Resident Counseling Advocate
Posted on: December 9, 2013Application deadline: January 31, 2014
Posted by: A Woman's Place
DESCRIPTION
A Woman's Place (AWP) is hiring a Resident Counseling Advocate responsible for helping AWP to achieve its mission by maintaining the physical plant of the shelter residence; providing empowerment counseling, advocacy, and support to victims of domestic violence in both the shelter and community settings; and supporting a positive and welcoming environment for residents. Part time position; hours vary; Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Erika Flayer, Counseling Manager at eflayer@awomansplace.org
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide services to victims of domestic violence that support the Values, Vision, and Mission statements of the organization.
- Work with individuals to create change in their lives, which supports ending gender oppression and violence towards women.
- Provide advocacy services to survivors of domestic violence that emphasizes improved safety and economic self-sufficiency.
- Provide services that improve immediate safety and prevent reoccurrence of relationship violence, including safety planning, lethality risk assessment, and linkages to specialized legal and therapeutic services.
- Provide services that improve economic self-sufficiency of survivors, including financial education, job searches, interview preparation, assistance with resume preparation and job applications, assistance accessing public benefits, and job placement programs.
- Assist survivors with goal setting, planning, follow through, tracking progress, and celebrating success.
- Coach clients to advocate on their own behalf with creditors and other financial institutions, employers, bill collectors, landlords, public and community-based programs.
- Maintain a comprehensive directory of local resources that are relevant to improving client self-sufficiency.
- Advocate for expedited referral processes to enroll survivors in job training and placement programs.
- Conduct an intake assessment with each new resident identifying their goals, objectives, and needs as identified by the survivor.
Please send a cover letter and resume to mmendez@awomansplace.org or fax to the attention of Erika Flayer at 215-343-1163. Regular mail can be sent to:
A Woman's Place PO Box 299 Doylestown PA 18901 Attn: Erika Flayer
A Woman's Place PO Box 299 Doylestown PA 18901 Attn: Erika Flayer
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