Crisis Services Advocate

Dubuque Y Crisis Services offers round the clock 24/7 365 services to meet the various safety needs of survivors of violence. Our Crisis Line, Emergency Shelter and Extended Stay services provide immediate and critical interventions, with our overall goal to increase survivor safety. Our service provision is built around providing quality, client centered, trauma informed services that promote self-sufficiency and increase successful outcomes for survivor’s unique, individualized needs. DYCS prioritizes women and children experiencing various types of gender based violence such as Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking and Other Violent Crimes.

The essential function of each Crisis Services Advocate is to actively engage in fostering and maintaining optimum service provision by cultivating a safe, positive living environment to all to DYCS program participants. Crisis Services Advocates provide coverage during early evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. This position reports directly to the Crisis Services Coordinator.

Skills & Abilities

Advocates must demonstrate the ability to execute the following:

• Must be highly dependable and possess the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

• Exhibit a strong skill set in being able to work well under pressure, utilize sound judgment and decision making skills, be courteous and helpful and maintain confidentiality requirements.

• Hold appropriate boundaries while implementing services and understand importance of empowering clients while providing a strong and stable support system.

• Able to handle difficult situations with professionalism and maturity and elevate situations that need guidance.

• Must have strong written and oral communication skills, as well as intermediate computer skills.

• Can work in an environment that requires the ability to transfer/ carry cleaning and bedding supplies up & down stairs and packages weighing at least 25 pounds.

• Ability to pass state, federal, and child abuse background checks and able to work in the United States.