Victim Advocate

Victim Advocate - Victim Advocates provide services to prevent domestic abuse through advocacy, education, training, and awareness programs educating Soldiers, Family members, and Army civilians under the Army Family Advocacy Program (FAP). Victim advocates also provide support with Emergency Placement Care (EPC). EPC program falls under FAP and provides placement and oversight for eligible children in an EPC Family home who cannot be cared for by their natural Family or legal guardian.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be able to participate in an on-call rotation schedule responding to incidents of domestic abuse and Emergency Placement Care (EPC) coordination and communicate understanding, sensitivity, and empathy for victims and non-abuse parent / guardian when handling victim cases.
• Effectively communicate with victims, develop trusting helping relationships.
• Work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Intervene in crisis situations exercising careful judgement, applying flexibility and innovative problem solving, and taking appropriate precautions to protect the welfare of those to whom they provide services under the guiding principle of "do no harm."
• Work independently to assess risk, develop, implement, and evaluate safety and intervention plans to meet victim needs.
• Operate within guidelines of the U.S. Army's Family Advocacy Program, Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate Program.
• Conduct briefings to small and large groups of civilians, Soldiers, and Commanders.
• Work cooperatively with Army Community Services and Family Advocacy Program staff, military, and civilian medical, social service, law enforcement, and legal personnel on behalf of victims.
• Educate installation personnel on the most effective responses and resources for domestic abuse on behalf of victims and at-risk family members.

Required Education / Experience

Minimum Required Skills and Abilities

Preferred Experience