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Expectations of your role:

• Provide culturally relevant advocacy with trauma informed approach for survivors of gender-based violence, fleeing imminent danger.
• Provide immediate, emergency basic needs and direct resources to increase economic self-sufficiency, life skills training regarding housing location, budgeting, tenant responsibilities, and other housing related skills.
• Work in partnership with property owners and management companies, and debtors, to ensure success in obtaining permanent housing.
•  Respond to all referrals and pre-screen to evaluate eligibility for DV-RRH and conduct initial intake with survivors to assess needs with housing.
• Adhere to all confidentiality guidelines.
• Assess clients for housing needs and develop housing stability plans to address barriers/goals.
• Provide ongoing referrals to health, legal and social service systems that promotes a safety plan and healthy relationships.
• Maintains accurate client files/spreadsheet, complete HMIS, timely data collection and monthly reporting and adhere to all client confidentiality guidelines as required. 
• Manage a caseload of 15-20 survivors in varying stages of housing.
• Assess survivor strengths and challenges and assist family in developing housing stability goals and individual goal plans and action steps to maintain housing.
• Must show and demonstrate ability to interact with people of different cultures.
• Attend all required scheduled staff meetings and trainings both internal and external.

Must have's to be successful:

• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty and foster diversity, and social justice advocacy that are furthest from opportunities. (Specifically African American and other women of color).
• One year of experience with housing/shelter working with survivors that have experienced Gender Base Violence (Sexual Assault, Domestic, Intimate Partner, CSE).
• Vehicle with valid WA DL; candidate must be able to travel independently between multiple work sites within a day.
• Must have strong knowledge and experience in maintaining confidentiality.
• Strong orientation toward advocacy, with ability to navigate multiple systems (i.e., human services, health, law enforcement etc.)
• Core competencies expected: discernment/judgment, professional boundaries, organizational understanding, strong communication both oral and written.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook, and cellphone text.
• Knowledge of community resources, confidence to handle complicated situations.
• Ability and willingness to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must maintain 20 hours of continued education hours on advocacy based DV.

Hours, Rates, & Benefits

• Hourly Rate: $28.00
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans. For more information about our benefits, please visit: YWCA Careers & Benefits Information
• At the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan
• After two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund

Physical Requirements

• Continuously sits for extended periods while performing desktop activities
• Continually stands and walks in performing duties
• Repetitively uses hands and wrists, fingering, handling, grasping, and reaching in using telephones, computers, kitchen equipment, donations and supplies
• Frequently reaches and grasps in using telephones, computers, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
• Frequently stands, walks, sits and climbs in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
• Occasionally lifts and carries up to 5lbs. of paperwork, files and training materials, occasionally up to drawers