General Information

Safe Horizon seeks to hire two independent contractors, each of whom will prepare and instruct one online or in person workshop. The workshops must occur prior to June 10, 2023. The workshops will be delivered to a consortium of participants representing those domestic violence service agencies that have been selected by the City of New York to receive funds in connection with the DOVE Initiative. In past years, participants have included directors and administrative staff, as well as frontline and direct service providers such as case managers and social workers.Selected consultants will be expected to facilitate their workshop for 2 hours and will be compensated at a rate of $2,500 per workshop.

We are interested in workshops focused on: 

• Adapting to and incorporating everchanging client needs;

• Tools for responding to client distress; De-escalating upset clients;

• Diffusing client/group conflict in residential or group settings;

• Grief and loss;

• Best practices for coaching and developing staff skills.

Consultants should be prepared to:

• Create a safe, anti-oppressive learning environment;

• Lead the workshop by modeling desired behavior (i.e. engaging participants, using examples relevant to material, and using strength-based feedback);

• Adapt to developmental and learning needs of participants, to help participants advance their knowledge, skills, and abilities;

• Facilitate the Workshop in a manner that is encouraging of diverse opinions, culture, and viewpoints; and

• Actively create space for participationand encourage productive discussion.

Safe Horizon is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals and endeavors to hire individuals of diverse races, colors, creeds, ethnicities, religions, genders, gender identities or expressions, ages, sexes, sexual orientations, national origins and disabilities, as well citizen, marital, protected veteran and HIV statuses.