DVHopeline Day Shift Advocate

**DVHopeline Day Shift Advocate** ***This is a remote position for WA state residents. Applicants will need a private, quiet space at home from which to provide confidential advocacy services to program contacts and check\-ins with DVHopeline advocates.*** New Beginnings strives to build a meaningful, welcoming, and equitable workplace, inclusive of diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives. New Beginnings is an equal opportunity employer. Survivors, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQIA\+ people strongly encouraged to apply. The DVHopeline (DVHL) is King County’s 24/7 centralized domestic violence advocacy support line to anyone experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence, as well as concerned friends, family, or community members who are looking for more support. **The vision for the DVHopeline is that each contact will advance survivors’ journeys to autonomy, safety, and freedom, and strengthen our communities’ resolve to end gender\-based violence.** **RESPONSIBILITIES:** Provide culturally competent and trauma informed advocacy support, information, and referrals to contacts on King County’s centralized 24\-hour advocacy support helpline. DVHopeline calls must be taken from a private and quiet location. Advocates will receive the necessary technology, equipment and training to respond to calls and chats and to enter data into the program database. **REPORTS TO:** Program Manager of Advocacy **HOURS:** 36 hours per week, remote, 4\-day work week; **Thursday\-Sunday from 6am\-3pm.** This is a full\-time, non\-exempt position. **COMPENSATION:** $33\.11 per hour **BENEFITS**: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Generous Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, 403b Retirement Plan **TO APPLY:** * New Beginnings values your lived experience. We welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds, and we strongly encourage applications from survivors of domestic violence, people of color, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, members of LGBTQIA\+ community, and people from other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. * Email resume and cover letter to jobs@newbegin.org including three professional references. * Please address in your cover letter your interest in this position and how your experience fits with these criteria and state the anticipated priority days and hours you would be able to support DVHL as a relief advocate. * Only complete applications will be given full consideration. This position is open until filled. **WORK DUTIES/ROLE:** **Advocacy** * Provides advocacy support to contacts through call and chat who have experienced gender\-based violence to address their long\-term and short\-term advocacy needs. * Staffing the DVHL requires an advocate to navigate conversations around providing gender\-based violence education and support contacts who have experienced sexual violence or commercial sexual exploitation. * Explores additional service needs of contacts and facilitates appro