Saving Grace seeks a full-time (35 per week) advocate to provide trauma-informed support for parent survivors of intimate partner violence, stalking, and/or sexual assault who are involved with Mary’s Place Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange program. The Mary’s Place Post-Separation Advocate provides a wide range of services including safety planning, crisis counseling and ongoing assistance with civil legal matters, case coordination, help with basic needs and referrals to community partners and other services of Saving Grace.

The following strengths are needed to be successful in the role of Mary’s Place Advocate: ability to work independently as well as with a team, self-starter, flexible, non-judgmental and open-minded, highly organized, able to maintain confidentiality, sense of humor, ability to practice self care and maintain healthy boundaries while working with individuals in crisis.

One to two years working with domestic violence, social services or a related field or any combination of work/life experience relevant to the work will be considered. Understanding of social justice and experience working effectively with underserved and marginalized populations needed. Prior experience with civil legal/court systems preferred. Bi-lingual (Spanish) desirable but not required.

Position is 35 hours per week, with a generous benefit package. Wages starting at $21.10/hr. Please see full job description for more info and apply by submitting a resume and letter describing why you are interested in this position to kelley.b@saving-grace.org.

Saving Grace does not have any degree or educational requirements or expectations.