Rural Outreach Advocates

Partners for Peace is hiring two Rural Outreach Advocates to join our team! This position provides support and advocacy to domestic violence survivors and works with law enforcement, courts, health centers, and community partners to increase safety and domestic violence response in northern Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

Job Title: Rural Outreach Advocate
Classification: Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Work Hours: 32-hour work week between the hours of 8am-4:30pm (eight-hour days Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday as assigned) and scheduled on-call overnight and weekend work related to the 24-hour helpline
Starting Pay Range: Level 1- $42,930-45,880 (depending on experience)
Location: Dover-Foxcroft

Partners for Peace is the domestic violence resource center for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. We partner with our community to end domestic violence, promote healthy relationships, and support survivors seeking safety, justice, and healing. We offer on-the-job training, a flexible and supportive workplace, including a reduced work week (4 days/32 hours), and excellent benefits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide safety planning, support, crisis intervention, advocacy, information and referral to victims and survivors of domestic violence through our 24-hour helpline, at the Dover-Foxcroft Resource Center, and in various community settings
2. Support survivors with safety planning and support through the criminal justice process by initiating contact with survivors based on referral information; collaborate with law enforcement, courts, and prosecution to enhance response for rural survivors
3. Assist survivors seeking civil protection orders with filing, safety planning, and by accompanying them to final hearings
4. Work with community health, behavioral health and social service providers to directly support and advocate for survivors of domestic violence in these settings and to increase referrals to enhance response for rural survivors
5. Attend community meetings and develop relationships with community partners and social service providers to maintain knowledge of resources available to rural survivors of domestic violence to provide information and referrals
6. Co-coordinate the Piscataquis County Coordinated Community Response to Violence multidisciplinary team with the other PFP Rural Outreach Advocate and Rape Response Services 
7. Ensure accurate and timely completion of data entry, documentation, and reports
8. Participate in activities related to grant requirements, including maintaining appropriate records and statistical information for reports
9. Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications Specific to this Position:

1. Minimum high school diploma or GED with additional education, training, or experience in human services or related field required
2. Experience working with survivors of domestic violence and/or in rural communities preferred 
3. Completion of the 45-60 hours of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence approved basic advocacy training 
4. Ability to provide consistent high quality support and advocacy to survivors, including scheduled on-call coverage for our 24-hour helpline, including some overnights, weekends, and holidays
5. Ability to relate to survivors with empathy and patience and to provide compassionate, non-judgmental, survivor-centered advocacy, support, and crisis response
6. Understanding of the impacts of trauma on survivors, the dynamics of domestic abuse, and importance of collaborating across systems to achieve better outcomes for survivors or willingness to learn 
7. Ability to prioritize timely and responsive direct support of survivors while managing other essential tasks and work to support program goals and projects

Requirements for all PFP Staff:

1. Must pass required background checks, including state Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Abuse and Neglect, Bureau of Motor Vehicle Driver’s Record, state and federal sex offender registries, and a fingerprint-based search of state and federal criminal records
2. Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office programs and database entry
3. Ability to maintain confidentiality
4. Ability to work and communicate effectively with co-workers, community members and professionals
5. Ability to thrive while working independently and as part of a team
6. Ability to report and/or compile statistics and units of service accurately and timely
7. Ability to understand the requirements of funding for one’s position and the organization to participate in meeting those requirements
8. Dedication to the Partners for Peace Mission, Vision and Values

Physical Requirements, Schedule, and Working Conditions

1. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, trauma-informed, survivor-centered workplace
2. Must have reliable transportation and be available for frequent travel throughout Piscataquis and northern Penobscot counties (valid driver’s license and proof of insurance required)
3. Must be able and willing to work some flexible hours, including predictable on-call overnight, weekend, and holiday work related to the 24-hour helpline
4. Must be able to sit for long periods of time, work on a computer, and do occasional lifting and/or moving materials up to 30 pounds

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to hiring@partnersforpeaceme.org with the position title in the subject line. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and positions will remain open until filled. No phone calls please. For more information about benefits, full job descriptions, and updates please visit our website.

Partners for Peace is an equal opportunity employer.