is to provide individualized crisis response and ongoing case management and support for survivors of human trafficking, using sound professional judgment and best practices to ensure high quality services and maintaining compliance with established program, state, and federal standards.

Compensation : Annual salary

Benefits : Unbound Now offers a generous benefits package including health insurance for employee and family with premiums covered by employer; employer-paid life insurance for employee; and the option to participate in Unbound Now's retirement plan (with 3% salary match after 90 days with a 1-year vesting period). Dental and Vision are available at employee expense.

Schedule / Availability : 40-50 hrs / wk. Evening, weekend, and holiday call required. Scheduling flexibility needed.

Working conditions : Some work performed in a normal office environment, other service-provider conditions environment, or other professional environment. Some work within the community, in high-vulnerability locations. Work duties may on rare occasions be performed in an environment requiring exposure to weather extremes, fumes, odors, bodily fluids, and noise.

Travel : This position requires frequent travel within the immediate area and occasional travel in or out of state for client transportation or training.

Job Responsibilities :

• Respond to calls from law enforcement and other referral sources when on call; arrive at survivors location within required time frame
• Meet immediate physical needs - clothes, food, toiletries, etc.
• Provide ongoing field-based advocacy, case management, and emotional support
• Independently coordinate referrals, service planning, and documentation of services for assigned caseload
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop service plans, and make independent decisions in the field regarding the safety and well-being of assigned clients
• Provide transportation to appointments and services as needed and as feasible
• Meet with each assigned survivor other week if in town; meet with survivors placed out-of-town monthly; maintain communication through other means in between weekly meetings
• In collaboration with client, help create and update safety plans
• Attend CPS case staffings and MDT emergency response meetings and scheduled staffings
• Document all interactions with survivors and partner agencies within 72 hours
• Build and maintain good relationships with organizations that provide services relevant to trafficking survivors
• Alert supervisor when difficult situations arise
• Recognize red flag behavior and report to supervisor
• Convey a service-oriented approach :

Communicate an eagerness to be helpful, starting with every referral, initial contact, and / or initial engagement and continuing through service delivery, with all stakeholders.

Working Relationships :

Supervisor : Director of Survivor Advocacy

Works with : Unbound Now local office team, CST care coordinators and MDT partners, other Unbound Now survivor advocacy teams

Supervises : None

Experience and Education

Job Requirements :

Critical Qualities

Physical Requirements