At Safe Shores, our work is all about PEOPLE. Therefore, we center people in our programming, services, policies, practices, and operations. Which people? The children and families we serve AND the people who do the work, our staff.
How? For our trauma-impacted clients, by honoring the humanity of every individual, delivering high-quality services tailored to their specific needs, which includes giving them the time and attention they need.
For our staff, by listening, offering excellent benefits, paying competitive salaries, providing remote work flexibility (depending on the position), investing in professional development, pursuing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI), encouraging and facilitating self-care and wellness, prioritizing progress over perfection, and building a team of smart, dedicated professionals who know that Safe Shores’ mission is best accomplished when we show up as our whole selves, support one another, and regularly experience joy. Joy working with young victims of crime? Absolutely, yes! Mining joy is essential to offering hope, helping clients heal, and promoting individual/organizational sustainability. To learn more and/or to apply, please see the available positions listed here.
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Bilingual (Spanish) Client Advocate
The Bilingual Client Advocate provides advocacy, crisis intervention, systems navigation, emotional support, and referrals to both Spanish-speaking and English-speaking families impacted by sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other forms of violence. The Bilingual Client Advocate works directly with non-offending caregivers to support the caregiver in providing support to child victims, their siblings, and any other secondary victims. The focus of advocacy is to help reduce trauma for the child and family members and to support cases in achieving best outcomes. The Bilingual Client Advocate helps caregivers identify and access services the family may need and acts as a liaison with the Multidisciplinary Team, supporting the child and family throughout the investigative process.
This is an in-person position, subject to modification or hybrid work based on programmatic needs. The incumbent is required to participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend forensic interviewing and advocacy. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute §4-1321.02.
Client Advocate
As a Client Advocate, you would provide advocacy, crisis intervention, systems navigation, emotional support, and referrals to families impacted by sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other forms of violence. You would also work directly with non-offending caregivers to support the caregiver in providing support to child victims, their siblings, and any other secondary victims. The focus of advocacy is to help reduce trauma for the child and family members and to support cases in achieving best outcomes. This position helps caregivers identify and access services the family may need and acts as a liaison with the Multidisciplinary Team, supporting the child and family throughout the investigative process.
This in-person position is subject to modification or hybrid work based on programmatic needs. The incumbent must participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend forensic interviewing and advocacy. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute §4-1321.02.
Youth Advocacy Initiative Manager
The Youth Advocacy Initiative (YAI) Manager provides leadership, management, and supervision to YAI staff and manages operations within the Youth Advocacy Initiative. This position requires the incumbent to work in the office, in the community, and virtually. Evening, weekend, and holiday hours are required. The incumbent is also required to participate as a backup supervisor for the on-call rotation for after hours and weekend SAVRAA (Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2019) advocacy. This position requires mandatory reporting for child abuse and neglect under the District of Columbia Statute § 4-1321.02 when not acting within the defined role that provides an exemption to this mandate.
Safe Shores is an equal opportunity employer committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Safe Shores’s commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers. As such, Safe Shores expects all employees to respect and be sensitive to DEI and the cultural differences of applicants, other employees, and those we serve.
In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; breastfeeding; reproductive health decisions), age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), physical or mental disability (actual or perceived), victim of intrafamily offense, source of income, place of residence or business, uniformed service member status, veteran status, and any other basis protected by federal or District of Columbia law. Safe Shores also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Safe Shores’s policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
