Part Time - Shelter Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $ 25 + $1 For Bilingual Applicants

Position : Advocate - Shelter Location : South King County,WA

Reports to : Shelter Manager Classification : Hourly

Department : Shelter

Hours / Shifts : 10 hr shifts : Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-8pm

Salary : $25 / hr +$1 Differential for Bilingual Candidates

Benefits Include :

• 104 hours of vacation per year.
• 78 hours of sick time per year.
• DAWN offers 4 days of Self Care, 1 day accrued at the beginning of each quarter
• DAWN offers 13 paid Holidays (Holidays are paid if that is your normal work schedule)
• You will be eligible for group medical, dental, vision and life coverage the first of the month following 30 days of employment. The Company pays the full cost of employee coverage. Dependent coverage is available for purchase through a payroll deduction.
• DAWN offers retirement plans (401k) with a 4% company match.

Position Summary :

This part-time Shelter Advocate provides trauma-informed domestic violence advocacy services for survivors of domestic violence residing in Shelter and in South King County. Sensitive to the emotions and experiences of survivors, the Advocate at Shelter performs crisis intervention, safety planning, resource / information sharing, and advocacy-based counseling. This person is a motivated, energetic, and quick learner driven to end violence in our communities.

Shelter Advocates commonly spend time providing compassionate support to survivors and their children while working with them to identify goals, barriers, and resources. This position will also include youth-based activities such as coordinating age-appropriate engagement and helping children build resilience and connection through creative or educational opportunities.

DAWN Team Member Qualities

We are seeking those :

Client advocacy :

Outreach and Partnership :

Administrative :

Operations :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, kneel, and twist on an intermittent basis including answering the front door

Education / Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :

About DAWN :

DAWN is a holistic domestic violence agency located in South King County supporting survivors of domestic violence, the community, and other social services agencies towards the goal of ending domestic violence. Through our wide variety of programming, we strive to serve survivors wherever they are in their relationships, meeting their needs as they prioritize them, and working with them physically wherever they deem safe, within the South King County region. Our programs include a 24-hour advocacy support hotline, confidential emergency shelter, mobile / community advocacy, support groups, legal advocacy, immigrant advocacy, childrens advocacy, mental health services, TANF advocacy, prevention and education services, and the marketplace food program. While working with us, survivors and their families are offered advocacy, resources, and a safe place to begin again.

Hiring Requirements :

All offers of employment are contingent upon passing a background check.

Accommodations :

If you need accommodation due to a disability during the application or interview process, please let us know during your screening interview so we can support you.

Inclusion Statement :

We are committed to building a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in every part of our work. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive fair consideration without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.