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