Position: Economic Justice Coordinator I or II
Location: Hybrid - work from home anywhere in WA state. Seattle workspace available. Must be available to attend regular in-person meetings and events, typically in Seattle, Everett, and Olympia, and be available for periodic overnight travel.
Reports to: Senior Program Director
Classification: Exempt, 1 FTE
Compensation: $63,500 - $72,000 salary depending on experience (DOE). This position may be hired at Coordinator I or Coordinator II level, DOE.
Our mission is to mobilize our member programs and allies to end domestic violence through advocacy and action for social change. We improve how communities respond to DV and create a social intolerance for abuse, support our member programs, and inform the public. Guided by our Theory of Change, we work to undo the root causes of violence, building racial equity, economic justice, and gender and reproductive liberation to create a world where all people can live and love freely without fear. WSCADV builds strength and unity across our widely diverse membership of domestic violence programs in rural, metro, Tribal, BIPOC, and cultural communities. Internally, our team approach facilitates the sharing of power and responsibility across staff positions.
This Program Coordinator position is responsible for leading the Economic Justice Project to advance survivor households’ safety, freedom, and options by:
This position plays an important role in contributing to a vision for community economic resilience, while also advancing day-to-day economic stability for survivors and their children. We work to change the underlying conditions that allow violence to continue. This position works in coalition with our statewide membership and community-based organizations and builds alliances.
Valid driver’s license and/or ability to travel periodically (e.g., to staff meetings) plus occasional overnight travel is required (e.g., staff meetings, annual conference). Proof of COVID vaccination is required.
Responsibilities
a) Help advance our Theory of Change and its pathway of community economic resilience for survivor households, including in rural, BIPOC, Tribal, and economically struggling communities,
b) Assess where the EJ program has been and opportunities for growth, and
c) Advance strategies to increase survivors’ economic stability, and address systemic harms caused by racism, sexism, and poverty across generations.
a) Delivery of the DSHS Economic Services Administration (ESA) contract(s), by providing training and technical assistance to TANF workers, child support workers, community service office domestic violence advocates, and working with ESA and public policy workgroups,
b) Train and provide technical assistance for membership and create online content on topics such as public benefits, TANF rules and the Family Violence Option, Good Cause Exemptions to Child Support enforcement, and survivors’ legal rights at work,
c) Train membership on how to use community educational products such as In Her Shoes: Economic Justice Edition, and
d) Strengthen or build relationships with ally organizations and community-based groups working for economic justice.
a) Represent and advocate for survivors’ needs, by serving on tasks forces, committees, and partnering with allies (e.g., anti-poverty work groups, Balance our Tax code committee, labor, and community-based advocacy groups) while centering survivors’ stories and experiences,
b) Participate in identifying and advancing legislative and policy priorities and rule-making on issues such as: TANF and the Family Violence Option, child support enforcement, unemployment and workplace protections, and living wages.
Qualifications
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
For All Staff, we want to see:
Position: Economic Justice Coordinator I or II
Location: Hybrid - work from home anywhere in WA state. Seattle workspace available. Must be available to attend regular in-person meetings and events, typically in Seattle, Everett, and Olympia, and be available for periodic overnight travel.
Reports to: Senior Program Director
Classification: Exempt, 1 FTE
Compensation: $63,500 - $72,000 salary depending on experience (DOE). This position may be hired at Coordinator I or Coordinator II level, DOE.
Our mission is to mobilize our member…
Spanish, ASL, or other oral/written proficiency in languages common to Washington is a plus.
Spanish, ASL, or other oral/written proficiency in languages common to Washington is a plus.
How to Apply*
Please submit the following package at the application link:
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Submit your application by November 18, 2024 to be considered in the first screening. Position open until filled. No calls, please.
People with lived experience of domestic violence and from historically marginalized communities are encouraged to apply. The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, political ideology, age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, and the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in employment, volunteer opportunities or services rendered.
How to Apply*
Please submit the following package at the application link: