COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER                                                                                                   3765

 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class is responsible for establishing and maintaining contact with private and public organizations within the community to educate them concerning various domestic violence programs.  The employee coordinates community efforts with the department and service providers for the benefit of the client/client family.  Considerable independent judgement and initiative are re­quired in planning and conducting activities within the limits of policy rules and regulations.  Work is reviewed by the supervisor through staff conferences, and observation of the effectiveness of the program.  Does related work as required.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

          Coordinates domestic violence services for the department; plans, conducts and coordinates services and education programs with service providers for the benefit of victims of domestic violence;

          Maintains liaison with law enforcement groups, advocacy groups, Child Protec­tive Services and preventive services for children and adults, shelters and communi­ty service agencies;

          Assists the department in identifying victims/victim families;

          Participates in conferences, workshops and seminars in order to keep informed of current requirements, trends, practices, and procedures to assist victims;

          Prepares and submits reports to an administrative superior;

          Coordinates liaison efforts with other service agencies such as shelters, vocational training programs, legal services programs, courts, law enforcement and victim service agencies;

          Acts as a liaison to the Long Island Food Bank and for food pantry network;

          Participates in committees to address the issues of hunger and malnutrition;

          Assists the committees to make recommendations to solve the problems of hunger and poverty;

          Plans, conducts and coordinates emergency food distribution for the department.

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of available community services for victims of domestic violence; good knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques for working with victims of domestic violence and service providers; good knowledge of current sources of information regarding services for victims of domestic violence; ability to work closely with families, employers and institutional and community based service groups; ability to communicate with and explain agency policies and proce­dures to people of varied socio-economic and educational levels; ability to provide direction to clients in both individual and group situations; ability to maintain records and prepare reports; ability to express oneself clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relation­ships with clients, coworkers and the general public; good judgement and emotional maturity; physical conditions commensurate with the demands of the position.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS                                 

Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Social work, Counseling, Psychology, Criminal Justice or a related field and two (2) years experience in rehabilitation counseling in an institutional or clinic setting.

 

NOTE:  Additional counseling experience in an institutional or clinic setting may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.  Candidates must have graduated from high school or possess a high school equivalency diploma.

 

R02/14/91

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive

RR01/22/03