Resident Counseling Advocate, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Resident Counseling Advocate

Posted on: December 9, 2013
Application 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

1. Provide services to victims of domestic violence that support the Values, Vision, and Mission statements of the organization.
2. Work with individuals to create change in their lives, which supports ending gender oppression and violence towards women.
3. Provide advocacy services to survivors of domestic violence that emphasizes improved safety and economic self-sufficiency.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Assist survivors with goal setting, planning, follow through, tracking progress, and celebrating success.
7. Coach clients to advocate on their own behalf with creditors and other financial institutions, employers, bill collectors, landlords, public and community-based programs.
8. Maintain a comprehensive directory of local resources that are relevant to improving client self-sufficiency.
9. Advocate for expedited referral processes to enroll survivors in job training and placement programs.
10. Conduct an intake assessment with each new resident identifying their goals, objectives, and needs as identified by the survivor.

HOW TO APPLY

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

Community Educator, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Community Educator

Posted on: January 8, 2014
Application deadline: March 8, 2014
Posted by: A Woman's Place of Bucks County

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To build the community's capacity to respond to and prevent domestic violence by replacing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that perpetuate violence with those that promote safety, justice, and equality for all. It works to strengthen community knowledge and skills, educate service providers, foster coalitions and networks, and change practices and policies that condone violence.

1. Develop annual work plan for community-based domestic violence prevention education and training that supports the mission/needs of the organization and complies with all grant requirements, including but not limited to programming for hospitals, healthcare facilities, community groups, volunteer groups, and more.
2. Develop and deliver organizationally-approved trainings, in-services, and educational programs.
3. Assist in development and coordination of educational campaigns throughout the year, meeting various organization-specific and grant-specific guidelines.
4. Establish and maintain positive community partnerships.
5. Attend and participate in community collaboratives including but not limited to the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP) Domestic Violence (DV) Task Force, individual hospital DV task forces, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) Medical Advocacy Task Force, and other organizationally-approved partnerships.
6. Coordinate A Woman's Place (AWP) presence at community tabling events. 

REQUIREMENTS

 

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology or related field, and/or 2 years of related work experience

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

To apply, please submit cover letter and resume to:

Christina Baer, Education & Training Manager
A Woman's Place
P. O. Box 299
Doylestown, PA 18901
FAX: 215.343.3411
Email:cbaer@awomansplace.org


The position is open until filled. Interviews will begin on Monday, January 13, 2014.


PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS.

 

Communications Manager, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Communications Manager

Posted on: January 7, 2014
Application deadline: January 31, 2014
Posted by: A Woman's Place of Bucks County

DESCRIPTION

A Woman's Place (AWP), the only domestic violence organization in Bucks County, Pa. seeks a part-time Communications Manager, responsible for helping AWP achieve its mission by overseeing all organizational communications including, but not limited to, publications, social media, and website maintenance. Bachelor degree in related field is preferred. 2 years related work experience, preferably including project management and supervision.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information, visit www.awomansplace.org/about/positions/. Send resume to Director of Public Advocacy Jenny Salisbury at jsalisbury@awomansplace.org. No phone calls please. EOE

Fundraising Manager, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Fundraising Manager

Posted on: August 13, 2013
Application deadline: September 16, 2013
Posted by: A Woman's Place

PURPOSE OF POSITION

AWP's Fundraising Manager is responsible for securing revenue to help AWP achieve its mission by developing and implementing a fundraising strategy that includes, but is not limited to, annual appeals, fundraising events, and grants. The Fundraising Manager works closely with the Department of Public Advocacy and AWP's leadership team to ensure a positive, mission-oriented tone to all revenue generating strategies
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITY

1. Develop strategies for AWP's fundraising.
2. Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors to AWP.
3. Maintain donor confidentiality and build donor trust.
4. Develop and implement timely schedule of appeals
5. 1. Maintain calendar of fundraising events, internal and external, and execute events with appropriate individuals as needed.
   2. Maintain comprehensive schedule of grant opportunities, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
   3. Make personal contacts with donors and donor prospects.
   4. Accept gifts to AWP.
   5. Ensure all gifts are promptly receipted and thank you letters accurately and efficiently processed.
   6. Maintain current and accurate data.
   7. Primary staff for Board of Directors development committee, donor stewardship committee, event committees, grant writing committee, and other volunteer committee support fundraising strategies.
   8. Recruit, train, manage, mentor, recognize, and retain fundraising volunteers.
   9. Develop and recommend fundraising content for AWP communication vehicles.
   10. Develop, manage, and recommend an annual budget for fundraising initiatives, providing regular income and expense reporting.
   11. Identify and report on meaningful measurements of the community benefit of AWP's fundraising programs.
   12. Participate in public events, speaking engagements, exhibits, workshops, promotions, and conferences to increase awareness of and revenue for AWP.
   13. Participate in organizational activities as directed by the Director of Public Advocacy.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit cover letter and resume to:

Jenny Salisbury, Director of Public Advocacy
A Woman's Place
P. O. Box 299, Doylestown, PA 18901
FAX: 215.343.3411
Email: jsalisbury@awomansplace.org

PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS

Applicant interviews will begin mid-September. Position open until filled

School-Based Community Educator, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

School-Based Community Educator

Posted on: August 13, 2013
Application deadline: September 15, 2013
Posted by: A Woman's Place

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To build the community's capacity to respond to and prevent domestic and dating abuse and violence by replacing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that perpetuate violence with those that promote safety, justice, and equality for all. It works to strengthen community knowledge and skills, educate service providers, foster coalitions and networks, and change practices and policies that condone violence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develop annual work plan for elementary, middle, high school and community college domestic violence prevention education and training that supports the mission and needs of the organization.
2. Assist in the development and review of school curricula.
3. Present organizationally-approved domestic violence and dating violence programs in BucksCounty schools.
4. Maintain up-to-date statistics and other research for use in presentations.
5. Collect and report statistics for elementary, middle, high school and community college presentations.
6. Present trainings at area hospitals and healthcare facilities.
7. Assist in youth, direct service, or other volunteer trainings.
8. Participate in public events, speaking engagements, exhibits, workshops, promotions, and conferences to increase awareness of domestic and dating violence, and to promote access to services by expanding the visibility and impact of A Woman's Place in the greater community.
9. Prepare for and provide follow-up to presentations, including picking up and returning needed materials and/or equipment.
10. Represent A Woman's Place in the community.
11. Participate in A Woman's Place events.
12. Maintain a valid driver's license and current car insurance, as driving county-wide is a position requirement.
13. Participate in staff development activities as directed and approved by the Education & Training Manager.
14. Participate in necessary day-to-day activities required for optimal department operations as determined by the Education & Training Manager.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit cover letter and resume to:

Christina Baer, Education & Training Manager
A Woman's Place
P.O. Box 299, Doylestown, PA 18901
FAX: 215.343.3411
Email: cbaer@awomansplace.org


PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS.

Counseling Manager, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Counseling Manager

Posted on: May 20, 2013
Application deadline: June 30, 2013
Posted by: A Woman's Place

DESCRIPTION

The Counseling Manager is responsible to assist A Woman's Place in achieving it's mission by providing oversight, supervision and direction to all Counseling Program staff, both paid and unpaid, and the services offered through this program. Further, the Counseling Manager will assist AWP in providing quality services to ensure that victims of domestic violence are safe and can flourish. Bachelor's Degree in related field required; Master's degree preferred. Five years related work experience. Bilingual background preferred. EOE

REQUIREMENTS

1. Commitment to AWP's Values, Mission statement, and Vision.
2. Self-motivated, self-discipline, and striving for excellence.
3. Adherence to the personnel policies of AWP.
4. Ability to understand and work with diverse populations.
5. Honest and trustworthy in all relationships.
6. Ability to work well in team settings and individually.
7. Ability to supervise and give direction and leadership to others.
8. Adapts readily to changing work environments, work priorities and organizational needs.
9. Completion of the agency 45 hour Direct Service Training.
10. Emotionally resilient and able to withstand pressure on an on-going basis.
11. Deals with difficult situations with maintaining quality of services.
12. Provide assistance with the quarterly BIS Monitoring.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email resume and cover letter to Millie Mendez at mmendez@awomansplace.org or fax to 215-343-3411. No Phone Calls Please

Spanish Bilingual Legal Advocate, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

Spanish Bilingual Legal Advocate

Posted on: May 29, 2013
Posted by: A Woman's Place

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To provide immediate crisis and safety counseling to victims of domestic violence when contacted by local police departments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Provide immediate crisis and safety counseling to victims of DV when contacted by police departments
2. Provide court accompaniment to domestic violence victims at criminal proceedings
3. Follow-up calls with victims, referrals, information and services AWP performs
4. Systems advocacy to police departments, District Attorney's office, District Justices and other victim service agencies
5. First Response statistical information gathering and record keeping
6. Court accompaniment to contempt hearings
7. Develop and implement working guidelines with participating police departments
8. Liaison between police departments and legal systems with victims of domestic violence
9. Review permission slips with participating police departments and follow-up with victims
10. Flexible schedule to enable participation and attendance at conference and trainings provided by PCADV, PCCD, Dept. of Justice and STOP relevant to criminal proceedings, system advocacy, and new law
11. Assist victims of domestic violence in completing Victim Impact statements and Victim Compensation forms
12. Ongoing outreach to police departments
13. Adhere to the confidentiality policy and other policies of A Woman's Place
14. Contribute to the positive work environment of the organization

HOW TO APPLY

Email cover letter and resume to ltucholski@awomansplace.org or fax to 215-348-1564 Attn L Tucholski. Mail can be sent to Lisa Tucholski A Woman's Place PO Box 299 Doylestown PA 18901 No phone calls please.