Employment

Journey Center is seeking a full-time 2ndshift shelter advocate for our confidential shelter. The Shelter Advocate works to ensure that clients at Journey Center’s Emergency Shelter have a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for them to process their experiences and develop skills to a life free from domestic violence. Under the general supervision of shelter leadership, Shelter Advocate’s provide support, advocacy, and general oversight of shelter operations and client wellbeing while clients are residing at shelter.

Schedule: Work hours are Monday – Friday 3p-11p

Position and job type: Hourly Non-Exempt, starting hourly rate $15.75

Duties include but not limited to:

• Answering 24-Hour Helpline

• Offering information and referrals

• Performing phone intakes

• Providing crisis intervention, advocacy, information and referral to shelter residents

• Determining eligibility of individuals requesting shelter

• Providing ongoing support and case management to residents

• Mediating conflict among shelter residents

• Maintaining documentation

• Walking facility

• Light housekeeping

• Engaging with residents

• Checking for safety and sanitation

• Participating in shift change

Qualifications:

• Valid driver’s license required

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of work experience preferred

• Experience working with victims of trauma, domestic violence and/or child abuse preferred

• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred

Journey Center is seeking a full time Therapist to provide individual, group, and telehealth therapy services to adult or child victims of child abuse and/or domestic violence. This is position is office/community based.

Position and job type: Full-time, Exempt, Salary $50,000 - $60,000. Hybrid work available

Schedule: Work hours are Monday – Friday, 10a-6p or 11a-7p

Duties include but not limited to:

• Provide mental health services including diagnostic assessments, individual behavioral health therapy, group behavioral health therapy, and telehealth therapy.

• Conduct education programs for clients

• Provide information, referral and helpline services

• Maintain program/case records

• Maintain current licensure in the state of Ohio

• Understanding developmentally appropriate child and adolescent sexual behavior

• Understanding research regarding interventions for child and adolescent sexual activity/behavior

• Comfortable discussing ways to teach and respond to sexual behavior

• Competence in understanding and responding to developmentally appropriate sexual behavior

• Able to promote discussions regarding supportive, collaborative, healthy relationships

• Able to engage in professional, supportive and collaborative discussions regarding both appropriate and problematic sexual behavior

• Ensure appropriate boundaries are adhered to for education regarding sexuality and healthy sexual behaviors

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling required

• Must have LSW or LPC; LISW or LPCC preferred

Journey Center for Safety and Healing (formerly known as Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center) is seeking a PRN (as needed) advocate for our confidential shelter.

Work hours vary depending on the need, some evening needed.

Position and job type: PRN. Hourly rate $15.75

Duties include but not limited to:

• Answering 24-Hour Helpline

• Offering information and referrals

• Performing phone intakes

• Providing crisis intervention, advocacy, information and referral to shelter residents

• Determining eligibility of individuals requesting shelter

• Providing ongoing support and case management to residents

• Mediating conflict among shelter residents

• Maintaining documentation

• Walking facility

• Light housekeeping

• Engaging with residents

• Checking for safety and sanitation

• Participating in shift change

Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field or equivalent years of experience preferred. Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Journey Center for Safety and Healing (formerly known as Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center) is seeking part time Visitation Monitors for our Safe and Sound Supervised Visitation Center.

Work hours are Friday-Sunday. We are closed major holidays. This position is a continuous need. Hourly rate $15.75

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Monitor visits between parents and children

• Monitor exchanges of children between parents

• Model and teach appropriate parent-child behavior

High School diploma and two years working with youth and families required. Qualified applicants must have a working knowledge of domestic violence and child abuse issues. Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred. Bilingual in Spanish & English a plus.