Harvest House Ministry is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides advocacy, mentoring, and intervention for children who are victims, or suspected of being victims, of child sex trafficking. We are an established organization with deep roots in the community and a record of successful advocacy in the fight against child sex trafficking in Southeast Texas. We are instrumental in bringing trafficking to the forefront of public concern and are looking to increase our impact in that arena.
The Director will be responsible for the following:
- Actively facilitate relationships with Harvest House partners and Southeast Texas Alliance Against Trafficking (STAAT) team members to ensure open communication and seamless services for clients.
- Coordinate with harvest House partners to identify client needs and facilitate referrals to other service providers as needed.
- Plan, coordinate and facilitate weekly/monthly meetings with advocates to review cases.
- Manage all intakes and referrals.
- Ensure that staff and volunteer training and procedures regarding trafficking is ongoing and timely.
- Coordinate new employee orientation as needed.
- Facilitate protocol reviews.
- Perform employee performance reviews yearly and recommend growth opportunities.
- Participate in on-call rotation for off-hours/overnight emergency response.
- Willingness to perform crisis interventions, if needed.
- Performing public awareness and professional as needed.
- Strong conflict resolution, mediation, and organizational skills.
- Represent Harvest House at STAAT meetings, or other community and partner meetings, as needed.
- Prepare and submit, as necessary, timely and accurate reports, data, and statistical information to local, state, or
federal agencies.
- Provide assistance to agency grant writers by providing program and statistical information.
Recommended Skills:
- Experience in working with CAC and/or MDT preferred.
- Supervisory or manage experience preferred.
- Public speaking experience preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency with both Mac and PC applications.
- Positive attitude, problem solving skills, mediation, cultural sensitivity, and good judgement are essential.
- Master or Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, or related field preferred.
- Preference will be give to those with experience in trauma-informed crisis intervention, especially with relationship to sex trafficking. TBRI and CSE-IT certification are a plus.
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