Justice Services Manager
| Title: | Justice Services Manager – click to print |
| Reports to: | Director of Programs |
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Status:
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Full-time, Exempt |
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Description:
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Responsible for managing the effective operation of the Shelter’s Justice Services programs and staff, and for providing crisis counseling and service management for program participants when needed. |
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Requirements & Skills:
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* Masters of Social Work/Masters in Counseling or equivalent required * Two years of experience in the domestic/sexual violence or crisis intervention field preferred * Knowledge of the dynamics and laws pertaining to domestic violence * Versatile service management and counseling skills * A minimum of two years of program management experience preferred * Ability to coordinate services for program participants and properly document actions * Caring and empathetic demeanor * Ability to work independently with sound judgment * Excellent empowering communication skills * Professional interaction with members of other agencies * Successful completion of Core Competency Course * Successful completion of CPR and First Aid Course |
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Duties:
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Leadership Skills * Models appropriate professional behavior and encourages other staff members to act in a professional manner * Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills * Encourages active involvement of all staff in decision-making processes * Initiates and facilitates change process * Effectively manages time, projects and multiple priorities * Embraces and emulates the empowerment advocacy philosophy * Operates in concert with the mission, vision, and strategic plan Program * Direct and oversee all outreach program services, including support groups and individual advocacy for program participants * Ensure all outreach programs operate in accordance with established agency philosophies, policies, and funding sources * Supervise interns providing leadership, direction, and meaningful experiences * Expand The Shelter’s outreach into the community to offer a unique mix of services for the diverse population served * Assist program participants in obtaining legal, medical, financial, and/or social services * Advocate for program participants with community agencies * Develop and maintain resource options in the community * Oversee the development of primary prevention programs * Manage all operations of the outreach * Foster an atmosphere of teamwork * Ensures staff follow an empowerment based advocacy model with all survivors. * Ensure FCADV minimum standards are achieved in all areas of operations * Direct and supervise program interns Human Resources * Recruit, hire, and evaluates staff based on established criteria * Train, manage, and provide performance feedback for all outreach staff * Plan, promote, and model life-long learning practices * Promote continuous professional development for staff Program Participants * Ensure Empowerment based advocacy services, resources, and referrals are provided on a continual basis * Advocate for participants with community agencies * Provide food, clothing, personal items, etc., as needed Reporting * Complete reports and statistical information as needed to include performance tracking, grant requirements, donors and certifying agencies * Promote clear procedures for collecting, documenting, and reporting data * Submit monthly, quarterly, annual and grant reports in a timely manner * Monitor and evaluate the program and uses the data for program improvement and accountability * Operate in accordance with grant and funding guidelines * Manage overall quality assurance process to ensure participant files and documentation is accurate, complete and meets minimum standards Resource Management and Allocation * Effectively manage and allocate the budget * Develop innovative cost cutting measures Community Collaboration * Build relationships with various agencies and institutions to enhance the delivery of services * Access and make information available to participants that includes community resources, issues, relevant laws, and regulations * Work with community partners to provide a seamless web of support, services and programs for survivors * Identify new frontiers for outreach services Other * Serve as part of program manager on-call rotation * Available 24-hours by cell phone * Other duties as may be assigned |
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ADA:
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Must be physically mobile and able to sit, stand, bend, stoop, and lift 20 pounds. The Shelter for Abused Women & Children complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and support to the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Shelter is an equal opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with us depends solely upon your knowledge, skills, and abilities. |
Thank you to The Shelter’s NextGen members Joe Charles and Nichole Claprood for their assistance with the Ride for The Shelter Welcome Back Party, May 12, at Café Lurcat. Joe and his guest Marcie Poulos, manned the registration table, while Nichole greeted guests.
Barbara enjoys to be out and about, but above all, she loves to be helpful to others. Originally from Boston, Barbara has been a resident of Florida for 18 years. A six-year Options volunteer, Barbara spent 11 years volunteering at the Naples Philharmonic prior to coming to Options.
The Shelter is grateful to the helping and healing hands provided by Richard and Martina Muller, owners of 
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Executive Director Linda Oberhaus was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Research shows that women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence—nearly 20 per 1000 women and about one in three high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship. Forty percent of teenage girls age 14-17 say they know someone their age that has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend and 20 percent of dating couples report some type of violence in their relationship. Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications for victims, putting them at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, suicide, and adult revictimization.
