Social Worker; Spanish Speaking

Position: Social Worker (Spanish Speaking), Sexual Violence Program

Department:
Community & Specialized Programs

Location (s): Hybrid-Citywide

Reports To:
Manager, Sexual Violence Program

The Violence Intervention Program, Inc. (VIP) is the only culturally specific non-profit organization in New York City serving Latinx survivors of domestic and sexual violence, the vast majority of whom are immigrants. Created as a grassroots response to intimate partner violence and sexual assault, VIP has always centered survivors in its leadership and has worked to create a community of staff that reflects the rich national, ethnic and racial diversity of the communities it serves.

VIP operates three community-based social service programs, two residential shelter and housing programs, a bilingual hotline, innovative economic justice and sexual violence programs, and a robust communications and outreach team.

The Sexual Violence Program Social Worker provides trauma-informed, supportive services to survivors of sexual violence, providing short-term individual counseling services, including co-facilitation of group healing practices. The social worker works closely with the Project Manager, counselor advocate, and survivors to identify culturally relevant healing modalities for Latina/o/x survivors of sexual violence, many of whom are immigrants. The social worker also provides community-based preventive education and raises awareness about VIP resources.

This position works with VIP’s Community Engagement team to identify key partners and establish relationships to improve coordinated responses to sexual violence. This position is crucial in training survivors, staff, and volunteers to deepen their understanding of trauma responses, engaging survivors and resources related to sexual violence. The ideal candidate is a compassionate person with a demonstrated commitment to providing trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices to survivors of sexual violence.

The social worker embraces values of diversity, cultural humility, teamwork, and community empowerment. This is an excellent opportunity to combine clinical, community-centered, and survivor-focused work.

Essential Functions:

• Supporting the clinical expansion of sexual violence programming and improving organization-wide delivery of sexual violence services;;
• Co-facilitating group counseling for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence;
• Collaborating with all VIP programs in the recruitment and coordination of clients who participate in sexual violence support groups;
• Providing comprehensive short-term individual clinical services with a trauma and strength-based perspective to help clients cope and heal from the experience of sexual violence;
• Providing advocacy, emotional support, and safety planning for survivors;
• Remaining abreast of new developments and changes in policies and practices impacting survivors (immigration, sexual violence, poverty, etc.);
• Attending agency and department meetings and participate in external stakeholder meetings, task force meetings etc., related to sexual violence and gender-based violence;
• Represent VIP at conferences, community meetings, and special events, including Promoting VIP services at all public functions;
• Establishing and maintaining formal linkages with community agencies to connect survivors to legal, mental health, parenting, and bilingual resources.

Data Collection & Entry:

• Ensure proper maintenance of documentation requirements (including logs, case notes, statistical and narrative reports, etc.);
• Maintain up-to-date data entry of all groups and outreach/training conducted and direct services provided;
• Work with supervisor and VIP Data Team to ensure timely delivery of all grant reports;
• Collaborate…