Part-time Crisis Intervention Specialist Position
University of Maryland
SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors
https://go.umd.edu/safecrisisintspecialist
The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors is a university-based center that focuses on direct service provision, research, and advocacy in the field of human trafficking. Through in-house service provision and collaboration with partners, the Center provides social, legal, mental health, medical, and economic empowerment services to trafficking survivors regardless of nationality, gender, age, or type of trafficking.
The Crisis Intervention Specialist will be primarily responsible for providing immediate after-hours evening and weekend assistance to individuals who have been extracted from or who have escaped human trafficking in Prince George’s County, Maryland. For example, the Crisis Intervention Specialist will assess whether the trafficking survivor has an immediate need for food, clothing, and/or shelter. The Crisis Intervention Specialist will screen for mental health crises or substance abuse, and make appropriate connections to community resources for specialized services. The Crisis Intervention Specialist will also provide the survivor with information about services, community resources, assistance with referrals and connections to community providers, and safety planning. Should the survivor choose, the Crisis Intervention Specialist will work with the survivor to make a plan for longer-term services through a SAFE Center caseworker or another appropriate agency.
The Crisis Intervention Specialist will receive training on topics such as gaining an overall understanding of human trafficking, identification of human trafficking victims, crisis response, safety, working with first responders, promising practices for providing trauma-informed services to adults and minors, and other issues. The SAFE Center is located in College Park, Maryland. Candidates will be required to complete a background check.
For full job description and how to apply go to: https://go.umd.edu/safecrisisintspecialist
University of MarylandSAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors
https://go.umd.edu/safecrisisintspecialist
The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors is a university-based center that focuses on direct service provision, research, and advocacy in the field of human trafficking. Through in-house service provision and collaboration with partners, the Center provides social, legal, mental health, medical, and economic empowerment services to trafficking survivors regardless of nationality, gender, age, or type of trafficking.
The Crisis Intervention Specialist will be primarily responsible for providing immediate after-hours evening and weekend assistance to individuals who have been extracted from or who have escaped human trafficking in Prince George’s County, Maryland. For example, the Crisis Intervention Specialist will assess whether the trafficking survivor has an immediate need for food, clothing, and/or shelter. The Crisis Intervention Specialist will screen for mental health crises or substance abuse, and make appropriate connections to community resources for specialized services. The Crisis Intervention Specialist will also provide the survivor with information about services, community resources, assistance with referrals and connections to community providers, and safety planning. Should the survivor choose, the Crisis Intervention Specialist will work with the survivor to make a plan for longer-term services through a SAFE Center caseworker or another appropriate agency.
The Crisis Intervention Specialist will receive training on topics such as gaining an overall understanding of human trafficking, identification of human trafficking victims, crisis response, safety, working with first responders, promising practices for providing trauma-informed services to adults and minors, and other issues. The SAFE Center is located in College Park, Maryland. Candidates will be required to complete a background check.
For full job description and how to apply go to: https://go.umd.edu/safecrisisintspecialist
