Domestic Violence Specialist

Official Title: Bilingual (English/Spanish) Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Specialist

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

IPV Specialists work in hospitals in a domestic violence prevention and response program. They are responsible for providing advocacy and individual and group counseling services. They also provide training, technical support, and program development within their hospital site. This position is on the Medical Advocacy team as a part of our Bilingual Domestic Violence Program.

This is an in-person position at the hospital from Mondays - Thursdays. On Fridays, the team works at our agency headquarters. All hospitals and agency sites are within Philadelphia city limits. A remote-work option is available after completion of the first 90-days.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Receive referrals from the healthcare setting and provide telephone counseling, advocacy, and resources.
• Maintain a caseload of 1-3 clients, providing 10 sessions each. Sessions include empowerment counseling, case management, advocacy, accompaniment, and referral services.
• Conducts outreach activities such as tabling and awareness campaigns on a regular basis.
• Facilitates task force meetings on IPV in healthcare settings. The task force has multidisciplinary stakeholders from the hospital and clinics.
• Develops and presents workshops and trainings on IPV issues to the hospital community.
• Reviews cases with hospital teams and coordinates follow-ups when needed.
• Attends trainings and weekly supervision where required by agency and hospital partner.
• Evaluates program services using client surveys and develops new program concepts.
• Develops printed materials, public service announcements, and public relations as needed.
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or 2+ years of related experience required. Related experience includes: outreach, counseling, advocacy, training and/or education (with curriculum development).
• Experience working in a healthcare or community services setting is a plus.
• Flexible scheduling required on occasional evenings and weekends. No overtime required.
• This position requires strong listening and interpersonal skills, and effective problem-solving skills. Candidates must be comfortable with public speaking. This position requires good documentation skills with attention to detail and schedule management.
• This position requires working on a team and by alone. Candidates should have strong organization and communication skills.
• This position serves a diverse group of individuals with a high standard of client care.

Other Requirements:

• Hospital partners require proof of COVID, flu, and other vaccines (MMR, TDap, etc.)
• Hospital partners will conduct drug testing during onboarding process
• FBI fingerprinting, PA State Criminal background check, and Child Abuse Clearances before starting.
• Paid on-the-job training includes a state-mandated 40-hour domestic violence training. Five hours of double staffing within the BDVP program is also required.

LSH is committed to creating an inclusive experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or identity, we firmly believe that we serve our communities best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

We value diversity and are committed to promoting it! We are an equal opportunity employer and applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Lutheran Settlement House:

Lutheran Settlement House is part of a movement rooted in radical compassion and focused on making lasting, meaningful change in people’s lives and in our community. The voices of our clients guide our work, telling us what supports they need and what needs to change in our city. Our staff shares deeply held values that make us a welcoming, responsive, and reliable safe haven for some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable populations. We accompany our clients in times of crisis, we are catalysts for building community, and we joyfully celebrate the strength of those we serve.

Benefits include:

• Low-cost medical, free dental and vision insurance.
• Agency-funded life and disability insurances.
• 8-weeks paid parental leave for staff (eligible after one year of service) who give birth, adopt, or foster a new child in their home.
• Annual paid time off: 3-4 weeks of vacation, 12 days of paid sick time, and 5 personal days
• We observe 16 organization-wide holidays, and an early close for Summer Fridays.
• 401k retirement savings program with a 1% match.
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for health, travel, and dependent care.
• Growth and learning focus; including trainings and conference participation
• Mini-grants program for staff to pilot new ideas in their work.
• Schedule flexibility for classes, internship possibilities within our organization, and group social work licensure supervision.
• We understand that employees are people first and foremost, and are committed to an overall supportive and flexible organizational culture.
• Our work is critical but we know it’s not easy, so we aim to infuse joy wherever possible. Whether we are offering free yoga and exercise classes, ending all-staff meetings with Karaoke or Bingo, or committing steadfast to a snack-based meeting culture – we aim to balance the weight of our work with laughter and levity as often as we can.