Thursday, November 13, 2014

FAIR Girls


Are you passionate about empowering women and girls survivors of violence? Are you interested in helping prevent and end human trafficking? If so, you would love to work at 1 of the 4 volunteer fellowships. FAIR Girls operates the only safe housing overnight emergency apartment for young women survivors of trafficking (ages 18-24) in D.C. This is a safe housing facility for survivors that are also homeless and exiting situations of trafficking. FAIR Girls is located in the Dupont Circle area and is metro accessible. 

1) Crisis Response Case Management Fellow
Under the supervision of the FAIR Girls' Director of Programs and case manager, the crisis response fellow will assist with day-to-day case management for youth survivors of human trafficking. 

Required Hours and Length of Commitment: Minimum 4 to 6 month commitment. 24 hours a week (preferred 32-40 hours a week). Fellow will also be required to be on call for crisis response in the field two weekends a month. Accept 4 to 8 interns per year. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Provide case management to youth survivors of human trafficking referred by law enforcement, social workers, probation officers and court officials in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Case management may involve liaising with judges, prosecutors, probation officers, social workers, other service providers and family members involved in the youth’s case.  It may also involve ensuring the youth obtains proper identification, safe housing, medical care, mental health care, legal representation, and public benefits. 
  • Provide supportive counseling and mentorship to each individual youth in order to assist them in accomplishing personal, educational and career goals. 
  • Provide emergency response services to survivors of trafficking when needed. This will include being on call to respond to crises in the field two weekends of the month. 
  • Maintain accurate and updated case notes and other related documentation as required by FAIR Girls.   
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in social work/public health or other related field , but WILL TAKE SENIOR LEVEL UNDERGRADUATES. Fluent in Spanish. Experience in and passion for case management and counseling youth survivors of trauma, especially gender-based violence including but not limited to: sexual abuse, assault and sex trafficking. Experience in crisis response, sexual assault advocacy etc. Experience working with LGBTQ youth. Strong verbal communication, and flexibility. Please note FAIR Girls appreciates diversity and encourages all those interested in this position to apply.

To Apply: Please email detailed resume and cover letter to the FAIR Girls Director of Programs Teresa Tomassoni at Ttomassoni@fairgirls.org and Sarah Wampol-Hutchison, Director of Operations at wampol@fairgirls.org

2) Emergency Housing Fellow
Under the supervision of the FAIR Girls’ Director of Programs, the Emergency Housing fellow will assist with day-to-day operations at our overnight emergency housing safe apartment.

Required Hours and Length of Commitment:  Minimum 4 to 6 month commitment. This position requires fellow to commit to working 3 overnights a week (shifts are from 8:00 pm-8am the next morning) at our emergency housing safe apartment. Accept 4 to 8 interns per year. * No sleeping allowed

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Provide overnight supervision to up to 4 adult female survivors of trafficking at the FAIR Girls emergency housing safe apartment. 
  • Facilitate cooking and other evening activities with residents. 
  • Budget for groceries and other necessary household supplies with residents and go on shopping outings to purchase these items with them. 
  • Provide supportive counseling and mentorship to each individual youth in order to assist them in accomplishing personal, educational and career goals. 
  • Solicit donations for crisis apartment including furniture, clothes, food, toiletries, gift cards etc. 
  • Keep apartment clean and organized. 
  • Maintain accurate and updated case notes and other related documentation as required by FAIR Girls.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in social work/public health/youth development or other related field, but WILL TAKE SENIOR LEVEL UNDERGRADUATES. Fluent in Spanish.  Experience in and passion for case management and counseling youth survivors of trauma, especially gender-based violence including but not limited to: sexual abuse, assault and sex trafficking. Experience working with LGBTQ youth. Experience working overnight shifts at domestic violence or homeless youth shelters. Experience facilitating engaging groups and workshops for youth. Strong work ethic, positive energy and attitude, empathetic outlook, excellent written and verbal communication, and flexibility. Please note FAIR Girls appreciates diversity and encourages all those interested in this position to apply.

To apply: Please email detailed resume and cover letter to the FAIR Girls Director of Programs, Teresa Tomassoni at Ttomassoni@fairgirls.org and Director of Operations, Sarah Wampol-Hutchison at wampol@fairgirls.org

3) Drop-in Center Fellow
Under the supervision of the FAIR Girls’ Director of Programs, the drop-in center fellow will assist with day-to-day operations in our drop-in center for youth survivors of human trafficking. 

Required Hours and Length of Commitment:  Minimum 4 to 6 month commitment. Minimum 20 hours a week (Preferred 32-40 hours a week) Fellow will also be required to sign up to staff our emergency housing safe apartment for survivors of trafficking a minimum of 3 nights a month. 

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Provide case management inside our drop-in center to youth survivors of human trafficking referred by law enforcement, social workers, probation officers and court officials in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Case management may involve liaising with judges, prosecutors, probation officers, social workers, other service providers and family members involved in the youth’s case.  It may also involve ensuring the youth obtains proper identification, safe housing, medical care, mental health care, legal representation, and public benefits. 
  • Provide supportive counseling and mentorship to each individual youth in order to assist them in accomplishing personal, educational and career goals. 
  • Coordinate and facilitate multiple daily recreational and educational workshops for youth including health education groups, jewelry making groups, dance groups, art groups, resume building workshops, etc. 
  • Provide emergency response services to survivors of trafficking when needed at the drop in center. This will include crisis counseling, conflict mediation, and staffing our overnight crisis apartment at least 3 nights a month. 
  • Solicit donations for drop in center including furniture, clothes, food, toiletries, gift cards etc. 
  • Keep drop-in center clean and organized. 
  • Maintain accurate and updated case notes and other related documentation as required by FAIR Girls.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in social work/public health/youth development or other related field, but WILL TAKE SENIOR LEVEL UNDERGRADUATES. Fluent in Spanish.  Experience in and passion for case management and counseling youth survivors of trauma, especially gender-based violence including but not limited to: sexual abuse, assault and sex trafficking. Experience working with LGBTQ youth. Experience developing and managing youth leadership programs and community service projects. Experience facilitating engaging groups and workshops for youth. Strong work ethic, positive energy and attitude, empathetic outlook, excellent written and verbal communication, and flexibility. Please note FAIR Girls appreciates diversity and encourages all those interested in this position to apply.

To Apply: Please email detailed resume and cover letter to the FAIR Girls Director of Programs, Teresa Tomassoni at Ttomassoni@fairgirls.org and Sarah Wampol-Hutchison, Director of Operations, at wampol@fairgirls.org

4) Data Tracking and Technical Assistance Fellow
Under the supervision of the FAIR Girls’ Director of Operations, the Data Tracking and Technical Assistance Fellow will assist with data tracking and monitoring and evaluation activities related FAIR Girls day-to-day operations. 

Required Hours and Length of Commitment:  Minimum 4 to 6 month commitment. Minimum 20 hours a week. 

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Assist with drafting monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures. 
  • Analyze data trends on youth survivors of human trafficking and contribute reports on survivor demographic and outcome trends involved in FAIR Girls programs
  • Work collaboratively with Director of Operations to further refine features of FAIR Girls database tracking system
  • Participate in meetings with community partners to streamline process of organizing agency data
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in social work, sociology, or other human services related field. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or work experience in bioinformatics, research, or technology strongly recommended. Experience in non-profit program evaluation and operations for non-profits. Passionate about research and the use of technology in creating evidence based-practices. High level of comfort with navigating technology and background in understanding software development. Experience using Salesforce CRM software highly valued. 

To Apply: Please email detailed resume and cover letter to the FAIR Girls Director of Operations, Sarah Wampol-Hutchison, at wampol@fairgirls.org. 

Prevention Education (Tell Your Friends)
FAIR Girls currently has a partnership with D.C. Public Schools as well as Baltimore and some areas in Prince George county to teach a trafficking prevention curriculum. Again, would accept 4 to 8 interns per year.

For more information & to apply please contact Sarah Wampol-Hutchison at wimple@fairgirls.org

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