In addition to the below requirements, successful applicants must meet the following requirements:

Newly hired for the Domestic Violence High Risk team’s coordinator position should have demonstrable, existing relationships with community partners, experience navigating systems that have privileged information and maintaining confidentiality, at least two years of experience providing services to high-risk survivors of domestic violence and meets the initial and ongoing training requirements of WAC 388-61A-1080.

SafePlace Job Description

Job Title: Domestic Violence High Risk Team Coordinator

Reports to: Community Services Program Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Number of Hours/Week: 35 hours per week

Normal Work Schedule: Monday through Thursday; 8:00 am-5:15 pm

Salary Range: Schedule D

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and paid time off leave are provided as per SafePlace personnel policies. Employee Assistance Program provided. Retirement benefits will be available when SIMPLE Plan qualifications have been met.

SUMMARY

The Domestic Violence High Risk Team Coordinator (DVHRTC) will be employed by and operate out of SafePlace. They will be the primary point of contact with the Geiger Institute. They will oversee scheduling and coordinating the logistics of all trainings, video conference calls, etc. with the Geiger Institute and amongst other partner organizations in Thurston County as appropriate. They will also attend all technical assistance calls and trainings. This employee will provide training to other SafePlace employees on how to use the lethality assessment.

The DVHRTC will participate in monthly Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) meetings, and regular meetings with other DVHRT members. This employee will conduct lethality assessments with SafePlace clients to determine their need for DVHRT enrollment. They will provide ongoing advocacy, safety planning, and support to clients in the DVHRT program. This may include court accompaniment and support at law enforcement interviews. The DVHRTC will prioritize safety planning with identified high risk clients and will help connect survivors to safe shelters and hotels as appropriate. The DVHRTC will collaborate with team members from the High-Risk Team (HRT) to ensure the safety and voice of the survivor is at the table during meetings. The DVHRTC will work closely with their Program Manager to gather and document relevant data for the team to access progress and gaps in services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this position include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide legal advocacy to high lethality DV clients. These services include:
   1. accompaniment during legal proceedings at civil and superior court as
   2. Assist clients with criminal hearings, civil protection orders and family law hearings as requested
   3. Support at law enforcement interviews
   4. Support at relevant medical
   5. Provide advocacy and assist clients in gathering information connected to immigration.
   6. Ensure current statistics on clients are maintained and properly
   7. Ensure ongoing case management is provided to High-Risk Survivors and keep documentation up to date in SAW and SafePlace’s case note
2. Attend a four-part training series and the lethality assessment trainings by the Geiger
3. Provide lethality assessment trainings to SafePlace staff and other community partners as needed.
4. Respond to High Lethality Domestic Violence calls at the request of law

1. Network with community DVHRT partners, with oversight by the Community Services Program Manager
2. Work with community DVHRT partners to assess community needs and to develop policies and implementation of the Danger Assessment for Law Enforcement (DA-LE)
3. Support DVHRT partners with offender monitoring and accountability as
4. Provide information to clients about safety
5. Participate in monthly CCRT
6. Organize, facilitate, and attend weekly DVHRT meetings with DVHRT community members.
7. Be available for on-call shifts as needed. This includes Sexual Assault Response and DV-Non-Fatal Strangulation.
8. Organize, conduct, and participate in legal resource outreach and education to rural communities, legal service providers, Thurston County courts, and other SafePlace program employees and clients with oversight by the Community Services Program
9. Provide support during walk-ins at the Community Services Building
10. Work with the Community Services Program Manager in identifying potential changes to current operational systems 
11. Perform duties as described in a culturally responsive manner
12. Leads by being a change agent of positive change, encourage others in relationships building and steps towards trust building. (this provision excludes employee communications regarding employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act):

Does not undermine the organization, co-workers, and leadership amongst peers, employees, volunteers, and clients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant
• One year’s experience (minimum of 1560 hours) providing crisis intervention and/or sexual and domestic violence
• Demonstrated understanding of sexual and domestic violence issues and legal
• Working knowledge of the court system, law enforcement systems, and legal
• Basic computer skills, including word processing, and knowledge of Internet and e-mail.
• Experience in prioritization and problem
• Experience with effective communication, both verbally and in
• Ability to organize
• Experience establishing and maintaining working relationships with co-workers and community
• Ability to work
• Ability to handle stress
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude in a crisis intervention work
• Have (or be willing to obtain) a car, current automobile liability insurance and
• Commitment to the need for client and agency
• Commitment to the SafePlace mission 
• Have a car, unrestricted drivers license and auto insurance
• Willing to participate in 24-hour assigned on-call shifts

 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual/bicultural in Spanish and English
• Completion of the initial SafePlace ACT

 EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required. One year’s experience in crisis intervention and/or sexual and domestic violence survivor advocacy. Demonstrated understanding of, and training in, sexual and domestic violence issues. Specific knowledge, experience and abilities acquired must include the following:

• Ability to organize
• Ability to handle detailed work
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks efficiently and effective
• Ability to work
• Ability to handle stress

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

This position requires coordination and oversight of community members. The DVHRTC will also be required to provide lethality assessment training to SafePlace staff with the assistance of the Community Services Program Manager.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the following interpersonal skills:

• Brings and maintains a high level of professionalism and employee engagement to the organization.
• Ability to respond to crisis, set limits and maintain healthy
• Ability to manage personnel issues and conflicts with confidentiality, fairness, and respect with a diverse
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude in a fast-paced work
• Open to being part of a collaborative team environment with a diverse
• Engages with supervisor, teammates, staff, volunteers, and clients in a positive
• Embraces the following SafePlace values in all interactions with staff, volunteers, and clients:
  • Excellence – We are dedicated to effective programs with the best facilities we can provide for our clients, the finest staff we can hire, and a positive atmosphere for social
  • Respect – Employee recognizes that the foundation for our relationships with others is respect for individual rights and choices. We are compassionate in our dealings with
  • Self-Care – The Employee recognizes the need for self-care as a priority for themselves, clients, and other
  • Diversity - Employee values, acknowledges, and integrates diversity into their role at SafePlace. Employee is dedicated to serving the diverse cultures in our community and working to mirror that diversity in our staff and
  • Integrity - Employee endeavors to build relationships with clients, community members and each other based on integrity and honesty.
  • Confidentiality - Employee will hold client and personnel information in the strictest of confidence creating a culture of openness and

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit for long periods of time
• Ability to navigate throughout the store for up to 3hrs at a
• Ability to reach above shoulder
• Ability to reach out
• Ability to perform fine motor functions
• Ability to lift/carry up to 30lbs
• Ability to lift/carry up to 10lbs
• Ability to twist/turn
• Ability to kneel/squat