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Overnight Advocate

Employer
Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Location
Greater Atlanta Area
Closing date
Dec 18, 2019

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Focus Areas
Housing / Shelter
Job Function
Direct Service / Social Service
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Some college
Willingness to Travel
Not willing to travel
Experience Level
Entry-level

Job Details

Overnight Advocate Job Description

Desired Qualifications

  • Desire to contribute to the work of ending domestic violence.
  • Significant experience working with people in crisis.
  • Comfortable with participatory decision-making processes.
  • Committed to providing kind, culturally appropriate services.
  • Ability to work with and interact well with individuals from diverse backgrounds and points of view.
  • Possesses a spirit of curiosity, openness and is self-aware.
  • Has an understanding of the impacts of complex trauma and the skills and interest in deepening resilience for self and others.
  • Interest in anti-poverty, anti-oppression work.
  • Knowledge of (or willingness to learn about) relevant community resources.
  • Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to self-direct and manage time.
  • Basic computer skills.

Summary of Duties

(position is based in our confidentially located Safehouse)

  • Respond supportively to callers on the crisis line.
  • Interact with guests affirmingly, and at a high level of self-awareness.
  • Record all services provided in the web-based database in a timely manner.
  • Clean and prepare rooms for newly entering families.
  • Complete daily tasks that keep the safehouse clean and in good repair.
  • Help maintain a safe and comfortable community environment.
  • Record important information and concerns in the communication log.
  • Other duties as assigned

Hours for this position are 10:00 pm to 6:00 am Monday - Friday

Company

Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence strives to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the diverse community of battered women and their children with programs that promote safety, compassion, connection, advocacy, and prevention. Each day we help survivors of domestic violence in Atlanta improve their safety by finding a safe place to stay, exercising their legal rights, exploring options and creating accountability for batterers. We greet women with compassion – no judgment, no second-guessing, and no shame. We provide connection - through relationships built with our staff, support groups and bonds forged with fellow safe house residents. By linking women with community supports and offering our services, we make sure no one has to take this walk alone. Equally importantly, we provide a voice for survivors when they cannot speak for themselves and a platform for those who can speak to be heard. Our advocacy for survivors of domestic violence works to change the culture that allows abuse to thrive.  That advocacy, coupled with our powerful work with children, facilitates prevention and ending domestic violence altogether.

Company info
Website
Telephone
4043707670
Location
PO Box 171
Decatur
GA
30031
US

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