Children's Program Coordinator

Are you interested in pursuing meaningful work?  Are you interested in ending intimate partner violence in Tarrant County?  SafeHaven is Tarrant County’s only state-designated family violence program – this means we have the honor of working alongside domestic violence victims to keep them safe and simultaneously do our part in holding offenders accountable.  We offer flexible work-life balance and an opportunity to change the community – and the world.  We are excited to welcome new staff into our family and to work on this critical, life-saving mission together.

 SafeHaven is seeking a Children Program Coordinator.This position oversees the activities of the children’s programs for the Arlington Shelter Services Program to ensure children served receive comprehensive advocacy that leads to their safety and overall wellbeing.This position has significant responsibilities that includes supervision of the Children’s Program Services staff and ensuring a seamless delivery of services and programming that includes child advocacy; childcare; after-school, mentoring, support groups, and camp. Oversees the planning, implementation and evaluation of age appropriate, trauma informed services that is grant compliant and successfully meets the program goals and objectives.SafeHaven values employees who are in line with the culture of the agency, including those who are curious, trustworthy, open communicators, flexible, and willing to be held accountable. Working in the domestic violence field can be hard – but we can do hard things.The specific qualifications for this role are:

• Master's degree in Child Development, Social Work or related field preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Social Work or related discipline required.
• Minimum three years’ experience in the field of family violence, victim services or related work required.
• Must be knowledgeable of, and sensitive to, concerns of child development, domestic violence and child abuse.
• Minimum one-year supervisory experience required.
• Knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence, gender-based violence, and crisis intervention strategies required.
• Ability to provide culturally competent services and work with diverse staff and clientele in an empathetic and non-judgmental manner. 

Please include salary requirements in your cover letter.  SafeHaven offers competitive salaries.  Compensation is commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications.Competitive benefits package offered; SafeHaven is an Equal Opportunity Employer (see website for EOE statement.