Victim Advocate (District Attorney's Office)

The Victim Advocate provides assistance with the following duties: initial intakes, needs assessments, coordinates services to victims/survivors and their families, and provides general client tracking and file maintenance. The Victim Advocate will assist with outreach efforts to raise awareness of victim’s rights and available services. The Victim Advocate will perform other VOCA eligible duties as assigned. Victim Advocates must understand the criminal justice system, dynamics of child abuse, crisis development and resolution, effective listening techniques, the impact of trauma on a child, the rights of crime victims, cultural considerations, and intervention strategies.