Clinical Supervisor

General Responsibilities

Develop and implement all aspects of the clinical programs of HOPE Works in coordination with the Executive Director and Advocacy team. Provide therapeutic interventions and mental health counseling services to survivors of sexual and domestic violence and their impacted loved ones. Develop and complete program outreach, community partner referral systems, data collection, and evaluation methods. Participate in on-call system for responding to clinical referrals and scheduling requests. Meet and exceed grant project objectives. Represent and embody HOPE Works Mission Statement and Statement of Beliefs.

Qualifications

Must hold a license in Social Work, MSW or equivalent and have experience providing therapeutic services. Must have experience with providing trauma-informed, survivor/client empowerment clinical interventions with victims of multiple abuse experiences. Experience working with survivors, professionals, and graduate-level social work interns and an understanding of best practice in providing mental health services at a non-mental health agency (e.g.: therapy services within a rape crisis center) is strongly preferred.  Knowledge of sexual violence issues and types of non-clinical service provision within advocacy models is required.

Specific Responsibilities

Ongoing therapeutic and clinical services

  • Schedule and provide therapy sessions to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and impacted loved ones; 

  • Facilitate clinical support groups at HOPE Works and in the community, in collaboration with Victim Advocates and community partners;

  • Work with community partners to ensure clinical services are culturally-relevant and appropriate for homeless and LGBTQIA+ - identified survivors;

  • Work with Advocates and other experts in the victim advocacy field to ensure clinical services fit the specific and diverse needs of victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation; 

  • Provide clinical and administrative support to one or more graduate-level social work interns, including recruitment,  training, intern program and services development, and weekly supervision; 

  • In collaboration with the Executive Director, provide a long-term vision and strategic growth plan for clinical programs at HOPE Works; and

  • Provide clinical supervision to HOPE Works advocates, as needed.

Administrative tasks

  • Maintain standard practitioner files  on survivors accessing clinical programs of HOPE Works; facilitate any release of information paperwork between clinical and advocacy programs of HOPE Works (at the direction of survivors);

  • Develop and implement community outreach and marketing of new clinical services, establish and maintain in-house referrals, establish and maintain community partners’ referral systems to clinical programs at HOPE Works; 

  • Assist the Executive Director in policy development (e.g.: file keeping and retention, mandatory reporting issues, communication between HOPE Works clinician and advocacy team, and co-occurring clinical and non-clinical service provision);

  • Collaborate with Grant partners to meet any additional grant goals with clinical interventions, with an emphasis on fostering access to traditionally underserved survivors and diverse communities;

  • Collect, interpret, and report on clinical statistics; work with Executive Director to ensure that grant funded programs are successful and that program evaluative measures are efficient, appropriate, and effective in measuring the clinical programs’ efficacy; assist in the preparation of grant proposals and reports; and

  • As appropriate, participate in staff meetings, staff retreats, and volunteer trainings for the agency.

This position is a 32 hr/wk salaried exempt position with full health, dental, and vision insurance. HOPE Works offers generous paid time off, flexible hybrid work environment, as well as paid respite leave and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to our Executive Director via email at erika@hopeworksvt.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

People with diverse lived experiences encouraged to apply. H.O.P.E. Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Internship Opportunities

Hotline & Chatline

Description of position: Hotline and Chatline volunteers cover shifts on HOPE Works’ 24-hour hotline and online chatline, to offer emotional support, information, and options to survivors of sexual violence and other callers. All hotline/chatline volunteers receive HOPE Works volunteer training, as well as Crisis Worker Certification, in order to better provide trauma informed support and effective referrals to survivors and their loved ones. This is a remote position, that can be paired with any of our existing internships in need of additional required hours.

Required Competencies/General Requirements:

· Completion of our Hotline and Volunteer Training.

· Has an ability to maintain confidentiality and is dedicated to helping end sexual violence.  

For more information and opportunities, please feel free to contact volunteers@hopeworksvt.org

Sexual Violence Awareness Month Internship

Description of position: This internship is focused on all aspects of coordinating, marketing, and implementing events and activities for the month of April - Sexual Violence Awareness Month. This intern will work under the Director of Education and Prevention, as well as the Development and Volunteer Coordinator, to plan awareness opportunities for Chittenden County, including, but not limited to: Take Back the Night, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference, Clothesline Projects, Red Flag Projects. Also, this intern will be asked to be present at various community meetings leading up to April to market events, work on new initiatives targeting underserved populations, and build ongoing relationships with social service agencies.

Required Competencies/General Requirements:

  • Must be comfortable with the extroverted needs of outreach (ability to make phone calls, reach out to businesses, etc.)

  • Experience with various social media platforms

  • Command of Google Drive, including docs, sheets, and calendar.

  •  Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Detail oriented, organized, and self-motivated.

  • Must be available some nights and weekends, especially in April.

For more information and opportunities, please feel free to contact volunteers@hopeworksvt.org