Base Hourly Pay: $26.49 On-Call: $2.00 Bilingual: $0.50
Location: YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA 95112
Website: www.yourywca.org
Department: Healing and Justice
Program: Crisis Support
Join a passionate, dynamic team dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
For over 100 years, YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley has provided programs and services that form a critical continuum of response, healing, and prevention. Our dedication to the people we serve is unparalleled. We have an exciting future, and the team to deliver on that lasting change for the people we serve. To encourage survivor self-determination, services are delivered through a strengths-based, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed lens that aligns with our mission. Be a key part of shaping this future as our new Bilingual Crisis Support Counselor in our Healing and Justice Department.
Reporting to the Counseling and Healing Services Manager, the Bilingual Crisis Support Counselor provides crisis counseling, safety planning, community support and engagement, community referrals, and information to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. The Bilingual Crisis Support Counselor often serves as a first point of contact for the community and completes intakes, assessments, and screenings for other department programs.
We are seeking a compassionate, organized, and reliable individual with a high level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Essential to this role is a demonstrated ability to work with culturally and economically diverse individuals and families and the ability to work with those impacted by trauma; a demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and to respond appropriately to unexpected situations.
Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills to work independently and as part of a team. You must have an understanding of feminism and a strong commitment to social justice. Additionally, an ideal candidate will possess knowledge of and sensitivity to domestic violence and sexual assault issues, trauma, gender equity, and client-centered service provision.
Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in a social services field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Key to success is the ability to be present in a changing work environment; the ability to work independently and as a member of a diverse team with flexibility, initiative, and a sense of humor; and the ability to prioritize effectively and model healthy boundaries with empathy and compassion. Candidates should be competent in using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and have experience in confidential data management and record keeping.
The ideal candidate is a warm, self-starter deeply committed to providing services from a strengths-based, social justice and anti-oppression framework. Prior advocacy-based counseling and case management experience is a plus. Bilingual, bi-cultural, and bi-literate skills are required (Spanish, Mandarin, or Vietnamese strongly preferred).
Work hours are primarily days. Schedule TBD. Delivery of service may include overtime to accomplish the task at hand. On-call duties are required. Work includes lifting up to 30 pounds. Susceptible to compassion fatigue and/or vicarious trauma.
Required: Cleared background check (fingerprinting), valid TB test, valid 3+ years California driver's license, and auto insurance. Must have completed or be willing to complete a 75-hour California State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counselor certification. (Training will be provided). This position requires a Covid-19 vaccination due to the in-person interfacing required, and to promote the health and safety of others in the workplace and our community.
YWCA BENEFITS:
A competitive benefits plan: Employer-paid plans covering employee's premiums for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, and EAP.
A high deductible medical plan available including employer contributions and optional employee contributions and a limited Flexible Spending Account available
15 paid holidays are made available each year: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Women's International Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veteran Day, Thanksgiving, and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
20 days of annual accrued PTO to start as a Full-time employee
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Talkspace for employees and their household members
Immediate Employee contributed 403b, and an Employer Contributed 401a Retirement Plan with optional employee contributions after eligibility is met
Parental leave with supplemental pay for eligible employees for up to eight weeks
Infertility benefits through Kaiser
Chiropractic, acupuncture, and herbal benefits
Annual Retention Bonus
Employee Discounts with TicketsatWork
Optional employee contributed pet insurance through United Pet Care
Free Access to the Calm App
With access through Kaiser for the Ginger App and Class Pass
Free Access to an employee financial wellness program called FinFit offered in partnership with Paychex
TO APPLY: Submit Resume & Cover Letter to hr@yourywca.org with "Bilingual Crisis Support Counselor" in subject line. Posting will continue until the position is filled. The YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We may be unable to respond to every individual submission due to a high volume of applicants. Please do not telephone. Applicants who do not follow the application procedure are immediately disqualified.