Position: VP of Programs

Supervisor: President & CEO

Position Description:  The Vice President of Programs will be responsible for the overall administration and leadership of the domestic violence shelter program, which serves approximately 584 clients in two shelters each year. The position oversees and annual program budget of more than $2+ million. In addition, the VP is responsible for ensuring that the shelter programs provide high quality, client-centered, trauma-informed and culturally competent services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Strong financial acumen is necessary for success. Additionally, this position will join PADV in time to open a brand new state of the art shelter in GwinnettCounty.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Provides leadership and management for two domestic violence shelters/scattered sites in Metro Atlanta
2. Provide direct supervision to two Shelter Directors’, ensuring consistent policies and practices are developed, implemented, and maintained in the areas of staff recruitment, development and training, quality supervision, and client-centered service delivery
3. Comply with all licensing requirements of state and local regulatory entities, including but not limited to the Governor’s Office of Children and Families, DHS, HIPPA, etc. including but not limited to overseeing the preparation and responses to audits, applications, operational plans, modifications, and managing the recertification process (if necessary)
4. Networks with appropriate public and civic leaders in order to enhance the recognition and awareness of domestic violence and the work of PADV.
5. Partner with the appropriate PADV Departments to develop and maintain a strong workforce; to establish needed quality assurance and quality improvement mechanisms; to engage in a wide range of development activities and to respond to media inquiries to increase the public’s awareness of PADV and educate the public on domestic violence.
6. Participate in coalitions, task forces, and work groups
7. Fosters and maintains excellent, professional working relations with staff and volunteers and functions as part of a team.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree (MSW, MPH, MPA)
• A minimum of five years of successful management experience in a social service setting, preferably with three years of supervisory/managerial experience directly related to the field of domestic violence.
• Budget over site
• Commitment to a client-centered approach to practice with victims of domestic violence; excellent team-building skills; sound financial management skills; ability to manage complex human resources situations fairly and effectively

How to apply:  Send resume to Meagan Fulmer at meagan@padv.org.  No phone calls, please.  Candidates must meet all of the minimum qualifications in order to have their applications considered.

Registration for the first 100 teens is ‘free’ and underwritten by Verizon Wireless.

In the last two years, PADV’s Teen Dating Violence Summit has covered topics including bystander intervention, technology safety, and the role the media plays in influencing teen relationships. In 2012, we will be joined by an extraordinary survivor of teen dating violence, Johanna Orozco, who has been seen on Oprah, ABC’s 20/20, and The View. Why was Ms. Orozco selected as the Keynote speaker for PADV’s 2012 Teen Dating Violence Summit? The romance between high school seniors Johanna Orozco and Juan Ruiz Jr. lasted for a year and a half before Ruiz became violent and possessive. After she broke up with him (in 2007), he shot Orozco in the face, a crime that resulted in years of suffering and reconstructive surgeries for the young woman.

Doctors said the fact she survived at all was nothing short of miraculous, according to ABC News. However, Orozco said that throughout her ordeal she never felt sorry for herself. “This happened for a reason, and right now it must be terrible and horrible, but [there is] a good reason why it happened,” she told the news provider. In fact, the 21-year-old now works to turn her story into an example for others by speaking to groups of teenagers, urging girls to leave violent relationships and lobbying for legislation that would provide protection orders for threatened teens, according to the news network.

The day will wrap up with an opportunity for teens to win custom made dresses and men’s wear for prom from American Intercontinental University (AIU).

For more information, contact Laura Barton at 404-870-9615 or laura@padv.org.

Maya Gupta Helps Fill Need for Safe Shelter

I had an opportunity to talk to Maya Gupta last week when she was in Michigan for the AniCare Child training.  She is a certified AniCare trainer, and has worked with the ASI since 2007 after receiving her doctorate in clinical psychology.

Maya is executive director of Ahimsa House in Atlanta, a state-wide organization dedicated to helping the human and animal victims of domestic violence reach safety together.  Through its Safehouse program, a network of foster homes and boarding facilities, Ahimsa House has provided more than 19,000 nights of safe and secure shelter for pets in need and has reunited 85 percent of its clients with their pets once everyone was safe.

Important components of her work are to promote better laws and policies to combat the cycle of violence and to network and collaborate with others. Maya has testified at hearings in the Georgia legislature, and Ahimsa House pays for forensic veterinary exams so that prosecutors can add animal abuse counts to domestic violence cases. She’s also a board member of the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Chair-Elect of the American Psychological Association Section on Animal-Human Interaction.

This background has given Maya a unique perspective on the importance of AniCare in addressing those who abuse animals. “There is a compelling need for a resource like this,” she said, “and, without the AniCare model, we have nowhere to turn.”