Open Positions

DEPARTMENT: Operations (Direct or Client, services)

SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

STATUS: Full-Time / Exempt

BENEFITS: Detailed in AshaKiran’s policy

LOCATION: Direct Services Location(s) - Confidential

HOURS/SCHEDULE: Exempt schedule based on agency priorities.

JOB PURPOSE: Oversees AshaKiran’s Direct Service programs, including SafeHome, Sexual Assault, AshaLine, Therapy, and Social Work initiatives.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership for AshaKiran's Direct Service coordinators and staff through management guidance, programmatic growth strategies, and operational assistance.
• Responsible for AshaKiran Direct Service activities, including:
• oversight of direct services to clients and assigned programs.
• staff management and professional development.
• site/program expansion
• program monitoring and evaluation.

• Responsible for program reporting, to all sources with regards to timeliness, accuracy, and integrity.
• Support service delivery integrity through organizational and programmatic consistency and sustainability; effectively communicate work plans and priorities derived from the organization's strategic plan and grant goals by partnering with senior management for accountabilities, objectives, and associated budgets.
• Establish operational benchmarks, timelines, and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
• Coordinate and direct expansion strategies including:
• fund development/financing of expansion efforts,
• site/program development start-up efforts.
• building strategic partnerships in existing and new regions.

• Structure and lead volunteer program teams to deliver outstanding services to clients and the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned that promote AshaKiran’s vision, mission, and best practices.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Enacts appropriate corrective actions with concurrence with AshaKiran management.
• Provides professional development and training opportunities for accountable personnel.
• Positions reporting to the Director of Operations are:
• AshaLine Coordinator
• Shelter Coordinator
• Social Worker
• Therapist
• Sexual Assault Advocate

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• The impact of domestic violence in the community
• The issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
• Residential client centered trauma recovery practices

SKILLS:

• Creative Problem-solving
• Effective communication in all forms
• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Strategic thinking

ABILITIES:

• Maintain confidentiality
• Use discretion, judgment, with integrity
• Interact with co-workers from various cultural backgrounds
• Remain current with information technology platforms and programs

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree preferred or a bachelor’s degree with 3 years of experience in program management and program development.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience over multiple programs.
• Experience in leading diverse work teams
• Bilingual or multilingual fluency preferred.
• Experience working with a high-performance, collaborative, constructive peer group.
• Well-organized, self-directed, and highly motivated
• Valid Driver’s license and a privately owned and insured automobile
• Willingness to utilize privately owned automobile in job performance.
• Willingness to drive company vehicles and added to the organization’s auto insurance.

WORKING CONDITIONS & EXPECTATIONS:

• Administrative work in client-based office setting
• Must be able to lift and move items commonly used in crisis shelters.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Regular on-site visits to all AK Direct Service locations
• Approximately 15% of scheduled work hours spent outside of Administration.
• Occasional in-state travel for meetings

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41,000.00 - $46,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call
• Weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
AshaKiran follows COVID-19 protocols monitored by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence for all direct service activities.

Application Question(s):

• From what you have read about this position, what are the most important skills you can offer?

Experience:

• supervising multiple teams: 1 year (Required)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Work Remotely:

• No

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to jobs@ashakiranonline.org

 

 

Department: Indirect Services / Outreach

Reports to: Director of Capacity Building Initiatives

Function: The Language Access Advocate implements the Multi-Language Access (MLA) program. The MLA program includes a trauma-informed interpreter training program, language services for AshaKiran programs and partner organizations, and language access training for organizations that work with victims of domestic violence/sexual assault (DV/SA) and human trafficking.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee implementation of MLA for volunteers, interpreters, translators, and bilingual staff to ensure viability of multilingual and culturally sensitive services offered by AshaKiran.

• Increase access and improve response for Limited English Proficient (LEP) victims / survivors of violence throughout the State of Alabama.

• Develop training curriculum for AshaKiran's trauma-informed culturally sensitive interpreter program.

• Serve as a liaison with community partners and establish Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with partner organizations.
• Create contracts with other professional organizations that provide language services.
• Coordinate bank of interpreters and translators and scheduling of AshaKiran's language services.
• Provide training to community organizations and AshaKiran staff on language access, use of interpreters and translators, and AshaKiran's language services.
• Other duties as assigned that promote AshaKiran's vision, mission, and best practices.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Outreach, training and curriculum design, including engaging diverse audiences in educational or training settings.
• The dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and community resources in culturally diverse settings.
• Culturally sensitive services and barriers faced by Limited English Proficient (LEP) and culturally diverse communities.

SKILLS:

• Creative Problem-solving
• Exceptional public speaking and presentation
• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Strategic thinking

ABILITIES:

• Maintain confidentiality
• Use discretion and judgment with integrity
• Interact with co-workers from various cultural backgrounds
• Remain current with information technology platforms and programs

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) or equivalent in Education, Social Work, Communications or related field with 2-5 years training and facilitation experience and 2-5 years project coordination experience.

• Familiarity with online training techniques and procedures.

• Experience in project coordination, multi-tasking, establishing priorities, and time management.

• Clear presentation and written communication skills;
• Ability to work as a team member and effectively contribute to organizational and program goals;
• Ability to engage and maintain professional relationships with diverse communities with sensitivity understanding the nuances of class, education, immigration status, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender identity, religion or professional field to successfully navigate between foreign born, local community partners and first responders.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record;
• Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual, proficient in English and Spanish or another language.

• Experience as an interpreter and/or translator and/or knowledge of language services.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND EXPECTATIONS:

• Preferred location at AshaKiran's main office in Huntsville or our satellite office in Montgomery. However, we may consider remote work from another location in Alabama for the right candidate.
• Presentation events include physical requirement of set-up, troubleshooting, and shut-down.
• Travel may be required across the state of Alabama; frequency based on requirements and objectives.

Job Type: Full Time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.50 - $17.00 per hour

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to jobs@ashakiranonline.org