Job ID 6565
Court Advocate
Location: Broward County main courthouse (Fort Lauderdale), Women In Distress’ Family Center and Satellite locations as needed.
Compensation:$20/hr
Reports To:Specialty Advocacy Supervisor
Posted:11/17/2025
Position Summary
Days/Hours
Qualifications/Skills
- Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW) or a related field and minimum three years of relevant experience. Case management or criminal justice/ legal experience preferred.
- Valid Florida driver’s license. Safe driving record. Proof of Automobile Liability Insurance.
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish/Creole/Portuguese)
Essential Job Functions
- The Court Justice Advocate is responsible for providing services at the Broward County Courthouse and Women In Distress' Main Campus as well as Satellite locations.
- The Court Justice Advocate will provide targeted advocacy, assist survivors in understanding the court system, criminal prosecutions, and the role of survivors/witnesses, as well as safety plan and facilitate or refer participants to advocacy support groups for domestic violence survivors surrounding empowerment and knowledge of the criminal justice system.
- The Court Justice Advocate is also available to accompany or use WID transportation to escort domestic violence survivors registered in Residential and Outreach programs to civil and criminal court proceedings, if needed.
- Additionally, the Court Justice Advocate is responsible to inform survivors of their rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which identifies domestic violence as a crime and allows for orders of protection and criminal charges.
- The Court Justice Advocate will facilitate and assist with the completion of services available at the courthouse, mandated forms and available public justice resources
- The Court Justice Advocate is also responsible to work in partnership with their supervisor to create and build partnerships with key court system administrators and departments to build the support network for domestic violence survivors, monitor the response of the court system to domestic violence cases to improve needed processes, and refer, connect and register domestic violence survivors for additional services to Women In Distress through the Residential and Outreach programs.
- In addition, the Court Justice Advocate ensures that all services provided are empowerment based and are consistent with the DCF Domestic Violence Program (DVP) standards.
- The employee holding this position must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
- This job description is intended to describe the nature and level of work performed in the position. It is not exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required and management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Additional Notes
- Employee will be required to take the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Core Competency training and obtain a passing grade of 75% or higher.
Send letter of interest & updated resume to dpsmith@womenindistress.org, mcouture@womenindistress.org or fill out the form below.
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