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Dear all,
I am sad to announce that since I am moving to Nepal this summer, I will be leaving my position as the Advocates Program Co-Director of the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP). During my years at DVRP, I have had the opportunity to work with an amazing group of people and have learned a tremendous amount from the staff, advocates, volunteers, board, the survivors we work with and the communities that we serve, as well as from the larger anti-domestic violence community in the area and nationally.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to supporting survivors of domestic violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities lead safer lives.
Sincerely,
Srijana
Advocates Program Co-Director
P.S. I would really appreciate your assistance in disseminating the job announcement (attached and in text below) widely.
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Advocates Program Co-Director Job Description
The
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) has an
opening for an Advocates Program Co-Director. Founded in 1995, DVRP is
a nonprofit organization that seeks to address and prevent domestic
violence in Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) communities in the Washington , DC
The
Advocates Program Co-Director is a full-time, salaried position. Within
DVRP’s Advocates Program, trained community members serve as
bilingual/bicultural advocates to provide free social service
assistance to A/PI women in present or past abusive relationships.
The
Advocates Program Co-Director’s primary duties are to provide direct
services to Asian and Pacific Islander survivors of domestic violence,
supervise the provision of services by bilingual and volunteer
advocates, and ensure that services are culturally and linguistically
appropriate.
The
Advocates Program Co-Director works closely with her Co-Director, the
advocates, the staff, and the Board of Directors in a non-hierarchical
structure.
Responsibilities include:
- Working
to ensure that A/PI survivors of domestic violence receive culturally
and linguistically appropriate services by providing assistance to A/PI
survivors of domestic violence through the following: conduct initial
intakes with callers, provide peer support and safety planning,
accompany survivors to court and other social service providers; and
provide referrals;
- Assisting in hiring and training new volunteer and bilingual advocates;
- Assigning volunteer and bilingual advocates to work with survivors based on need and language;
- Providing
support and supervision to volunteer and bilingual advocates through
one-on-one meetings and monthly Advocates Meetings;
- Facilitating multilingual women’s group for survivors who are working with DVRP advocates
- Maintaining case files and providing monthly and quarterly reports for grants and updates to DVRP’s Board of Directors; and
- Maintaining advocate forms and other paperwork.
Qualifications:
· Five years experience working with survivors of domestic violence preferred
· Experience working with A/PI communities
· Case management experience preferred
· Ability to think strategically and develop and implement program improvements
· Supervisory experience
· Strong administrative and organizational skills
· Ability to multi-task
· Excellent written and verbal skills
· Bilingual in an Asian or Pacific Islander language preferred
Salary commensurate with experience.
To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume by 5 pm, Monday May 12, 2008 to:
DVRP Hiring Committee
Email: HR@...
or
Fax: (202) 986-9332
No phone calls please.
DVRP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Shenaaz Janmohamed
Community Outreach Director
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
P.O. Box 14268
Washington, DC 20044
Tel: 202-464-4477
Fax: 202-986-9332
www.dvrp.org
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