Women Aware

Job description:

This job description is a broad outline of the responsibilities and duties of the Creative Arts
Therapist/Counselor and will be amended as needed to meet the program priorities of Women Aware (the
(“Agency”) and its ensuing work requirements. It should not be construed as a contract and does not
create a contract of employment. Employment with the Agency is at will.
Reports to: PALS Coordinator
Status: Non-Exempt
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in creative arts therapy (music, movement, drama, or art) required
• Registration and Board Certification, preferred
• DV experience, preferred
• Excellent crisis intervention skills required
• Bilingual-Spanish a plus
• Part-time, evenings availability required
• Driver’s license – clean and valid
• Lifting up to 25lbs
General Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the Clinical Director, the Creative Arts Therapist is responsible for providing creative
arts therapy services to child witnesses of domestic violence, as well as support services to the nonoffending parent. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Provide a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering environment to clients.
• Provide individual and group creative arts therapy services for children, and support services for
their non-offending parent in accordance with accepted standards of care and ethics of the
profession.
• Work collaboratively with Agency staff and community agencies to facilitate the delivery of services.
Specific Duties:
• Responsible for ensuring that the following direct services are provided to non-residential clients:
intake appointments, individual and group creative arts therapy, adult support group, client
advocacy, support services including resources and referrals, and crisis intervention.
• Maintain case records for individual and group clients according to Agency documentation
policy/procedure, administer evaluations and assessments, complete safety and goal plans with
clients, and maintain other records, as needed.
• Maintain contact with clients on the waiting list and update accordingly.
• Maintain and submit daily log; timely and accurately input stats to the data spreadsheet.
• Assist with submission of statistical reports such as monthly program reports dv core statistics, and
PALS programmatic reports to the Clinical Director.
• Other duties as assigned

This job description is a broad outline of the responsibilities and duties of the PALS Advocate and will be amended as
needed to meet the program priorities of Women Aware, Inc. (the “Agency”) and its ensuing work requirements. It
should not be construed as a contract and does not create a contract of employment. Employment with the Agency is
at will.
Reports to: PALS Coordinator
Status: Non-Exempt
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required, master’s preferred
• DV and group experience, preferred
• Excellent crisis intervention and case management skills required
• Bilingual-Spanish required
• Full time, M-Th, evenings
• Driver’s license – clean and valid
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.
General Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the PALS Coordinator, it carries the responsibility for providing case management services to
adult victims of domestic violence. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Provide a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering environment for clients and staff.
• Provide individual case management and group counseling services in accordance with accepted standards of
care and ethics of the profession.
• Work collaboratively with Agency staff and community agencies to facilitate the delivery of services.
Specific Duties:
• Responsible for ensuring the following direct services are provided to non-residential clients: hotline calls,
intake appointments, individual weekly case management for PALS adults, group counseling, client advocacy,
crisis intervention, resources and referrals.
• Manage childcare program following PALS curriculum as appropriate.
• Maintain case records for individual and group clients according to Agency documentation policy/procedure,
administer evaluations and assessments, complete safety and goal plans with clients, and maintain other
records as needed.
• Maintain contact with clients on the waiting list and update accordingly. Manage client database and hotline
call log.
• Timely and accurately input statistics into the appropriate spreadsheets.
• Assist with submitting reports such as monthly program report, FVPSA, DV core stats, and PALS programmatic
report to the PALS Coordinator.
• Other duties as assigned

Per Diem Caseworkers needed to provide case management and crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence in a residential facility on a per diem basis. Availability to work holidays, weekends (mornings or evenings) and overnight shifts. Bachelor’s degree preferred, domestic violence experience and proficient in Spanish a plus.

Job responsibilities include:

• Answering the 24-hour domestic violence hotline.
• Orienting residents to communal living in our residential facility.
• Providing ongoing information and advocacy to assigned clients during their stay.
• Supporting residents in achieving their goals in accordance with program guidelines and agency policy.
• Providing client transportation on an as-needed basis.

This job description is a broad outline of the responsibilities and duties of the Director of Operations and will be amended as needed to meet the program priorities of Women Aware, Inc. (the “Agency”) and its ensuing work requirements.  It should not be construed as a contract and does not create a contract of employment.  Employment with the Agency is at will.

Reports to:            Chief Executive Officer

Status:                    Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years of development and fundraising experience, MA preferred
• Previous work with donor cultivation, fundraising, public relations, marketing, grant writing and / or database management experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal and writing skills, must be organized, self-directed, creative and able to multi-task projects simultaneously. Must be able to work effectively with a team
• Some evenings and weekends required
• Driver’s license: clean and valid
• Lifting up to 25lbs

General Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, this position carries the responsibility for directly supervising the Development Department. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the management of the Development Office, which includes all aspects of fundraising from private sources (corporate, foundations, organizations), donor cultivation and stewardship, communications, marketing and public relations.
• Ensure grant oversight and compliance.
• Supervision of community education and outreach activities
• Responsible for communications and marketing

Specific Duties:

• Develop comprehensive, integrated advancement plan for Women Aware, Inc. in collaboration with the CEO, including quantitative and qualitative goals and objectives, strategies and tactics, timeline and budget. Strategies serve to: a) strengthen, sustain and expand existing programs, b) establish new initiatives and achieve sustainable growth and/or replacement of existing sources of funding.
• Public Relations and Cultivation of Donors – Manage integrated, multi-channel direct marketing program in conjunction with the ED; develop programs that foster donor acquisition and retention. Develop and steward relationships with past (lapsed), present and potential donors. Be a liaison with donors and the board and/or agency programs. Involve donors in meetings, tours, or on agency projects. Identify and encourage important relationships between trustees, staff and friends that can help foster funding relationships with individuals, foundations and corporations and other community funding sources. Maintain prospecting, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding lists and review and evaluate for intended purposes. Direct the identification, research, cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects. Begin developing Planned Giving strategies for future prospecting.
• Communications – Develop and implement an integrated, strategic communications plan to advance the Women Aware brand; oversight of the website; manage the development, production, and distribution of print and electronic communications that engage clients, funders and the community; responsible for media relations. Distribute and track broadcast email, publications and collateral materials. Coordinate design, production and distribution of the annual report. Develop, maintain and produce analytical reports on communications program, including direct mail, email, website, social media, earned media. With support of Admin, oversee correspondence to donors, community organizations, corporations, funders, interested groups and individuals for development and public relations projects.
• Development Operations – ensure the use of effective and efficient business processes and best practices; establish policies and procedures for inputting, training and maintaining the database. Maintain donor database, including integrity of data input and output. Ensure timely and accurate donor acknowledgement. Produce management reports to support evidence-based strategy. Manage integration between donor database and website donations. Provide technical support for appeals including mailing lists and segmented merges. Maintain digital and hard-copy records for events, appeals, community outreach and communications (as necessary).
• Develop and Coordinate Special Events – With the community educator, plan and manage strategic events that build awareness of Women Aware, engage the community and cultivate prospective funders. Coordinate all fundraising events with the cooperation/support of community volunteers, trustees, Fundraising Chair, committee members and staff. Manage income and expense budget for each event.
• Constituent Relations – With the community educator, manage community outreach that educates the public about domestic violence and serves to increase awareness of Women Aware; strategic management of volunteer engagement. Interface with community members and groups interested in supporting Women Aware. Build and manage, with community educator, volunteer community outreach program, including identifying opportunities, recruiting representatives, coordinating logistics and tracking outcomes. Respond timely and support follow-up communication with community organizations, corporations, scouts, families and individuals who are interested in fundraising for Women Aware.  Represent Women Aware at community events or send representative.
• Procurement of Funds – Research private fund opportunities through foundations, corporations, organizations, etc. In cooperation with the Grants Coordinator: develop and review proposals for funding for projects and operations in conjunction with all departments and programs; meet with potential funders and grant advisors as determined supervise completion of grant reports as required by foundations; maintain grant timeline schedule and establish a system to confirm deadlines. Supervise and Assist Grants Coordinator and Assistant Chief Executive Officer with government grants as necessary.
• Administration – Compile monthly, quarterly and annual narrative and statistical reports as required. With the support of Admin, oversee and coordinate the ‘thank you letter’ process for all donations and events by establishing and maintaining a seamless and timely system; draft annual report; maintain database/mailing list and information on organizations, funders, donors etc. and maintain hours of volunteers participating in development activities. Supervise and evaluate staff, students/interns and volunteers assigned to you or projects under your direction. Attend board, committee and staff meetings and supervision as requested. Monitor development department expenses.  Participate in NJ Association of Fundraising Professionals organization.  Meet with development consultant as scheduled.
• Other duties as assigned.

This job description is a broad outline of the responsibilities and duties of the Domestic Violence Liaison (DVL)
and will be amended, as needed, to meet the program priorities of Women Aware, Inc. (the “Agency”) and its ensuing
work requirements. It should not be construed as a contract and does not create a contract of employment.
Employment with the Agency is at will.
Reports to: Clinical Director
Status: Non-Exempt
Qualifications:
• BA in Social Work Preferred
• Minimum of 4 years DV experience
• Bilingual Spanish Preferred
• Good communication skills, ability to work independently and with people of diverse
backgrounds
• Knowledge of community providers and resources
• Legal Advocacy experience a plus
• Must be flexible, able to travel, have a dependable car
• Full time, M-F, evenings
• Drivers’ license – clean and valid
• Lifting up to 25lbs
General Responsibilities
In collaboration with the Clinical Director, this position carries the responsibility of bridging services between Women
Aware, Inc. and Middlesex County DCP&P. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
• To strengthen and assist DCP&P caseworkers with DV assessments to identify abuse and intervention for
victims of domestic violence and their children.
• Identify and bring to the attention of the supervisor, patterns of investigative practice that may raise
concerns or issues that need policy or practice adjustment.
• Provide information about trends and best practices related to domestic violence.
• Provide a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering environment to victims of domestic violence in
accordance with accepted standards of care and ethics of the profession.
Specific Duties
• Partner with DCP&P case workers on site and on home visits, or elsewhere, when appropriate.
• Provide direct short-term support for clients, with a greater focus on the assessment of lethality cases, to
assist them in understanding domestic violence and its impact.
• Provide case consultation to DCP&P caseworkers regarding dynamics of domestic violence,
recommendations for additional services such as emergency shelter, housing, legal information/options,
counseling, and BIP.
• Identify and make provisions for DCP&P trainings/development opportunities.
• Maintain monthly statistical reports; complete and submit stats accurately and timely.
• Maintain appropriate client files and open client cases when applicable, keeping charts orderly and up to
date.
• Other duties as assigned by Clinical Director.