Job Listings

For Questions regarding Employment Opportunities, please contact info@taoscav.org or call our offices, M-F 8-5, at (575) 758-8082.

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To submit your applications by email, please send to info@taoscav.org. Please remember we do request a resume as well as a completed application.

Applications can also be picked up or dropped off at our offices at 945 Salazar Road, Taos.

For the safety of our clients and our staff, background checks are required for all available positions.

Current Openings are:)

Client Advocate

Adult & Adolescent Therapist

FT Thrift Store Salesclerk

Shelter Advocate

(click above job title or see below for descriptions)

JOB TITLE: Client Advocate

REPORTS TO: Client Services Director

HOURS: 40 Hours week (Some flexibility required: weekday & occasional weekend, overnight as needed.)

BIGINNING SALARY: $16.50/Hr. + Benefits, Non-Exempt

SCOPE OF POSITION: Provide crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, individual life skills coaching and peer counseling for shelter and non-shelter survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in the provision of services to shelter clients, including but not limited to the following:

Daily education and goal setting sessions with shelter clients.
Provide crisis intervention, advocacy and follow-up with sheltered clients.
Provide legal consultation referrals and advocacy.
Provide individual life skills training and referrals to group life skills training.
Coordinate with all other CAV program components with referrals and case management of shelter clients and make appropriate out-of-agency referrals to assist clients in obtaining permanent safe housing.
Assist shelter clients work through any problems they many encounter while residing at the CAV shelter.

Provide advocacy for clients living out of the shelter. This includes crisis intervention, personal, and legal advocacy and follow-up. Provide survivor counseling/advocacy for survivors of domestic or sexual violence as needed or requested.
Responsible for assisting in the follow-up and closeout of clients not currently receiving

services.

Provide legal advocacy necessary to assist clients in obtaining Protective Orders from the District Court and to assist clients in obtaining information regarding criminal cases in the Magistrate Court and District Court.
Provide client transportation as needed.
Responsible for serving as staff back-up on hotline and taking primary shifts when
needed.
Participate in all staff meetings, client staffings, and in-service trainings.
To be fully knowledgeable and co-ordinate with other CAV program components in referrals and case management of clients.
Participate in training around legal issues to ensure ability to provide legal advocacy.
Attend community meetings, volunteer trainings, etc., as appropriate for client services.
Become knowledgeable of the ways in which working with people who have experienced trauma, DV and SA, impacts employees and proactively work to limit the effects of compassion fatigue by seeking supervision when common signs are present.
Engage in reflective supervision and actively examine how this work impacts you and how you impact the people that you work with as well as co-workers.
Participate in a minimum of three agency events each year.
Abide by confidentiality required by CAV, and its grantors.
Be available and cross-trained in other areas of CAV support service in the office and community as requested by Client Services Director and Executive Director.
Responsible for completing required paperwork and maintaining files on clients. This includes preparing necessary reports for Board and/or funding sources, as requested by the Client Services Director and/or Executive Director.
Other responsibilities as assigned by Client Services Director or by the Executive Director.

Skills/Experience needed for this position:

Ability to work in crisis situations (management & intervention).
Ability to work in a team setting and providing support and information to peers.
Excellent Bi-lingual (English-Spanish) and Bi-cultural communication skills.
Ability to maintain and complete, on a timely basis, all client paperwork required.
Ability to practice, or knowledge and experience in the use of conflict resolution.
Bilingual (English-Spanish) and Bi-cultural required. Experience working with multi-cultural population preferred.
Experience (paid or volunteer) in related kinds of activities, or willingness to be trained.

Covered (“Non-Exempt”) and Not Covered (“Exempt”). All positions at CAV are classified as “covered” or “not covered” to determine if an employee qualified for overtime under state Wage and Hour laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Covered, also called “Non-Exempt”, includes all employees who are paid on an hourly basis and whose job responsibilities do not fit under any category of exemption under the FLSA. These employees are entitled to “Overtime” pay as described below. Not covered, also called “Exempt”, employees include certain administrators, executives or professionals who are paid on a salary basis. A salary basis includes the hourly rate the administrator, executive or professional is assigned. The job description identifies CAV’s classification of the position as covered and not covered for qualifications for overtime. If an employee believes CAV’s classification is incorrect, the employee should contact HR for an analysis of their position and functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma/GED and any combination of education and training with the target population or two (2) years relevant experience in a human service related field. Forty (40) hours provider specific training at the outset of their jobs on topics essential to working with survivors of domestic violence, children who are survivors/ witnesses of domestic violence and offenders and crisis intervention. Have a minimum of 20 hours continuing education training annually may include, NMCADV, VOCA, or VAWA and agency training related to target population. Must be 18 years of age or older.

Additional Qualifications Preferred: Spanish and English Bilingual; Previous experience in providing advocacy to survivors of sexual or domestic violence.

CAV is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This means that all persons are eligible to be employed, promoted or discharged, without regard to their sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, ancestry, serious medical condition, gender identity, or national origin. CAV does not tolerate retaliation against any employee or client who filed grievance, made a complaint or questioned the handling of a discrimination charge.

JOB TITLE: Adult & Adolescent Therapist

REPORTS TO: Children Therapist/Coordinator

HOURS: 40 Hours week

BEGINNING SALARY: $25-$27/Hr. Licensed, Non-Independent + Benefits, Non-Exempt

$27-$29/Hr. Independent + Benefits, Non-Exempt

SCOPE OF POSITION: Provide professional counseling to adults who are survivors or witnesses of violence, and clients of CAV. Provide professional services in both group and individual formats.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Provide primary counseling services to adults, children and adolescents who are survivors or witnesses of violence.
Provide primary client assessment and development of client treatment plan.
Refer clients to outside agencies, as necessary.
Maintain client files and prepare reports in accordance with State, Federal, and grant requirements.
Participate in staffing cases with client service staff.
Provide necessary agency referrals, advocacy, and follow-up for counseling clients.
Maintain an accurate account of budget expenditure for adult and child counseling and turn in necessary forms to Counseling Coordinator in a timely manner.
Participate in all regular staff meetings, in-service trainings and community functions as required or requested by the Counseling Coordinator or Executive Director.
Become knowledgeable of the ways in which working with people who have experienced trauma, DV and SA, impacts employees and proactively work to limit the effects of compassion fatigue by seeking supervision when common signs are present.
Engage in reflective supervision and actively examine how this work impacts you and how you impact the people that you work with as well as co-workers.
Participate in a minimum of three agency events each year.
Be cross trained in other areas of CAV support services.
Other responsibilities as assigned by Counseling Coordinator or Executive Director.

MINIMUM STAFF QUALIFICATIONS:

Licensure in New Mexico, with a Bachelor or master’s degree (LBSW, RMHC, RIMHC, LPC, LMSW) under staff supervision and training required by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Act or the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners Practice Act, with required staff supervision and training or licensure in New Mexico, Master’s Degree Clinician (LISW, LPCC, LMFT, LPAT), licensed doctoral level psychologist or psychiatrist in accordance with requirements of the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners or the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Act. Forty (40) hours of relevant training initially may include NMCADV, CSVANW, VOCA, or VAWA training, and ongoing relevant training.

CAV is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This means that all persons are eligible to be employed, promoted, or discharged, without regard to their sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, ancestry, serious medical condition, gender identity, or national origin. CAV does not tolerate retaliation against any employee or client who filed grievance, made a complaint, or questioned the handling of a discrimination charge.

JOB TITLE: Shelter Advocate

REPORTS TO: Client Services Coordinator and Client Services Program Director

HOURS: 32 Hours week (overnight 16 hr. shift) (Some flexibility required: weekday & occasional weekend, overnight as needed.)

SALARY: $16.50 + Benefits, Non-Exempt

SCOPE OF POSITION: The primary responsibility of the Shelter Advocate (as well as any direct services staff filling the overnight and weekend Shelter Advocate shifts) is to maintain safety at the facilities and perform routine maintenance needed to ensure appropriate, safe and secure facilities at all times. Additional responsibilities are to provide as needed: crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, individual life skills coaching, and peer counseling for sheltered/housed clients and assist them toward the development of goals toward safe, independent, permanent housing.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibility of the Shelter Advocates is to maintain safety at the facilities and perform routine maintenance needed to ensure appropriate, safe and secure facilities at all times. Specifically:
1. Walk throughout the facility during shifts,
2. Monitor alarm/security system panels and monitors,
3. Ensure facility egresses and ingresses are functioning and secure,
4. Monitor the residents, staff, volunteers, and other public people coming into and leaving the facility and CAV properties, and
5. Communicate regularly with law enforcement and contracted security systems regularly and when additional patrols, checks, and emergency responses are needed.
Notify on-call advocate and supervisory staff as needed on any breaches of security. File incident reports on a timely basis during shift hours following established and written procedures.
Maintain shelter cleanliness, maintain facility to be free of hazards, perform cleaning duties in office and shelter areas, and report any additional repairs needed to supervisor and maintenance person as soon as possible. Immediately alert supervisor and appropriate authorities of any dangerous facility situations such as gas leak, fire, flooding, etc.
Explain guidelines and household duties to resident adults and their children, and motivate residents to comply with shelter policies.
Assist in completion of client departure form, ensuring cleanliness of vacated unit (including assisting agency in cleaning areas needed), and the return of items that were issued to residents such as towels, blankets, etc. Ensure that security points and systems are intact for the vacated unit, checking specifically on the windows, doors, and window screen monitoring units.
Respond to crisis needs with residents.
Answer the 24-hour crisis telephone and dispatch calls to staff on call, evaluate clients for residency, do client intakes and orient new residents during shift.
Provide survivor counseling/advocacy for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault as needed on an emergency basis.
Interact with residents in a caring manner while maintaining boundaries.
Assist clients, if necessary, due to client’s disabilities.
Provide domestic violence and sexual assault education, informal crisis and motivational support for residents.
Attend staff meetings, staffings, in-service trainings and CAV community or fundraising/outreach events as required.
Attend community meetings, volunteer trainings, etc., as appropriate for client services.
Abide by the confidentiality required by CAV.
Work in collaboration with the Client Services Director in the following areas: Coordinate with the Client Advocates necessary referrals, advocacy, follow-up and closeout of clients.
Work with other Client Advocates in providing general client advocacy for clients.
Be available to assist in other support services in the office and community as requested by Client Services Director and/or the Executive Director.
Become knowledgeable of the ways in which working with people who have experienced trauma, DV and SA, impacts employees and proactively work to limit the effects of compassion fatigue by seeking supervision when common signs are present.
Engage in reflective supervision and actively examine how this work impacts you and how you impact the people that you work with as well as co-workers.
Participate in a minimum of three agency events each year.
Other responsibilities as assigned by Client Services Director and/or the Executive Director.
Be cross-trained in other areas of CAV support services.
Abide by CAV agency & program policies and procedures.

Skills/Experience needed for this position

Ability to monitor security systems and calmly follow security breech response protocols.
Ability to clean and perform small, routine maintenance tasks.
Ability to work in crisis situations.
Excellent communication and computer skills.
Ability to maintain and complete, on a timely basis, all client paperwork required.
Ability to practice, or knowledge and experience in the use of, conflict resolution.
Bilingual strongly preferred. Experience working with multi-cultural population helpful.
Experience (paid or volunteer) in related kinds of activities, or willingness to be trained.

Covered (“Non-Exempt”) and Not Covered (“Exempt”). All positions at CAV are classified as “covered” or “not covered” to determine if an employee qualified for overtime under state Wage and Hour laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Covered, also called “Non-Exempt”, includes all employees who are paid on an hourly basis and whose job responsibilities do not fit under any category of exemption under the FLSA. These employees are entitled to “Overtime” pay as described below. Not covered, also called “Exempt”, employees include certain administrators, executives or professionals who are paid on a salary basis. A salary basis includes the hourly rate the administrator, executive or professional is assigned. The job description identifies CAV’s classification of the position as covered and not covered for the purpose of qualifications for overtime. If an employee believes CAV’s classification is incorrect, the employee should contact HR for an analysis of their position and functions.

MINIMUM STAFF QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma/GED and any combination of education and training with the target population or two (2) years relevant experience in a human service related field; and must be 18 years of age or older. Must have forty (40) hours provider specific crisis intervention training; and a minimum of twenty (20) hours ongoing training per year related to target population, may include NMCADV, CSVANW, VOCA, or VAWA training.

Additional Qualifications Preferred: Bilingual communication skills and previous experience in providing advocacy to survivors of sexual or domestic violence.

JOB TITLE: FT Thrift Store Salesclerk

REPORTS TO: CAV Thrift Store Manager

HOURS: 40 hours week, includes weekends

SALARY: $10.50/Hr., Non-Exempt + Benefits

CAV THRIFT STORE MISSION: After providing necessary goods to clients, the CAV Thrift Store mission is to sell donated items from the community in order to provide a consistent funding stream for the programs, and services that help survivors of domestic and sexual violence heal and thrive.

SCOPE OF POSITION: Responsible for all sales activities from greeting customers, answering questions, offering assistance, and suggesting items. Accepting and sorting through all donations, separating good merchandise that can be made available to customers. Display and price all merchandise to be sold and handling sales at cash register. Always striving to increase income from the store.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Greets and receives customers in a welcoming manner.
Serves customers by helping them select products.
Drives sales through engagement of customers, suggestive selling, and sharing product knowledge.
Responds to customers ‘questions.
Directs customers by escorting them to racks and counters.
Provides outstanding customer service.
Processes payments through cash register by totaling purchases, processing checks, cash, or other credit and debit cards.
Accept and sort through all donations, separating good merchandise that can be made available to customers.
Alerts management of potential security issues.
Assists with inventory, including receiving and stocking merchandise.
Always striving to increase income from the store.
Distribute in-kind receipts for donations.
Display and price all merchandise to be sold in the store.
Have the store open during the advertised hours.
Keep the store and surrounding area neat, clean, and attractive.
Provide accurate end-of-day sales report.
Model respectful interaction with staff, volunteers, customers, and donors.
Keep abreast of new and innovate merchandising and display ideas.
Participate in staff meetings and trainings as needed.
Become knowledgeable of the ways in which working with people who have experienced trauma, DV and SA, impacts employees and proactively work to limit the effects of compassion fatigue by seeking supervision when common signs are present.
Engage in reflective supervision and actively examine how this work impacts you and how you impact the people that you work with as well as co-workers.
Participate in a minimum of three agency events each year.
Abide by confidentiality required by CAV.
Other responsibilities as assigned by CAV Thrift Store Manager, HR/Operations Coordinator and Executive Director.
Be available to assist in other support services in the office and community as requested by the Thrift Store Manager, HR/Operations Coordinator and Executive Director.

Physical demands: This position involves constant moving, talking, hearing, reaching, grabbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and standing throughout the day. Should be able to lift 50 lbs.

Skills: Listening, excellent customer service, selling to customer needs, people skills, energy level, dependability, general math skills, verbal communication, and job knowledge.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma or GED plus two-years relevant experience in retail. Must have excellent skills in, communication, sales, customer service and computer. Twenty hours provider specific training at the outset of their jobs on topics essential to working with survivors of domestic violence, children who are survivors/witnesses of domestic violence and offenders and crisis intervention with a minimum of (10) hours ongoing relevant training annually.

Job Listings

Current Openings are:)

JOB TITLE: Client Advocate

MINIMUM STAFF QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills/Experience needed for this position

JOB TITLE: FT Thrift Store Salesclerk

Equal Housing Opportunity