DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 

• Work within the Vulcan RCMP Detachment as scheduled.

• Provide on-call crisis intervention, support, guidance, and referrals to victims of crime as required.

• Provide routine support and supervision to the Vulcan Regional Victim Services advocates.

• Abides by Board policy to ensure the program is operating in a cost-effective manner within budgetary and policy confines.

• Formulate short and long-term goals for the program and assesses goals in order to ensure a standard of excellence.

• Ensures all records, statistics, referrals and reports are maintained and available in a professional manner, ensuring confidentiality through day-to-day management of an office system.  Keeps accurate and up-to-date records of volunteer and work hours and training hours logged for Advocates, Board members and Program Staff.

• Provide program reports to the Board of Directors, RCMP and Justice and Solicitor General as required.

• Develop and maintain a resource center containing appropriate information and training aids.

• Seek out funding opportunities and submit grant applications.

• Attends and supports fundraising, community awareness and advocate recruiting events.

• Provide services and public education to the community as required.

• Flexibility to cover on call shifts as needed (we are a 24/7, 365 days a year service).

• Facilitate regular advocate meetings.

• Attend meetings as required (Board, Interagency, Regional, Association and Partnership meetings).

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Meet security clearance through the RCMP as per force policy.  

• Meet the Core Standard training as set out by Justice and Solicitor General online E-Learning and Victim Advocate Core Training.

• Sign and maintain an Oath of Confidentiality and Code of Ethical Conduct

• Abide by all Board and applicable RCMP force policy and procedures.

• Able to work in stressful situations.

• Be willing to travel to court, meetings, and trainings as needed.

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to provide non-judgmental support.

• Must possess the ability to work independently with strong decision making capabilities and critical problem solving skills with the ability to remain calm in emergency and stressful situations.

• Maintain a high degree of professionalism, including proper business attire, punctuality and the positive promotion of Vulcan Regional Victim Services.

• Possess a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and has access to a vehicle.

• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required for on call shifts or scheduled events.

• Travel outside of VRVSS service area as required. 

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ASSETS:

 

• Experience managing and coordinating staff and volunteers

• Demonstrated organizational skills

• Able to provide public presentations and collaborate with other community agencies

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Excel and other computer applications  

• Degree in human services or equivalent related experience

• Demonstrated supervisory experience

• Experience in writing grant proposals

• Experience with planning and organizing fundraising events

• Understanding of the Criminal Justice System

• Experience working within a police environment

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