Crime Victim Advocate

Job overview

The Crime Victim Advocate role is based at the Someplace Safe home office in Elbow Lake, MN, serving Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. The schedule is generally Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with occasional weekends and on-call shifts six weeks per year. Compensation is $20–$28 per hour. Someplace Safe provides advocacy and support to crime victims and survivors in its service area. The advocate provides in-person and crisis-line support, information, referrals, and help navigating legal and community systems. The role also builds community partnerships and supports education and coordinated responses to improve access to victim-centered services.

What you'll do

• Provide advocacy, support, resources, options, and referrals to crime victims and survivors, including 24-hour crisis response
• explain rights and criminal justice processes
• assist with civil protective orders
• accompany survivors to appointments, court, hospital exams, or law enforcement interviews
• facilitate empowerment groups
• document services and submit reports
• serve on the crisis line during assigned on-call periods
• coordinate community meetings and provide education and training.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

crime victim advocate

victim advocacy

crisis response

spanish-english bilingual

community referrals

court accompaniment

elbow lake mn

someplace safe

full-time

monday-friday

$20-$28/hour

on-call rotation

occasional weekends

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employer-paid health and life insurance
• paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 16 paid holidays
• holiday differential pay
• long-term disability
• employer-match retirement plan
• optional dental and supplemental insurance.

Why this role

Spanish/English bilingual ability is required. Occasional remote work options and some flexible scheduling are noted. Benefits include employer-paid health and life insurance, PTO, an Employee Assistance Program, 16 paid holidays, holiday differential pay, long-term disability, and an employer-match retirement plan.

About the employer

Someplace Safe is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.