CCVI Community-Based Violence Intervention Sp

Job Description

Job Description

This full-time position coordinates and administers services that provide peer-based intensive follow-up to individuals impacted by gun violence, quality assurance, and resource development. It is primarily afternoons, evenings, and every other weekend and requires on-call, in-person crisis response. Applicants with personal experience in overcoming violence / violence-related injuries / the criminal justice system are especially encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions of Position

Essential duties of the job include :

• Provide community-based violence interruption, peer support, and advocacy to the highest-risk individuals involved in violence
• Provide support to clients, their families, and friends to ensure their safety
• Provide client referrals to community service providers
• Maintain frequent follow-up contact with clients, family, friends, and service providers through community / home visits and telephone contact.
• Document consistently and accurately and record all contacts with clients
• Conduct file reviews for violence prevention cases for quality assurance purposes
• Attend weekly and monthly staff meetings as assigned
• Represent Chester Community Coalition and the violence intervention program to the media, public officials, community leaders, etc., on strategies to prevent gun violence and improve services to high-risk individuals
• Participate in violence prevention efforts with other providers as assigned
• Assist and co-facilitate support groups
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor Other Duties and Responsibilities

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Note : The duties and responsibilities listed are designed to provide typical examples of the work performed; not all duties and responsibilities are included here, nor is it expected that all similar positions will be assigned every duty and responsibility.

Compliance statement :

In performing their functions as detailed in the position description, employees must avoid ethical, legal, financial, and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees must also understand and comply with applicable laws, employment policies, and regulations. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by state or federal law.