Employment Opportunities

This Shelter Specialist is responsible for provision of services to victims of domestic violence and their children that receive services through Dove’s Domestic Violence Program. This position is supervised by the Domestic Violence Shelter Operations Supervising Coordinator.
 

An Education & Awareness Specialist will serve as a voice for the Domestic Violence Program by providing community awareness and education to the communities served by the program. An Education & Awareness Specialist also schedules & facilitates presentations on Domestic Violence 101 and provides information about the services offered through the program. He/she will provide direct services to adult and child clients as schedule allows while in shelter.
 

Major responsibilities include volunteer recruitment and development, working with diverse populations, public speaking to include program presentations to a variety of groups, planning program events and networking throughout the DeWitt County Area.

This is a 20 hour per week position.

The Special Programs Housing Advocate is responsible for arranging supportive services and housing placements for homeless survivors of domestic violence, including intimate partner violence or sex trafficking, who are referred by to the Dove Domestic Violence program and other special populations and their vulnerable family members. The Special Programs Housing Advocate implements a system for delivery of transitional housing and supportive services to clients in a manner that uses existing resources and that leads to self-sufficiency and permanent housing for clients. Examples of such services include housing, job training, employment, education, budget management, bankruptcy, domestic violence service referrals, independent living skills, health care, parenting skills, and substance abuse treatment.

The Program Director is the chief administrator of the Dove Domestic Violence Program, which provides services to victims of domestic violence in a five-county area in central Illinois. Major responsibilities include program planning, program administration, personnel supervision, fiscal oversight, volunteer management, and coordination with social service and law enforcement agencies. As the person with primary responsibility for all aspects of the program, the Program Director should be acquainted with crisis counseling and all aspects that surround the provision of services to all victims of domestic violence and their children.