After recently completing a comprehensive strategic plan, First Step: A Response to Domestic Violence is seeking a highly motivated individual with volunteer coordination and community engagement experience to assist our organization in building capacity, furthering our mission, and deepening our impact in the community. This position reports to the Executive Director and is a member of the Community Engagement Team.
Hours:
- Full-time salaried position
- Weekend and evening hours required
Salary and Benefits:
- $36,000.00 – $38,000.00 commensurate with education and experience
- Health Insurance after 30 days of employment, 50% of employee premium paid
- SIMPLE IRA Plan with up to 3% match
- Optima Employee Assistance Program
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- at least 3 years of related experience
- Proven experience managing, recruiting and/or training volunteers
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or similar business software suites
Skills:
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Adept at public speaking and delivering group presentations
- Bilingual/multilingual fluency preferred (e.g., ability to read, write, and speak)
- Time management and flexibility with job duties
- Organized and a self-starter
- Works well in a team setting, as well as independently
- Can organize and manage individuals and groups
- Community and volunteer service mentality
- Creative attitude
Apply by: August 8, 2022
To Apply:
- Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references in one document to:
Candy Phillips, Executive Director at candyphillips@firststepva.com (please no phone calls)
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Responsibilities:
First Step’s Housing Advocate will assist survivors of intimate partner violence in locating, accessing, and maintaining permanent housing. The Housing Advocate will also provide crisis intervention services to survivors of intimate partner violence and their children. Key areas of responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Housing Advocacy
- Provide housing assessment, housing case management, and housing search and location services
- Landlord outreach
- Manage Rapid Re-Housing program and services
- Maintain and update VAdata HMIS database
- Maintain and update housing case files
- Assist shelter guests in moving into permanent housing (includes finding resources for furniture and household items and helping clients with their move into the new home)
- Provide follow-up and housing stabilization services
- Collaborate with other service providers that serve individuals experiencing homelessness, non-profits, and government agencies
- Attend community meetings and events as needed, including Continuum of Care meetings and trainings.
- Complete Housing Counselor Certification and other housing focused trainings and workshops
- Assist Director of Client Services and Executive Director with grant and other reports
Crisis Services
- Answer hotline
- Provide safety planning services, intake, information and referral, accompaniment, and advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence and their children
- On-call services
- Complete case notes, forms and data entry
- Attend regular staff meetings and training opportunities
- Complete all other assigned activities
Hours:
- Full-time salaried position
- Evening hours and some weekend hours required
Salary and Benefits:
- $35,000
- Health Insurance after 30 days of employment, 50% of employee premium paid
- SIMPLE IRA Plan with up to 3% match
- Optima Employee Assistance Program
Reports to:
- Director of Client Services
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 3 to 5 years of related experience
- Knowledge, skills and ability to work with survivors of intimate partner of violence and individuals experiencing homelessness
- Understanding of Housing First service model and Fair Housing law
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or similar business software suites
Skills:
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Motivational interviewing skills
- Bilingual/multilingual fluency preferred (e.g., ability to read, write, and speak)
- Time management and flexibility with job duties
- Organized and a self-starter
- Works well in a team setting, as well as independently
Apply by:
- Please apply by August 11, 2022
