Employment

Position: Family Violence Counselor

Job Description:

• Provide therapeutic counseling to victims of family violence.
  Provide individual, family and group therapy.
• Provide parenting and interventions with parent and child/children as requested.
• Provide crisis intervention services for walk-in clients as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention when assistance is requested by the ETCC Children’s Prevention & Education Program.
• Provide timely follow-up and information/referral services.
  Maintain daily progress notes and required documentation for each client.
• Enter documentation of services daily through the Osnium database.
• Assist with weekly H.E.A.R.T. and parenting group upon request.
  Required on-call rotation for hospital emergency room as scheduled.
• Present family violence counseling services for volunteer training as scheduled.
• Assist with public education as requested.
• Attend or complete professional webinar trainings as required.

Position: Bilingual Residential Shelter Advocate

Objective:

• Ensure Smooth operation of shelter for battered women and their children during assigned shift.

Description:

• Assist with the management and operation of the shelter during shift
• Provide crisis intervention to resident clients and children as needed.
• Responsible for answering Hotline calls during shift.
• Conduct screening women for intake into shelter.
• Provide safety planning and information and referral to assist residential clients to achieve their identified goals.
• Oversee activities of resident clients and children during shift.
• Provide referrals for resident clients and children for services with the agency as well as other community resources.
• Responsible for handling emergency situations at the shelter following guidelines set for in agency Policy and Procedures manual.
• Perform other work duties as requested.

Position: Clinical Services Coordinator

Objective:

To provide leadership to a team of licensed counselors. Provide individual, group, and family therapy to adult and child victims of family violence and sexual assault.

Job Description:

• Provide leadership and guidance to the counseling team
• Provide therapeutic counseling to victims of family violence and sexual assault.
• Provide individual, family and group therapy, and facilitate classes.
• Provide parenting and interventions with parent and child/children as requested.
• Provide crisis intervention services for walk-in clients and residents of shelter as needed.
• Provide timely follow-up and information/referral services.
• Ensure adherence to state regulations and confidentiality requirements.
• Maintain daily progress notes and required documentation for each client.
• Enter documentation of services daily through the Osnium database.
• Provide Counseling Graduate student interns with supervision.
• Required on-call rotation for hospital emergency room as scheduled.
• Present family violence counseling services for volunteer training as scheduled.
• Assist with public education as requested.
• Attend or complete professional trainings as required.
• And other duties as assigned.

Supervision:

The Clinical Services Coordinator is a full-time position and will report to the Director of Residential and Non-Residential Services. The Clinical Services Coordinator is responsible for supervising licensed counselors, graduate student interns, and volunteers.

Position: Residential Services Coordinator

Objective:

To provide direction, supervision, and overall coordination of shelter operations, staff, volunteers, and residents.

General Description: 

• Provide performance and operation oversight of shelter living.
• Ensure services offered at Shelter are in compliance with East Texas Crisis
• Center Policy and Procedures Manual, and the Family Violence Handbook by the Department of Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).
• Ensure all requirements relating to contracts are fulfilled.
• Direct supervision of the Shelter/Residential Advocates.
• Direct all meetings for Shelter staff.
• Supervise training of new employees, volunteers, and interns.
• Assist in crisis counseling with residents, as needed. Coordinate on-going counseling needs through Client Services.
• Assist with grant writing and reporting, as requested.
• The Residential Services Coordinator will have daily contact with shelter residents.
• Conduct a weekly house-meetings with residents to ensure that their needs are met.
• Oversee and implement grant funds for Shelter Living.
• Attend all required supervisor meetings.
• Preparation of statistical reports for Administration, tracking shelter statistics for grant writing, development of spreadsheet reports and/or database programs as required.
• Maintenance of resident statistics database.
• Attend all required training as approved by Executive Director.
• Flexible schedule.
• On call for emergency shelter.
• Coordinate purchase of all supplies needed for the maintenance of the programs in the shelter.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Attend weekly staff meetings.
• Attend relevant professional training as required.

Position: Residential Services Coordinator

Objective:

To provide crisis intervention and advocacy services to victims of sexual assault and family violence.

General Description:

• Provide on-call hospital accompaniment and advocacy services at local hospital emergency rooms.
• Answer the 24-hour hotline.
• Perform emergency shelter screenings & intakes.
• Provide crisis intervention and advocacy services for victims of sexual assault and family violence.
• Assist with risk assessment and safety planning with clients.
• Provide timely follow-up and information/referral services.
• Complete necessary client documentation, maintain current progress notes, document services on Osnium Tracking System and on all required forms.
• Attend weekly administrative/client staff meetings and or assist in monthly grant reporting.
• Assist Sexual Assault Counselors with administrative duties.
• Participate with Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) for all counties.
• Assist with other duties as requested.