Agency Overview: The Safe Center LI, Inc. (TSCLI) is the leading provider of services to victims of interpersonal violence in Nassau County. The agency provides comprehensive services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and elder abuse. The Safe Center is a thought leader that seeks to develop and implement innovative interventions to meet the multifaceted needs of victims and survivors.
Program Description: The Safe Home is a trauma-informed, strength-based, and client centered domestic violence shelter. It is a 17-bed facility for individuals and families experiencing domestic violence and in need of safe housing, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Additionally, The Safe Center’s 24-hour hotline is operated out of The Safe Home during non-business hours. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of the Safe Home, the hotline worker provides advocacy, supportive services, crisis intervention, and provisions of daily needs.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide advocacy services for adult and child clients at the Safe Home
• Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, linkage with CADV resources, support, information, referral, and other services as needed to callers from 24hr hotline for victims of domestic violence and rape/ sexual assault
• Maintain complete and accurate records of client engagement
• Crisis intervention
• Conduct intake interviews as needed
• Providing safety planning for client travel, use of technology, and other related matters
• Monitor daily activities of clients while in the house, as well as respond to phone and door
• Use of shelter’s fire and security system as needed
• Daily entries in client database and log, detailing client engagement
• Distribute personal care, household, and baby related items to clients
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 year relevant work experience which includes paid or volunteer work experience with victims of domestic violence and/or in the direct provision of human services and/ or work on an emergency hotline
• Hotline experience preferred
• Residential and/or shelter experience preferred

Requirements:

• Work out of other locations in cases of emergency and relocation of shelter clients is required
• Must remain on duty until coverage is found if the next person working is not able to come in
• Maintain a valid driver’s license
• Ability to use email, computer, fax machine
• Lifting and moving of household and client items

Hourly Rate: $20.88
Bilingual Rate: $23.62Schedule: Shifts Available As Needed The Safe Center LI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions)The Safe Center LI believes that diversity and inclusion are critical to providing comprehensive and quality services to the communities we serve. Our goal is to hire, promote and retain a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, at all job levels. We encourage those with lived experiences in the communities we serve to apply.Powered by JazzHR
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