Part Time Domestic Violence Advocate, Friday / Saturday Overnight Shifts

We are currently seeking a part time Overnight, Awake DV Caseworker to join our Crisis Line team providing supportive services to people impacted by domestic violence.

In this role, the Caseworker provides phone-based support, peer counseling, safety planning, advocacy and referrals to people who are impacted by domestic violence, and in-person support to our emergency shelter and transitional housing program residents. They also provide emergency services to clients, including picking them up and bringing them into our shelter, conducting intake interviews, and shelter orientations.

This position works overnight shifts on Friday and Saturday, starting at 11pm and ending at 7.30am the following day.

Caseworkers deliver a confidential and efficient service to our clients in a trauma-informed, empathetic, and non-judgmental manner. They must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, therefore previous experience answering a DV crisis line and working in a residential setting that serves people experiencing DV is required. The successful candidates will be deeply experienced, comfortable, and confident in their own abilities to make independent decisions and respond appropriately to manage and de-escalate emergency crisis situations with clients.

Information management is vital to maintaining excellence in our service delivery, and our Domestic Violence Caseworkers keep up to date, accurate documentation of client contact and activity that occurs while they are working.

Mission, values and culture

STAND! works to eliminate intimate partner violence and cultivate safe communities through healthy relationships. Our work is guided by our values of belonging, innovation, integrity, safety, and sustainability. We welcome staff who can embrace these values, and who seek to create and participate in a culture of interpersonal kindness and accountability, with respect for every stakeholder in the agency and for the contribution of everyone who joins us in this work. Read more about our mission-driven agency at http://www.standffov.org/

Required qualifications for these positions:

• Minimum 1 years’ experience on a DV crisis line, preferably located within a residential community serving people experiencing DV.
• Minimum 1 years’ experience providing safety planning, advocacy, and referrals.
• Excellent active listening and communication skills.
• Experience using positive problem-solving techniques and conflict resolution, de-escalation strategies.
• Experience assessing clients’ needs in crisis situations.
• Previous experience providing social services and/or case management.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and demonstrate cultural competency.
• Ability to serve clients from a trauma-informed perspective and in an empathetic manner, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Commitment to maintain shelter-site confidentiality.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially using Outlook, Word, and Excel; strong skills in working with customized databases.
• Understanding of the Agency's mission, and ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with clients at all times.
• Reliable vehicle, current California driver’s license that has been held continuously for 3 years without suspensions during that time, acceptable driving record, and proof of insurance. The safety of our staff and the clients they transport is important to us; MVR’s are checked prior to hire and periodically thereafter.

Employment with STAND! is contingent upon acceptable fingerprint/criminal history checks, acceptable MVR, and successfully completing U.S. Department of Justice Form I9. Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the Agency’s mission-related required training.

Having a Bachelors’ Degree, bilingual Spanish/English skills, and previous experience working in a residential facility are preferred qualifications for these positions.

We offer:

· The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our clients

· A learning environment

· Hourly rate $28.35. A 5% bilingual differential will be added for fluent Spanish/English skills ($29.77)

· Positions working less than 20 hours/week do not carry benefits.

To be considered, please send us a cover letter, resume and the names of three supervisory references.

STAND! For Families Free of Violence is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to staff diversity. We welcome applications from qualified people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics including disability and protected veteran status.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $28.35 - $29.77 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $30