Hotline/Shelter Advocate (Full Time Days)

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN is seeking qualified applicants for the following position: Hotline/Shelter Advocate

This position is summarized as follows:

To assist callers on the 24-hour hotline to access shelter and other services as needed; and to provide support and backup for other staff to assist shelter residents in accessing legal, health and community resources, to encourage the development of self-esteem, parenting skills, etc; and to support overall program philosophy statement and policies of Women Helping Women.

Duties include answering the 24-hour domestic violence hotline, handling crisis calls, providing in-person services to shelter residents, maintaining client files and activity logs, and other assigned duties.

Position details include:

40 hours per week: Monday-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm

$18.75 per hour; semi-monthly pay periods

position reports to the Shelter Director

located at Women Helping Women's Upcountry shelter

ongoing training provided (during work hours)

benefits include: medical (choice of HMSA HMO, HMSA PPO or Kaiser HMO), dental (HDS), retirement account (403b plan with 3% WHW base contribution), generous PTO/paid time off (10 hours accrued twice a month, starting with first pay period) and holiday policy (all State holidays except election day).

Minimum requirements for this job include:

High School Diploma or GED

must be willing to undergo criminal history background check (including State/FBI fingerprinting) and child welfare services background check (only required after job offer is made, and not all results are barriers to employment; WHW does not do credit history checks)

To apply, please reply by email to this ad directly (by using the Craigslist reply button) with your resume attached or fax the same to 808-249-8147.