Economic Empowerment Specialist - Domestic Violence Shelter Programs

Our Vision:

Safe Horizon envisions a society free of family and community violence. We will lead the way by empowering victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking to move from crisis to confidence. 

Our Mission:

Safe Horizon's mission is to provide support, prevent violence and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families and communities. 

The Safe Horizon DV Shelter Program provides safe and confidential spaces for DV survivors and their children.  We are committed to providing these services with empathy, compassion, professionalism, non-judgement, and respect. Our spaces respect survivors’ rights to self-determination and focus on giving families and individuals the space, both emotional and physical, to heal from the victimization and trauma they have experienced. 
 

Essential Job Functions:  An Economic Empowerment Specialist (EES) will help build financial independence for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes through financial literacy workshops, individual and group case management meetings and linkages with various workforce development organizations.

The Economic Empowerment Specialist is responsible for the following:

• Conduct multiple seven-week financial literacy workshop for all emergency shelter participants and staff
• Conduct vocational and educational assessments to assist emergency shelter residents with identifying vocational and educational goals.
• Identify, cultivate and maintain partnerships with financial institutions, credit counseling agencies, legal services, job training and job placement organizations
• Refer residents to financial institutions, credit counseling agencies, legal services, job training and job placement organizations as needed.
• Partner with residents to create the Safe Horizon Financial Resource and Action Plan.  
• Provides one to one consultation with residents to assist with financial and vocational goal
  setting, budgeting, and debt repayment plan.
• Access client credit reports and credit scores as needed
• Administers financial and resident satisfaction surveys to program participants
• Assist in program data collection
• Travel between 6 shelter sites for workshop training and consultation
• Work closely with case management and social work staff to support the financial and vocational
  needs of shelter participants
• Provides technical assistance to case managers, social workers and housing specialists
  related to financial and vocational services
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications: 

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of financial literacy training and/ or financial coaching
  experience 
• Bachelor’s degree  human services or related field or equivalent training or experience.  
• Good oral and written communication and computer skills are necessary. 
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred   
• Sensitivity to domestic violence, child and sexual abuse is required.
  
  

Additional Requirements: 

• Attend professional development training offered by Safe Horizon including (but not
  limited to) Client Centered Practice (CCP) skills and Mandating reporting.  
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with residents and staff
•  Ability to use  neutral and non-judgmental language when responding to clients
  
   

 Technology Statement:
Applicants may be responsible for providing the equipment and tools they need to work remotely as required, such as access to a computer, internet service, and phone service. Safe Horizon will discuss potential solutions with candidates and may assist where needed and agreed to in advance.