Advocate Trainee Victim Witness Program
Advocate Trainee Victim Witness Program – Bilingual
Salary: $38,000 (+1,000 with CSC bilingual certification)
The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a Victim Witness Advocate Trainee to learn how to provide services to victims, witnesses, and the families to cope with the financial and emotional problems as a result of becoming a crime victim or witness. Additionally, the Trainee Victim Witness Advocate would learn how to provide assistance during court procedures, provide social service referrals and other related duties as described below.
Duties: Under the close supervision of the Victim Witness Coordinator, learns how to review cases with victims and witnesses; learns how to accompany victims and witnesses to court to provide support and resolving issues; learns how to provide referrals for needed services such as counseling, social services and self-help groups; learns how to respond to questions or concerns regarding the criminal justice procedures, rules, regulations and the New Jersey Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights; learns how to provide assistance to victims to prepare and deliver victim impact statements; learns how to provide assistance to victims in the completion of the Victims of Crime Compensation Office application; participates in public speaking engagements or community events to educate the public on the purpose and the existence of the unit; prepares reports; learns and utilizes various types of electronic and manual information systems; assists in preparing informational brochures; establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with those interested and/or involved in the work of the program; maintains essential records and files; be on-call on a rotating basis; performs other related duties as required.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm. Nights and weekends as required.
Requirements: Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey.
Note: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness screening and criminal background checks. Appointees who successfully complete the twelve (12) month training period will be eligible for advancement to the Advocate, Victim-Witness Program (07003) title in accordance with New Jersey Civil Service procedures.
Applicants shall submit a cover letter and resume to
Lorena Pelaez at lorenape@CumberlandCountyNJ.gov
Positions are open until filled.
The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing).
Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.