Domestic Violence Liaison

applicants must be permanent in social worker civil service title. This is a provisional appointment, when a test becomes available in the social worker title, you must take and pass the exam to remain in the social worker title.

the department of social services (dss) is comprised of the administrative units of the new york city human resources administration (hra) and the department of homeless services (dhs). Hra is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing new yorkers in need with essential benefits such as food assistance and emergency rental assistance. Dhs is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in new york city by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

domestic violence services (dvs) provides a variety of comprehensive immediate and long-term support services to survivors of domestic violence and their families. Dvs provides oversight for the largest domestic shelter system in the country which provides safety and services for this vulnerable population. This network of more than 55 emergency domestic violence shelters provides temporary emergency housing, and supportive services to over 17,500 victims of domestic violence and their children annually.

Dvs provides oversight and funding for the 24-hour domestic violence hotline. Dvs also administers the no violence again (nova) program located at the dhs intake center and the domestic violence liaison unit, which provides domestic violence counseling and intervention at job centers. Dvs partners with a network of community-based organizations, that provide counseling, legal services, financial development services, and job readiness for domestic violence survivors.

In addition, dvs leads a nationally recognized domestic violence primary prevention effort, the teen relationship abuse prevention program (rapp).

the office of domestic violence (odv) is the primary mechanism through which the city of new york provides emergency shelter and social services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Odv oversees the largest network of domestic violence services in the country. These nys mandated shelter and community-based programs provide prevention and intervention services, crisis counseling, advocacy and legal services to help families and individuals impacted by domestic violence.

the programs administered by odv include the domestic violence shelter program, the domestic violence hotline, the no violence again (nova) program, the domestic violence liaison unit (dvlu) and anti-domestic violence eligibility needs team (advent), non-residential domestic violence services,alternative to shelter (ats) and domestic violence aftercare program (dvap), domestic violence intervention education and prevention (dviep) program, and teen relationship abuse prevention program (rapp).

• conduct assessment/screening to determine whether the client is a victim of domestic violence and the level of services they may require.
• inform referred clients about their rights and responsibilities for compliance and provide waivers to assist with safety.
• facilitate emergency safety planning for clients in a crisis, as necessary.
• provide on-site counseling services to clients, as needed.
• make appropriate referrals to dhs and other social service agencies, as needed.
• complete six-month case reviews to evaluate ongoing safety, assess current needs, and ensure the continuation of appropriate services.
• maintain case records for each client on the…