The Project Tikvah Coordinator will serve as the Liaison to the Orthodox Jewish Community work with victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking and is responsible for community outreach, awareness, education, and training in Orthodox Jewish communities.

This is a direct service position that requires knowledge of trauma-informed victim advocacy, law, police procedures, and criminal justice related to domestic violence in order to provide supportive counseling and advocacy to victims/survivors.

The Project Tikvah Coordinator will work to eliminate and prevent domestic violence and to foster intimate partner healthy relationships in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Bilingual Yiddish and/or Hebrew preferred

This direct service position is a full-time, non-exempt, 35-hour per week, role. The role requires at least one evening a week and possible on-call responsibilities.

Project Tikvah Coordinator will:

• Serve as the liaison to the Orthodox Jewish community.
• Provide advocacy services in both the non-residential and residential programs.
• Respond to hotline calls and walk-ins and assist in the follow-up of hotline calls.
• Provide crisis intervention, individual supportive counseling, and group counseling; assess client needs; assist with emergency shelter placement, provide information and referrals; and promote community awareness of services.
• Assist victims/survivors in creating and implementing safety plans.
• Provide advocacy and accompaniment to the hospital, D.A.’s office, courts, police departments, and social service agencies.
• Assist victims/survivors in accessing and completing Office of Victim Services (OVS) applications.
• Facilitate weekly support groups for victims/survivors of domestic violence one evening per week.
• Work in collaboration with inter-departmental and external entities.
• Maintain accurate and timely notes for every client contact, outreach, and training.
• Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly statistics, reports and narratives.
• Attend trainings on domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes.
• Participate in the on-call rotation: providing on-call coverage for sexual trauma cases
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Act as a liaison between Orthodox Jewish community and the Center.
• Build trust with the Orthodox Jewish community through regular, in-person contact and engagement.
• Present trainings on IPV (intimate partner violence), Consent/SV (sexual violence), and related issues that may be specific to the Jewish communities.
• Reduce barriers for Orthodox Jewish communities’ members to connect and utilize the Center.
• Train and share information with Center colleagues on Jewish communities’ issues and best practices.
• Develop allies within the Jewish communities.
• Create links to resources within the Jewish communities.
• Collaborate with local Jewish serving organizations.
• Coordinate with staff of other departments on community events where the presence of the Liaison might be helpful/necessary.
• Regularly attend community collaboratives and networks and maintain contact with members of different organizations.
• Make follow-up calls prior to and after events to strengthen networking and continuity of Center for Safety & Change presence within the community.

Additional Requirements

• Mental health credentials a plus. Candidates without mental health credentials will be considered.
• Bilingual Yiddish/Hebrew and English fluency (speaking, reading and writing) preferred.
• The ability to work one evening per week.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written).
• The ability to work in a fast paced, crisis-oriented environment: assess priorities, take initiative, handle multiple assignments, and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system and courts.
• The ability to attend all agency-required trainings, including a weeklong onboarding training at the Residential Shelter, a two-day Getting to the Root training, and a 10-week Domestic Violence Advocate training and Rape Crisis Counselor training.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must possess the ability to communicate with staff and clients. Some occasional lifting may be required (please speak with Human Resources to request accommodation).
• A valid driver’s license and reliable, insured transportation is strongly preferred or must have the ability to transport oneself to various venues in Rockland County.