Job Description
Salary : $45,822.40 - $47,964.80 Annually
Location : Albuquerque, NM
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2500171
Department: Police
Division: PD-Criminal Investigations
Opening Date: 08/08/2024
Closing Date: 8/23/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
Bargaining Unit: MP
Position Summary Provide services and advocacy for victims of violent crimes and their families working through the Albuquerque Police Department. The violent crime victim advocate will greatly assist detectives and officers in next of kin notifications, immediately responding to calls and contacts from victims, coordinating communication between the case agents, and being experts in locating and connecting victims to services in the community. This position will also work with prosecuting agency advocates and processes to ensure a smooth handoff from the police department to the prosecutor. This position will help create and maintain training for officers, civilians and community groups. This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing. Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis. Associate's degree from an accredited or college or university in Human Services, Criminal Justice, Social Work, or directly related field;
and Three (3) year of experience working with victims of a crime.
Preferred Knowledge - New Mexico Victims' rights within the criminal justice system.
- Principles and practices of the criminal justice system
- Principles and practices of victim services
- Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation
- Principles and practices of record keeping
- Resources and benefits available to victims of crime.
- Knowledge of crisis intervention methods and techniques.
- Methods and techniques of research and analysis
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
- English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation
Preferred Skills & Abilities - Identify and partner with community organizations for resources.
- Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment.
- Principals and procedures of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
- Professional and compassionate and approach to population serviced
- Professionally handle sensitive and stressful situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Provide guidance and assistance for a wide variety of needs and concerns
City of Albuquerque Employee Benefits The City is committed to providing employees one of the most comprehensive and reasonably priced benefit packages available in New Mexico. We hope that you will find the coverage offered provides you with the choices and options necessary to keep you and your family healthy and well.
The City offers regular, full-time and part-time employees the option of participating in a variety of group insurance plans. Both Regular and Temporary (non-seasonal) employees participate in the state's retirement system.
Additional Benefit information is available by clicking on the links below.
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Select the highest level of successfully completed related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting degree or transcripts).
- No High School Diploma
- High School Diploma or GED
- Non/degree accredited
- Associates
- Bachelors
- Masters
- Juris Doctorate
- Doctorate
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Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements, if applicable, add verifiable time in a temporary upgrade status and/or volunteer experience when selecting number of years.
- No experience
- 1 to less than 6 months
- 6 to less than 12 months
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- 4 years to less than 5 years
- 5 years to less than 6 years
- 6 years to less than 7 years
- 7 years to less than 8 years
- 8 years to less than 9 years
- 9 years to less than 10 years
- 10 years to less than 11 years
- 11 years to less than 12 years
- 12 years to less than 13 years
- 13 or more years
Required Question
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Work experience placement, Seasonal work, Local area, Immediate start,