A Safe PlaceHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, or a related field, or a high school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience in social services and domestic violence.
- Understanding of domestic violence dynamics and trauma-informed care.
- Crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards.
- Bilingual Spanish fluency.
- Experience in housing placement, case management, or advocacy.
- Completion of 40-hour Domestic Violence Training within 45 days of hire.
- IM+CANS training.
Benefits
- Hands-on experience in emergency shelter and trauma-informed care settings.
- Opportunities to develop skills in advocacy, crisis intervention, and client services.
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
For more than four decades, A Safe Place has provided services to victims of domestic violence & human trafficking and their families in Lake County, Illinois. A Safe Place is guided by the following mission: As the leading advocate for eliminating domestic violence and human trafficking in northern Illinois, A Safe Place provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, individual therapy, family therapy, art therapy, group therapy, affordable housing, advocacy, education and outreach, supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and their children, a mentoring program, custody exchanges, supervised visitations, assistance with orders of protections, and intervention services for abusers to learn accountability for their choices and actions. A Safe Place strives to lessen the impact abuse has had on adults and children by providing services that remove barriers to leaving their abuser and transforming their lives after abuse. Programs and services of A Safe Place are evidenced-based, client-centered, and reflect a trauma-informed approach to direct services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Services were designed to meet the immediate crisis and long term needs of domestic violence & human trafficking victims and their children and to prevent domestic violence & human trafficking.