Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, women's/gender studies, or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
- One year or more experience working with survivors of Gender Based Violence or trauma.
- One year or more experience working in an office setting.
- Must have completed, or be able to complete upon hire, the California state-mandated 80-hour training for Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Advocates.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to perform the duties and responsibilities described above.
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
- Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple responsibilities effectively
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters and respond as required.
- Emotional Resilience, with ability to manage stress.
- Basic Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Driving Requirements: This position may require driving. Must have a valid California driver's license, current personal auto insurance, and a driving record that meets the agency's auto liability policy requirements.
- Language Skills: verbal and written fluency in English is required. Bilingual skills in Spanish, Mandarin, or Vietnamese, are preferred but not required.
Competencies:
- Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential background.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Working conditions
This job requires you to be in the community. Driving is required with local travel up to 10% of the time. Work is often conducted in a confidential shelter environment. Basic safety precautions and the use of protective clothing or gear may be required. Working with survivors of human trafficking and intimate partner violence may increase exposure to secondary trauma.
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly sit for extended periods of time; and regularly operate a computer and use manual dexterity for tasks such as keyboarding. The mental demands of the job include continuous comprehension, reasoning, decision making, reading, writing, and resilience.
AACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.