Role OverviewThe Social Services Advocate works as part of a multidisciplinary legal defense team to provide zealous advocacy to adult criminal defendants in order to achieve the best possible legal and life outcomes. As part of the defense team, SSAs works collaboratively with attorneys, investigators, support staff, retained experts, law students and other interns. Working with the attorney on the pending legal case, the SSA helps identify the social and clinical issues that preceded arrest and those that may result from court involvement.
What You Will Do
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: maintaining close contact with clients over the duration of their case to build strong working relationships; conducting both brief and in-depth interviews with clients respecting their individuality and with cultural humility to obtain client histories; performing needs assessments, developing treatment or service plans, referring clients to service providers, and making direct connections between clients and programs.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The SSA’s role includes bio-psychosocial interviewing and assessment, social history investigation, forensic case management, advocacy for clients within court, carceral, mental health, and social service systems, fostering family interactions and intervention, treatment and sentencing planning, report writing, testifying, and making direct connections between clients and programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a social service field
- one year of related experience
- access to insured, reliable and available transportation, and a valid MA driver’s license
- access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Learning budget
- Parental leave
- Wellness programs
- Visa/relocation assistance
- Remote flexibility
- Stipends
- Bonus/commission
- Paid holidays
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