Domestic Violence Liaison

Job Title: Domestic Violence Liaison

Reports to: Program Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: PCDSVC - Outreach

Level: Program Professional II

The Domestic Violence Liaison Program is a partnership between the Division of Child Placement and Permanency (DCPP), the NJ Coalition for Battered Women (NJCBW), the DCPP local offices, and the domestic violence programs at the county level. Domestic Violence Liaisons are domestic violence specialists, co-located at the DCPP Local offices, who provide on-site case consultation, support and advocacy for the non-offending parents and their children.

Purpose:

• To increase safety, stability, and wellbeing as well as improve outcomes for children and their non-offending parents in domestic violence situations.
• To strengthen DCF/DCPP capacity to provide effective assessment and intervention for families in domestic violence situations.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with DCPP caseworkers on site and on home visits, when appropriate.
• Assist with domestic violence assessments, DCPP child safety protection plans and case plans.
• Assist with domestic violence safety planning for the non-offending parent and children and provide direct advocacy, community networking and referral information.
• Help identify and address gaps and barriers that non offending parents face in obtaining needed support and safety for their children and themselves.
• Through case consultation and staff presentations, educate and mentor DCPP local office staff in their efforts to identify individual needs and offer appropriate interventions to address those needs.
• Model best practices in working with families in domestic violence situations.
• Model collaboration and cross systems advocacy to strengthen community partnerships and enable a coordinated community teamed response when domestic violence and child abuse co-occur.
• Help facilitate family team meetings that follow best practice guidelines and safeguards when domestic violence is present.

Education, Experience & Credentials:

• Masters Degree and 3 years of experience in domestic violence services or Bachelor of Arts degree and 5 years of experience in domestic violence services required or equivalent.
• Certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist by the NJ Board of Domestic Violence Professionals or working toward certification required. Twenty–five per cent of the requirements for classroom hours and supervised direct practice required for certification must be completed within one year of hire. Domestic Violence Specialist Certification may be substituted for the required degree.
• Licensed clinical social worker or licensed professional counselor preferred. Bilingual/bicultural in Spanish preferred.
• Strong clinical, communications, problem-solving, advocacy, networking and collaboration skills required.

Demonstrated competencies include:

• Working knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence and coercive control, advocacy, courts, welfare, child welfare, confidentiality and counseling, ethics, systems collaboration, and accessing resources, prevention and best practices, empowerment, and child development, crisis intervention, collaborative approach, problem solving skills, group process.
• The domestic violence liaison will be expected to complete training on the DCPP Case Practice Model, child protection and family team meetings. DCF contracts with the local domestic violence program for domestic violence specialist services. Clinical supervision of the domestic violence liaison is provided by the local domestic violence program.

ASSOCIATION PHILOSOPHY:

All Association employees must be committed to the New Jersey Association on Correction’s philosophy: To promote social justice and human dignity in the policies and institutions which govern offenders and victims of crime through educational, legislative and rehabilitative programs.

The New Jersey Association on Correction is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, lawful political affiliation or group membership, physical handicap, age, marital status, sexual orientation, prior involvement in the criminal justice system, off the job lawful activities or physical appearance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54,168.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Domestic Violence: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• Domestic Violence Specialist Certification (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person