Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
YWCA Central Massachusetts – Worcester, MA
Position Type
Part-time – less than 20 hours
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$24.00 – $26.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
Negligible
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
As the Coordinator of Community Outreach you will deliver training to hospital staff that improves the hospital’s knowledge and skills for working with domestic violence survivors (particularly Black and African American survivors). You will partner with the District Attorney’s office to engage survivors and develop new strategies to support Black and African American victims most at risk for homicide.
Hours: 18 hours per week
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide domestic violence training with a racial equity lens to hospital staff and other community organization and members.
- Extensive experience in the field of domestic violence and in providing training on domestic violence and racial equity.
- Work collaboratively with the District Attorney’s Office as well as other community organizations to engage with the Domestic Violence High Teams (DVHRTs) – multi-disciplinary, cross-agency teams that work to protect high risk survivors.
- Establish and maintain relationships with medical organizations, schools, community agencies and faith-based organizations for collaboration.
- Enter and maintain data outcomes for various funders
- Maintain principles of confidentiality
- Provide consultation to multi-disciplinary team as needed for the High-Risk Response Team
- Participate in the local meetings as needed
- Collect and maintain required monthly statistics
- Attend agency meetings and in-service trainings, as required
- Conduct trainings, meetings, and community education presentations
- Develop and maintain community resource contacts
- Other tasks as assigned by the Manager and Director
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work preferred but not required
- Knowledge of domestic violence and/or family violence and related issues such as substance abuse and mental health, crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, community development, and education
- Experience working with diverse populations
- Experience providing training or workshops on race and gender equity.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with other professionals and team members
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and client confidentiality
- Empathetic, non-judgmental and active listening skills
- Knowledge of the medical system
- Ability to assess and intervene in crisis situations
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Organized; innovative
- Knowledge of community resources
- Excellent computer skills required
- Public speaking skills with large groups of all ages
YWCA is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer.