Employment Opportunities
Children’s Advocate
Position: The Children’s Advocate position is a full-time, salaried position scheduled Mon-Fri in afternoon/evenings. Will participate in on-call rotation.
Responsible To: Associate Director
Job Description: The Children’s Advocate is responsible for ensuring the needs of parents/guardians and children are met, with emphasis on providing survivors of domestic violence with a fresh start, individualized attention, support and confidentiality.
A Day in the Life of a Children’s Advocate: The Children’s Advocate meets weekly with each parent/guardian and child in shelter, becoming a part of the family’s support system and being a resource for needs related to each child. Additionally, this advocate coordinates the facilitation of weekly groups/activities for children, as well as scheduling one-on-one time with the kids. Other duties involve providing crisis intervention services including answering the crisis line, shelter coverage and participating in staff meetings.
Click here for more job details. Send cover letter and resume to the Associate Director, Tangela Ferguson at tlbeard@project-safe.org. No phone calls, please. EOE