About the Role
Provide support to victims and their children, offering emotional and logistical assistance to help them overcome challenges related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Responsibilities
- Provide crisis intervention and counseling via telephone or in person.
- Collaborate with on-site consultants/clinicians for comprehensive client services.
- Offer field accompaniment for clients to medical, criminal justice, civil legal, and social services.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments to develop individual care plans.
- Coordinate with community-based organizations to enhance client accessibility and options.
- Serve as the liaison with La Casa’s project partner.
- Develop and implement training or support programs covering vocational, educational, money management, life skills, healthy relationships, and health education.
- Assist in providing services including referrals for healthcare, mental health, substance abuse prevention/treatment, intimate partner/domestic violence, family support, vocational, educational, and employment services.
- Support daily operations, including phone coverage, site supervision, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.
- Participate in regular staff and case management meetings.
- Maintain and submit program documentation according to grant requirements.
- Facilitate various support groups.
- Maintain a clean workspace, including cleaning after client interviews and facility usage.
- Perform other service site-specific duties as assigned.
Requirements
- BA/BS in Behavioral Sciences with a minimum of two years of verifiable case management experience in the relevant field, OR an Associate degree with three years of verifiable case management experience, OR a GED/High School diploma with five years of verifiable case management experience.
- Significant experience in domestic violence, mental health, substance abuse, homelessness, and physical illnesses.
- Experience working in a dynamic, diverse, multicultural, and multilingual setting.
- Knowledge of case management, counseling techniques, peer counseling models, crisis intervention, social milieu, and group facilitation.
- Working knowledge of community resources in the San Francisco area.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively as a team member with a strong commitment.
- Ability to approach work with a positive, supportive, and sensitive attitude.
- Ability to respond sensitively to women, teens, and children in crisis or seeking support.
- Ability to fulfill physical job requirements including lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and walking up and down stairs multiple times daily.
- Understanding of confidentiality and privilege laws governing domestic violence work.
- Verifiable completion of state-mandated 40-hour domestic violence counselor training, or completion during the next scheduled agency training.
- Must work one overnight shift at La Casa’s emergency shelter.
- Clearance through DOJ Live Scan fingerprinting is required.
- La Casa de las Madres will consider applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
- Valid CA driver's license may be required (depending on the position) with a clean driving record and insurability under agency policy.
- TB (Tuberculosis) clearance.
- Multi-lingual preferred: English/Spanish/Mandarin.
Skills
- Case management
- Counseling techniques
- Peer counseling models
- Crisis intervention
- Social milieu
- Group facilitation
- Community resource knowledge
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Teamwork
- Positive attitude
- Supportive demeanor
- Sensitive approach
- Confidentiality
- Domestic violence counselor training
Location
- San Francisco area
Work Type
- Full Time (40 hours per week)
- Part Time (30 hours per week)
- Non-exempt
Experience Level
- 2 years of case management experience (with BA/BS)
- 3 years of case management experience (with Associate degree)
- 5 years of case management experience (with GED/High School diploma)
Education Level
- BA/BS in Behavioral Sciences
- Associate degree
- GED/High School diploma
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Company-sponsored 403(b) retirement plan
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance plans
- Company-sponsored life and long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays, birthdays, and work anniversaries.
Equal Opportunity
- La Casa de las Madres will consider applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
