Do you have experience in providing advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence?

We are currently in search of a Community Coach & Systems Navigator for the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH). This is a Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid opportunity based in Washington, DC. 

ORGANIZATION: District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)

LOCATION: Washington, DC- Hybrid

POSITION TITLE: Community Coach & Systems Navigator

DURATION: Full Time

SALARY: $59,225/annual

Is This Your Dream Job? The Community Coach & Systems Navigator will provide advocacy and individualized coaching to domestic and sexual violence survivors and their children. Services include safety planning, identifying needs, housing navigation, addressing barriers, and referrals to community resources while empowering survivors towards self-sufficiency.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 2+ years of experience in providing advocacy/case management services
• Vast knowledge of housing navigation, community providers, and resources
• Compassionate, Mission-driven, and Trauma-informed
• Understanding of cultural diversity including family violence, and hard-to-reach or resistant individuals and families
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Initiative-taker and able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• COVID-19 vaccination- REQUIRED

 How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Conduct intakes, assess, develop, and maintain safety plans and individualized service plans.
• Serve as primary contact to participants and develop strong supportive relationships through regular home visits (bi-weekly) and phone check-ins (weekly).
• Manage approximately eight to 10 program participants, depending on program needs and capacity.
• Support participants through referrals and assist in navigating social services and systems including housing, public benefits, law enforcement, immigration, the courts, healthcare, mental health services, disability services, childcare, employment, education, and other essential resources. 
• Work in partnership with property managers/landlords and participants to identify and resolve housing-related matters, including lease arrangements, rental payments, maintenance requests, and other concerns.
• Participate in the rotation of on-call responsibilities, providing effective response and resolution to matters requiring attention outside of core service hours in compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Assist management in identifying gaps in partnerships and potential community resources (housing and other basic needs) and programs to help strengthen service delivery.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation on individual participants while complying with all federal, state, and local confidentiality and victim services laws and regulations
• Contribute to the organization and delivery of program and volunteer activities and events for program participants.
• Consistently apply the DASH model and organizational policies and procedures for effective service delivery.
• Report suspicions of child physical or sexual abuse or neglect in compliance with DC, Maryland, and/or Virginia laws for mandated reporters.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as program needs require minimal travel, evenings, and weekends.

We’d love to hear from you!

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Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regretfully can only respond to those candidates who best meet the requirements of a specific position or whose backgrounds are generally applicable to our client base. Please rest assured that we retain all candidate information for possible future matches, even if you do not hear from us in regard to your application in response to this ad.