Transitional Housing Advocate

Are you a calm thinker looking for a job that applies your knowledge and experience in providing services to those in need? Going through a period of transition is difficult for anyone, especially when juggling responsibilities while dealing with heavy stress. If you are able to train and counsel others on life skills and encourage growth, you could make a great Transitional Housing Advocate. Apply today!

Position Summary:

Conduct home visits, provide counseling, case management, life skills education, and other supportive services for domestic violence victims to help them remain in permanent housing.

Responsibilities:

• Outreach to inform intimate partner violence survivors of this program.
• Assist intimate partner survivors in obtaining safe, secure, permanent, scattered-site housing for themselves and their dependent children.
• Assist clients in conducting a needs and strengths analysis and in writing Individual Service Plans with goals, objectives, and a timeline for achievement.
• Provide case management services, make referrals, act as an advocate for clients, and facilitate program participants’ access to community resources, including vocational rehabilitation, childcare, transportation, food, and employment opportunities.
• Counsel women in groups, individually, and with their children around parenting and family issues relevant to each family; provide crisis prevention and intervention, as needed.
• Provide early intervention and direct counseling services to children in the housing program.
• Present life skills education programs and assist clients in achieving competency in decision making.
• Encourage and foster independence and self-sufficiency as program participants complete their goals.
• Train and supervise volunteers for the program.
• Complete required notes, case summaries, intake forms, service plans, exit evaluations, summaries, and other documentation.
• Input direct service and collateral time into the organization’s client database management system according to policies and procedures.
• Attend twelve (12) hours of Victim Service Provider (VSP) training each year to remain in compliance and active status as a VSP.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or a related degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in providing direct services to individuals in need.
• Understanding intimate partner violence and its effect on survivors and their children.
• Ability to handle emergency/crisis situations in an independent manner.
• Awareness of common problems confronting women, i.e., financial, childcare, education, etc.

Work Environment:

• Moderate to loud noise level.
• Work under regular, moderate levels of stress.
• Able to lift and move up to 10 pounds.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Pay: Up to $21.04 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person