Undergraduate Intern - Police Victim Advocate

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Undergraduate Intern - Police Victim Advocate

Salary

$17.22 Hourly

Location

Police Department, AZ

Job Type

Limited Term - Non Benefited

Job Number

24-0279

Department

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Opening Date

06/25/2024

Closing Date

7/7/2024 11:59 PM Arizona

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We Are Seeking

With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best in class service to our citizens while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment. Team Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to participate in our Victim Advocate Undergraduate Internship Program!

Our Victim Advocate Intern will work closely with Town of Gilbert’s Police Department Victim Advocates, who will provide direct training and support throughout the internship. Interns will learn how to provide trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based services that promote health and safety, inspire confidence, respects choice, and assist victims/survivors towards next steps. The primary responsibilities and duties of this internship include:

• Assists with providing assistance and support to victims, families of victims, and witnesses to threatened or actual crimes.

• Assists victims and witnesses of persons crimes during the investigative process, after the immediate crisis has concluded.

• Provides information to victims/witnesses about the criminal justice system and its processes.

• Acts in accordance with the provisions of the Victims’ Bill of Rights found in Article 2.1 of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13, Chapter 40.

• Provides information about available resources outside of the criminal justice system and facilitate communication with these services.

• Conducts assessments of individual needs and cultural considerations.

• Participates in coordinated, multidisciplinary responses to the needs of victims, families and witnesses.

• Provides assistance with obtaining Orders of Protection and Injunctions Against Harassment.

• Assists with obtaining a copy of the police report at no cost for victims or their immediate family member.

• Performs administrative tasks such as making resource copies, emailing or mailing resources to victims, updating flyers and materials, contacting agencies for resource replenishments.

• Other relevant program support duties, including administrative, as assigned.

About You

This is a limited-term internship that will end on 5/30/2025.

At Team Gilbert , we hire innovative, forward-thinking problem-solvers who love what they do! In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core and functional values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:

• Be 18 years or older.

• Be currently enrolled in an Undergraduate program at a college/university for a discipline related to the internship; such as (but not limited to) criminal justice, social work, psychology, advocacy, communication, sociology, pre-law, political science, and marketing.

• Be in good standing with their college/university.

• Valid Arizona Driver's License is required.

• Candidates must include their resume and a cover letter explaining their motivation for wanting to participate in the internship. Applications without these items will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.

Special Requirement: Because of the confidential, sensitive nature of information handled, successful completion of an extensive background investigation and polygraph is required.

Preferred candidates will possess excellent written and verbal skills, cultural competency, empathy and open mindedness across cultural environments, ability to take initiative and work collaboratively, strong organizational skills, and ability to be comfortable working with all communities.

We Are Team Gilbert

Gilbert is on a mission to be the City of the Future. We choose to “Anticipate. Create. Help people.” With over 100 years of history and growth, our focus is on keeping the thriving community that Gilbert is today well into the future. Gilbert has been named the Most Prosperous City in the Country, Best Place to Live, Work and Play, Arizona’s Most Admired Companies to Work For, and more. (https://www.gilbertaz.gov/about-us/team-gilbert/awards-accolades)

We hire people who share our aspiration to be driven, kind, bold, and humble. Join Team Gilbert, and help us shape a new tomorrow, today: https://youtu.be/ftB0lKDltvc

Up For the Challenge

In addition to a competitive salary, Gilbert offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes self-funded medical and dental plans, life insurance, disability, pension, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, babies at work, and more.

Join Team Gilbert and make an income while making an impact! If you are looking for an opportunity to make a visible contribution to our community and get excited about doing interesting work that matters, then why not click that "Apply" button at the top there? We can't think of a better place to put your talents to work.

Let's get this adventure started!

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Town of Gilbert offers a comprehensive benefits package for qualifying positions that includes self-funded medical and dental plans, life insurance, disability, pension, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, babies at work, and more! Click Here (https://www.gilbertaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=42978&t=637793142009536761) to see a list of our benefit offerings at-a-glance.

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In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your work history, to include things such as dates of employment, names of employers and specific details of the work you did. In answer to questions asking you to describe your work experience, if you do not have that type of experience, enter "N/A". Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application. Be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will disqualify you from further consideration, so please be thorough in answering the questions. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate response below.

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  Candidates must include their resume and a cover letter explaining their motivation for wanting to participate in the internship. Please indicate below if you have submitted both of these items with your application. Applications without these items will not be considered.

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• No

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  Are you currently enrolled in a Undergraduate program at a college/university for a discipline related to the internship?

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  If you have the educational experience in the question above, please describe it below. If you do not have this type of experience, please enter N/A.

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  Are you currently in good standing with your college/university?

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• No

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  The following 10 questions reference general requirements for candidates of all professional staff positions in the Gilbert Police Department. Please answer all questions truthfully and completely. Are you at least eighteen (18) years of age?

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you been convicted of a felony or convicted of any offense that would be a felony if committed in Arizona?

• Yes

• No

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  Were you dishonorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces?

• Yes

• No

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  Are you currently under investigation for violations of internal policy, procedure, or other administrative guidelines?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you ever been convicted of a crime related to domestic violence?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you personally possessed, used, sold, produced, or cultivated marijuana within the past one (1) year, or at any point while employed with a law enforcement agency? - It is not a disqualifier if those activities occurred while employed for a licensed dispensary and in the scope of employment duties. - This includes products derived from marijuana if they contain more than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). - This does not include Cannabidiol (CBD) products containing less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

• Yes

• No

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  Have you illegally used Adderall within the past one (1) year, or at any point while employed with a law enforcement agency?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you ever illegally sold, produced, cultivated, or transported any dangerous drugs, narcotics, hallucinogens, or prescription drugs?

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  Have you illegally used any dangerous drugs, narcotics, hallucinogens, or prescription drugs within the past five (5) years, or at any point while employed with a law enforcement agency?

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  The following question is strictly confidential and will not be made part of your application for employment. Preference Status per Arizona Revised Statute 38-492 (select all that apply):

• Veteran

• Disabled Veteran

• Veteran's Spouse/Surviving Spouse

• Disabled Person

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Town of Gilbert

Address

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Website

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