The Center for Women and Families – Family Violence Advocate

Together, disrupting the cycle of intimate partner and sexual violence is our mission. Do you want to join us in making a difference in the lives of people surviving power-based violence? The Center for Women and Families is looking for warm, caring, empathetic individuals driven by a desire to help others! The Family Violence Advocatewill help to move toward our vision of thriving survivors in safe communities!

The Center for Women and Families provides free services to people of all identities who have experienced intimate partner violence and sexual assault. We help our clients and their dependent children become survivors through trauma-informed advocacy. Our goal is to mitigate the impact of their trauma by reducing their risk factors and building their resiliency. We serve anyone in Jefferson, Bullitt, Spencer, Shelby, Oldham, Henry and Trimble counties in Kentucky and Floyd and Clark counties in Indiana.

The Family Violence Advocate is responsible for providing evidence-based group interventions to survivors of domestic violence and their children or families as part of a DHHS grant (Department of Health and Human Services). The Advocate will provide training and technical assistance to partnering agencies related to screening and identifying survivors of domestic violence.

This is a 2nd shift position, Sunday through Thursday, 3pm-11:30pm.

Our Amazing Benefits!

• Six weeks of annual combined (PTO) plan that starts accumulating on your first day
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Accident and critical illness insurance
• Flexible savings accounts for health and dependent care
• Short-term Disability insurance
• Long-term Disability insurance
• Group life insurance: The Center pays the premium
• Voluntary life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) with company matching 2% after 1 year

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, case management, counseling, de-escalations, transportation, advocacy, information, referrals and supportive services to clients.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and facilitation of training and workshops.
• Serve as an expert resource on Intimate Partner Violence to participating partners.
• Document prompt and timely interactions with clients and other relevant activities to support continuous improvement and examine program goals and outcomes.
• Engage as an active contributor to the Family Violence Team and Centerwide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 3 years experience in a related field.
• Must have a valid driver's license and maintain a driving record that meets CWF automobile insurance requirements.
• Fluency in languages other than English are a plus.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Developed sense of empathy.
• Self-starter
• Organizational skills

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We value diversity and inclusion as a key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for helping others. For us, diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. We support an inclusive workplace where staff succeed based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.