Help Wanted<\/p>\n
SafePlace<\/span> seeks a Deaf Services Advocate\/Educator<\/strong> This position serves as an advocate to<\/span> Deaf domestic\/sexual violence clients to help with their immediate safety needs, navigation of social service systems, and self-determined goals. This position also conducts targeted outreach to raise awareness about SafePlace services within the Deaf community, and provides training\/education to engage the Deaf community in conversation on topics related to domestic\/sexual violence and community accountability.<\/p>\n Our ideal candidate will: be sensitive to client confidentiality and have clear and consistent professional boundaries; be able to respond to people in crisis in a sensitive and trauma-informed way; have the ability to build genuine relationships and express care, concern and conflict in healthy ways; honestly be able to assess own strengths and weaknesses; have skills to engage and promote dialogue with youth and adult audiences through education\/training activities; have the ability to multi-task and maintain good attention to detail; and have experience working with a variety of Deaf people (grass roots, Deaf, hard of hearing, Deaf\/blind, late deafened, etc.).<\/p>\n Requirements: Bachelor\u2019s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field and at least 2 years case management experience; fluency in American Sign Language and life experience or knowledge of Deaf culture; experience in planning and conducting trainings\/presentations; knowledge of trauma and the impact of domestic and sexual violence; knowledge of local social service, social welfare, mental health, and criminal justice resources. Prefer candidates with professional experience with developing social media content and VLogs<\/span>.<\/p>\n CONTACT PERSON NAME: Daniel Malyszka Prelesnik Location: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Help Wanted SafePlace seeks a Deaf Services Advocate\/Educator $29,000 \u2013 $34,500\/Year This position serves as an advocate to Deaf domestic\/sexual violence clients to help with their immediate safety needs, navigation of social service systems, and self-determined goals. This position also…<\/p>\n
\n$29,000 \u2013 $34,500\/Year<\/p>\n
\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: dmalyszka@liftalliance.org
\nCONTACT TELEPHONE #: (512) 356-1570 voice<\/p>\n