Job description

Position Overview:

Providing services in Spanish and English to those who have perpetrated domestic violence and are court-ordered or voluntarily seeking assistance to change their behavior.

The Facilitator will co-lead AIP groups which include the following: Men Overcoming Violence (MOV), Women’s Alternative to Violence (WAV) & Healthy Equal Relationship Options (HERO).

Rate of $39.50 is a premium of over 5% for bilingual status.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide quality and timely assistance to individuals perpetrating domestic violence that are court-ordered or are volunteers seeking assistance to change their behavior;
• Assist the learning process by using agency approved curriculum to teach responsibility, accountability, empathy and healthy relationship options;
• Participate with co-facilitator in processing group interaction following each session of the program;
• Join with co-facilitator in (1to1) supervision periodically throughout the program;
• Collect participants’ fees and submit proper forms with monies to the Coordinator;
• Model behavior expectations to perpetrators of domestic violence participating in the AIP including but not limited to: take position of holding group members fully responsible for their abusive behavior, show respect to members, lead members to new views of gender equality, teach skills in self-management and communication, model compassionate understanding of members’ lack of self- validation;
• Maintain accurate and timely participant records, including but not limited to, up-to-date member files according to agency criteria, group attendance/audits, fees, monthly statistics, weekly notes on each participant and significant group interactions, participant forms and surveys;
• Explain lack of strict therapeutic confidentially due to educational format, but reinforce the maintenance of appropriate privacy for each participant; and
• Other duties as assigned by Coordinator.

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Attend required agency and supervisory meetings;
• Provide availability for and seek alternatives when substitute coverage is needed;
• Participate/liaison with community domestic violence intervention efforts;
• Provide reasonable availability for community presentations on domestic violence, as needed;
• Performs all other duties as deemed necessary by the Intervention Services Coordinator, Clinical Director and/or Chief Executive Officer.

Requirements:

• Education and Training: BA Degree in social work, psychology/counseling or a related human services field is preferred; other educational endeavors and/or experience in the human service field may be substituted for formal education requirements at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer;
• Experience: Previous employment or volunteer work in the field of human services and domestic violence is preferred. Candidates will be evaluated individually on the appropriateness of their experience.
• Staff employed by the AIP program shall be violent free in their own lives;
• Staff employed by the AIP program shall not use alcohol or drugs to an extent or in a manner that is determined to impair the individual’s ability to function in a responsible, professional manner;
• Within six months of hire, the AIP Facilitator must have a minimum of 30 hours of training from a comprehensive Intimate Partner Violence Victim Service Agency, as defined by Code of Maryland regulations, on dynamics of intimate partner violence and its effects on children;
• All facilitators must have a minimum of 30 hours of training specific to working with perpetrators of intimate partner violence from an abuse intervention program certified in its State.

Additional Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of counseling dynamics and skills;
• Knowledge of group dynamics;
• Knowledge of domestic violence;
• Experience facilitating large/small groups of mostly court mandated participants;
• Good written and telephone communication skills;
• Good administrative and organizational skills;
• Knowledge of basic Maryland State Laws pertaining to domestic violence;
• Ability to work in coordination with other staff members;
• Able to work under pressure and separate personal issues from the work at hand;
• Ability to provide effective and immediate crisis intervention for participants;
• Ability to maintain accurate, up-to-date records;
• Prior work experience in office management;
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
• Able to work with people of diverse educational, cultural and economic backgrounds;
• Able to work independently, with minimal supervision;
• Able to bend and lift 40 pounds, or the equivalent of a box of brochures;
• Commitment to the mission and vision of the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County;
• Evening hours required;
• Good attention to detail;
• Able to work to successfully multi-task and prioritize several assignments in a short time frame.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $39.50 per hour

Schedule:

• Evening shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Full COVID vaccination of staff is required.

Experience:

• Group Facilitation: 1 year (Preferred)
• Domestic Violence: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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