Location: Troy,NY, USA
Highly passionate and motivated individual wanted for a unique liaison opportunity!
Use your advocacy and curriculum development skills to help victims of domestic violence who also experience gun violence.
Position eligible for a $750 sign on bonus
Responsibilities:
Build positive and collaborative relationships with local law enforcement and other community members.
Provide crisis intervention, case management, emotional support, safety planning and other supportive services to victims of domestic violence.
Create and coordinate community events.
Participate in rotating on-call system that requires some nights and weekends.
Work occasional hours in cross county locations.
Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED required. Three years of experience working with victims of domestic violence or similar populations preferred. Valid NYS driver license. Reliable transportation. Prior curriculum development experience helpful; Associate or Bachelor degree in applicable field preferred. Bi-Lingual a great asset!
Benefits :
Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year); and 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave; and 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays; as well as major medical leave. Medical/dental/vision/life insurance, and 403b contributions after two years. Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts and a 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place. Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!
Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.
As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.