Job Description
1 Full Time Position (Temporary) in Zapata County
Advocate for the Sexual Assault Services and Information Program.
The SASI Program provides 24-hour crisis intervention and case management services to sexual assault survivors of all ages and their families.
The Advocate will provide advocacy services as defined by the OAG. These services include in-person and virtual assistance on behalf of survivors with employers, educators, health care professionals, law enforcement, prosecutors' offices, and housing authorities, in addition to assistance with applying for Crime Victim's Compensation.
The grant contract period (term) is from April 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, subject to and contingent on funding and/or approval by the OAG.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate's degree in the behavioral sciences.
- At least 1 year of experience working with families preferred.
- Must be bilingual (English/Spanish).
- Must be available to work flexible hours.
- Must have a Driver's License and reliable transportation.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- 401 K Retirement Plan
- Bi-Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Dental and vision insurance coverage available at minimal cost
- Orientation and Job training provided.
- Exceptional work environment.
Salary $16.83 to $17.79 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
Deadline: Until position is filled.
Type: Full-time
About
SCAN
Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) was officially formed in 1982 as Stop Child Abuse and Neglect in Laredo, Texas. Today, SCAN is a community-based, nonprofit social services organization with a 42-year history of providing a variety of comprehensive and culturally sensitive services to a population that is almost 95% Hispanic and which resides along the Texas-Mexico Border in Southwest Texas. SCAN programs provide diverse prevention, intervention, and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. At SCAN, our passion is helping people, and we constantly strive to foster the healthy development of families in the communities that we serve. With a budget of more than $15 million, SCAN has more than 40 programs providing services in 17 different counties.
Counties are: Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kinney, LaSalle, Maverick, Real, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata and Zavala.