This is a job listing for Safe Berks
Job Description
Position Title: Director of Crisis Services
Employment Type/Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Supervisor: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Crisis Services
FLSA Status: Exempt
FLSA Exemption Test: Professional Exemption
Starting Salary/Hourly Rate: $58,000/year
Last Updated: 03/01/2023
Bilingual/bicultural Spanish-English speaking candidates strongly preferred
Our Mission
Safe Berks provides a safe haven and support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through education, advocacy, and a relentless commitment to preventing abuse. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals can be their true selves and feel empowered to stand up to all forms of oppression.
Our Values
SAFETY
We believe that freedom from physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological harm is a basic human right of all individuals. We know that domestic violence, sexual assault, oppression, and privilege include power-based tactics that affect physical, emotional and psychological safety and we work to help survivors heal the wounds caused by power-based violence.
RESPECT
We value the dignity of all individuals while appreciating our differences and celebrating and honoring our diversity. Respect is reflected in the way we treat our clients, ourselves, and members of the community. We believe our work requires us to reach out to marginalized individuals and communities and to create space to celebrate and nurture them.
EMPOWERMENT
We believe empowerment begins with recognizing and knowing that individually and collectively Safe Berks clients, staff, and volunteers have the strength to make the necessary changes and accomplish our goals. We recognize that success is defined by each individual given their experience, talents, and culture and we celebrate this success.
EDUCATION
We will educate ourselves and our community to reject and prevent violence and oppression in our own lives and in the lives of the people around us. We recognize that our mission and values are transformational, and we must work with intention to break down social and cultural norms that continue to divide us.
HOPE
We believe that hope is key to our existence, to our ability to persevere and to achieve goals. We recognize that our work fosters hope and resilience and improves physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological well-being.
Equity and Inclusion
Safe Berks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where all staff, residents, clients, board members, and volunteers feel safe and empowered to stand up to oppression of all kinds. We believe that the collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, creative outlets, innovative approaches and solutions, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees exhibit in their work represents the quality of our life-saving services. Reflective of the community we serve and embrace, we celebrate differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity, or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Position Standards
- Direct Service Delivery Standard
- The employee demonstrates a commitment to exceptional service for all individuals seeking assistance from Safe Berks and does so in a manner that is trauma-informed and in line with agency values of safety, respect, empowerment, education, and hope. Employee always maintains confidentiality according to agency requirements, consistently follows agency policies and procedures, and makes good decisions within the boundaries of their position expectations.
- Conduct and Behavioral Standard
- The employee responds to changing circumstances by being innovative and adjusting behavior to fit different situations. Employee performs work with a calm demeanor in stressful situations. Even in situations that may cause employees personal discomfort, they are able to be flexible and understand and balance others diverse views and beliefs.
- Essential Skills Standard
- The employee has strong communication skills, which are essential to the work of an advocate. They express oneself clearly and effectively when speaking and writing. Employee practices active listening by facilitating two-way communication and ensuring that information is understood by all parties. They share information in a timely manner using the most appropriate method and follows up with individuals requesting additional information, referrals, or assistance.
- Policies Standard
- Employee administers policies and provides direction to staff in accordance with agency documents, best practices, and guidance from executive leadership.
- Staff Development Standard
- Employee provides exemplary leadership, guidance, and counsel to staff in support of their individual short-term and long-term career and professional development goals.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (includes but is not limited to the following):
- Hire, train, develop, evaluate, and supervise staff, volunteers, and interns in the Crisis Services department.
- Create and manage department schedule to ensure 24/7/365 coverage is provided on the agency email, hotline, text line, and that in-person intake coverage is available; position fills in for department staff when needed due to absences or vacancies.
- Periodically evaluate and audit completed phone and in-person intake assessments with individuals seeking services to identify if immediate needs were met, options provided, and appropriate referrals were made.
- Ensure that all calls/text and in-person intakes receive appropriate safety planning and referral options are provided.
- Provide options for reporting/disclosure referrals for health or mental health services and other services as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring the department maintains records in accordance with agency standards and completes and submits required reports and other written documents as assigned.
- Work cohesively with the Director of Residential Services and the Director of Case Management Services to support client needs, coordinate services, and foster open communication and collaboration among staff in all three departments.
- Facilitate the Hotline Training and Community Resources Training as part of the agency’s Advocate training program.
- Participate in staff meetings, director’s meetings, agency events, ongoing development meetings/trainings, and works with partner agencies to identify additional available programming.
- All other duties as determined by supervisor.
Requirements
Educational & Experience Requirements:
Employment Experience (amount and kind)
- 3 – 5 years of experience working in the social services field; preferably working with children and families
- 2+ years of supervisory experience required
Education (general level required or specific courses)
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field preferred; degree can be substituted for equivalent experience
- High school diploma or equivalent degree required
Essential Physical Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Other Requirements:
- Completion of a background check request; FBI, State Police, and Child Abuse Clearances obtained within required timeframe under Act 153 through agency vendor
- Completion of 66-hour Sexual and Domestic Violence Training provided by agency
- Valid driver’s license and insurance are required to travel to client sites
Salary Description
$58,000/year
To Apply
Those interested in applying can fill out their application here.