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SAVE accepts applications for positions on an ongoing basis.  Applicants deemed eligible will be contacted as positions open.  Domestic Violence knowledge and experience is a plus for all positions. Below are brief descriptions of each position, as well as a link to the complete description, including education/experience requirements, details of responsibilities and any special requirements.

Current open positions:


Community Engagement Specialist

The Community Engagement Specialist is a member of the Prevention Services team and reports to the Manager of Prevention Services.  Prevention Services includes the COPS Program and the Community Outreach Program.  The primary goals of the Prevention Services team are to educate and empower individuals and communities with information about intimate partner violence to end the cycle of violence and to provide support services to victims and their families. The Community Engagement Specialist serves as the liaison between the agency and the community and is responsible for increasing awareness about intimate partner violence and SAVE’s services.

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Community Advocate

The Community Advocates are staff members working in the COPS Program at Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments.  Community Advocates are out stationed in five police departments (Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, and San Leandro), at the SAVE office, and at the Restraining Order Clinics.  The Community Advocates are responsible for providing on-site support to victims of domestic violence, crisis intervention, peer counseling, safety planning, advocacy, and education about domestic violence to victims, police officers, and the community at large.  Community Advocates report to the Manager of Prevention Services.

Note: only full-time positions available.

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Employability Case Manager

This position is responsible for the provision of case management services to survivors of domestic violence residing in our 30 bed emergency shelter. Case management services include, but are not limited to; needs assessment, development of individual case plans, assistance in securing other social services (Cal WORKS, subsidized childcare, mental health services, drug/alcohol treatment services), obtaining employment and longer term housing. The case manager must maintain a high level of consciousness and sensitivity to battered women, their children and the issues of battering. The case manager must be self-motivated, a team player and highly resourceful.

The position is funded through Alameda County Department of Social Services, CalWORKs. The Employability Case Manager participates in collaborative activities with the staff of four other participating domestic violence shelters.

Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling or vocational rehabilitation or equivalent experience required. Two years experience providing services to survivors of family violence preferred. Bi-lingual/bi-cultural preferred.

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Crisis Hotline Counselor

The primary responsibility of the Crisis Hotline Counselor is to respond to crisis calls via SAVE’s 24-hour crisis hotline. S/he provides direct services to shelter residents including (but not limited to) advocacy, crisis intervention and counseling, information and referral services and meeting facilitation . S/he is responsible for site security during evening shifts and provides administrative support for the hotline and shelter. S/he must be self motivated, a team player, and resourceful.

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