Human Trafficking Outreach Advocate

Scarlet Road • Part-time • Bremerton, Washington State, United States • $21 - $22 / hour • 1m ago

Scarlet Road (SR) is a survivor informed, faith based non-profit organization serving individuals who need support exiting the legal and illegal sex industry. Scarlet Road provides outreach to at risk individuals and schools, and provides aftercare services for those ready and able to leave the sex industry. We aim to meet the basic and long term needs of the most vulnerable people in our community to equip them with skills to gain independence and find success and healing from their past.

The Scarlet Road Outreach Advocate is responsible for direct outreach connections with sexual exploitation survivors and prevention education. The role includes responding to phone/text/email referrals and providing specialized trauma-informed safety planning for those in need, and for maintaining positive relationships with our local service provider agencies and schools throughout the community. This role provides the beginning steps for the survivors that we serve to become enrolled in our intensive aftercare program or to be referred to the most appropriate resource connection that fits their individualized healing needs. Additionally, the role includes facilitating Scarlet Road’s prevention curriculum in school classrooms and other community spaces.

Job Responsibilities:

In person, direct outreach support to survivors throughout the community
Facilitating prevention curriculum in local schools and/or community groups
Maintaining strong relationships with current community partners
Building and maintaining supportive relationships with local service provider agencies
Re-entry support services for incarcerated survivor populations
Familiarity with medical, social services, crisis networks and similar systems of support
Occasional ride assistance to Scarlet Road clients
Participation in Scarlet Road client-facing events
Data & record keeping, connected to primary job focuses
Highly developed emotional/physical boundaries

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree within human services related studies or other relevant degree
Understanding of domestic and international frames of sexual exploitation/human trafficking and related trauma, coping strategies, and defenses relating to power/control-based relationship structures
2 years of direct services work, preferably with survivors of exploitation
Safety planning and motivational interviewing
Public speaking experience
Comfortable with learning/facilitating classroom management skills
Experience managing multiple ongoing projects and tasks. Proactive and motivated with the ability to work both as a team and independently
Highly developed emotional/physical boundaries
A familiarity with community resources
A commitment to see individuals free from all forms of gender-based, class-based and minority affected violence
Alignment with Scarlet Road’s mission, vision, core values, and statement of faith

Benefits: