Colorado Nonprofit Association

Co-Director of Shelter and Housing Programs

The Co-Director of Shelter & Housing Programs, in partnership with their co-Director, is responsible for Shelter and Housing Program development, implementation, supervision, and management of services provided by SPAN. This Co-Director collaborates with community organizations and SPAN resources to address the short and long-term shelter and housing, mental and physical health, and crisis response needs of adult and child survivors of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV). This Co-Director leads efforts to integrate trauma-informed services into the Shelter environment, and supports systems change and the expansion of resources.

• Provides departmental strategies, development, support, and
  supervision, including crisis/intake services and residential programming.
  Supports Co-Director in implementing post-Shelter housing resources and
  services.
• Develops and maintains a Shelter living environment that
  promotes safety, dignity, wellness, and respect for all clients, and a
  supportive work environment for staff, volunteers and interns.
• Implements policies and protocol that are culturally
  accessible, trauma-informed, strengths-based, client-defined, and which provide
  a positive shelter experience regardless of race, ethnicity, language, sexual
  orientation, gender identity, mental or physical abilities, religious
  affiliation, or other social and/or cultural barriers.
• Works in partnership with Co-Director to schedule 24/7
  coverage for the Shelter Program and crisis-line services; provides back-up and
  after-hours support as needed.
• Develops, implements, and supervises crisis counseling
  services for Shelter clients; trains and supervises staff and counseling
  interns to provide immediate crisis intervention and short-term trauma
  counseling in individual and group settings.
• Partners with Co-Director to support staff/interns and
  accomplish program goals and outcomes.
• Provides departmental program data, including evaluations,
  monthly progress reports and statistics, and other necessary reports.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises departmental staff
  members and interns. Focusses on team building and secondary trauma reduction.
• Works closely and collaborates with SPAN program directors
  through weekly meetings.
• Collaborates with Co-Director and all SPAN programs,
  community organizations and initiatives to improve access to and availability
  of emergency shelter, short/long term housing, and crisis intervention
  resources for survivors of domestic violence/IPV, elder abuse, sexual violence,
  and human trafficking.
• Implements Shelter-based positive parenting and parent-child
  trauma recovery programming like Parents as Teachers, Let’s Connect, and Family
  Resilience. Participates in DV/Child Protective Services Consultation Team to
  support system-involved non-offending parents and their children.
• Assists in organizational and community training and
  outreach efforts.
• Participates in weekly Shelter/Housing Team meetings and
  all-staff and management meetings.
• With Co-Director, manages the SPAN Spiritual Support Team,
  Safe Pets Program, and agency workgroups focused on improved client services.
• Participates in system-change and advocacy efforts to
  improve institutional response to survivors of domestic violence/IPV and their
  children.
• Works closely with government and nonprofit community
  partners to expand resources and enhance services for domestic violence/IPV
  survivors and their children.
• Represents SPAN at various committees and task forces.

What you bring to us

• Master’s degree in counseling or social work preferred, or
  any equivalent combination of education and/or clinical experience.
• Five years of progressive experience in human services
  and/or IPV advocacy/services, and 3 years’ experience in management/supervision
  and working in crisis and/or shelter environments is required. It will also
  help you to have clinical experience and strong working knowledge of the
  dynamics of domestic violence, and trauma-informed and healing-centered crisis
  intervention.
• Proven experience effectively challenging and working
  toward systems change providing advocacy on behalf of survivors of
  interpersonal violence.
• Exceptional team building, conflict resolution, leadership
  skills, and ability to effectively address vicarious trauma is required.
• Written and oral communication in Spanish and the ability
  to act as Cultural Broker is strongly preferred.
• If you’ve made it to this bullet, you can guess that you
  need great computer skills including Microsoft Office. You also need to produce
  and meet deadlines in our fast-paced and changing environment and have proven
  written and oral communication skills in English. If you are bilingual in
  Spanish with cultural broker experience, you’re a strong candidate.
• The desire and ability to work with passion, diligence,
  and humor; usually days, but nights and weekends if needed.