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Alaska Family Services (AFS) seeks a collaborative, mission-driven, and systems-minded leader to serve as its next Director of Clinical and Transformative Services. This newly restructured role blends clinical expertise, program development, and cross- department leadership to shape how AFS supports families and communities throughout the Mat-Su Valley. This position is for someone who wants to make a real, tangible community impact, and who finds joy in strengthening programs that help people during their hardest moments. The Director serves on the Senior Leadership Team and is a key organizational thought partner, helping AFS deliver ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive services across both clinical and non-clinical programs. The ideal candidate is energized by the chance to help integrate services, strengthen teams, and build systems that elevate compassionate, high-quality care.

This part-time position (24 hours/week) at YWCA Clark County focuses on youth violence prevention through school-based programs like Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM). The role involves training and supporting coaches, facilitating lessons, engaging youth in campaigns promoting healthy relationships, and building community partnerships—all grounded in racial and gender equity principles. Candidates should have 2–3 years of experience in youth work or violence prevention, strong facilitation skills, and a commitment to social justice; bilingual skills and experience with BIPOC communities are preferred.

The Director of Finance provides strategic leadership and oversight of YWCA Pierce County’s financial operations, including financial planning, budgeting, accounting, compliance, and reporting. This executive role partners closely with the CEO, leadership team, and board of directors to ensure the financial sustainability and integrity of the organization and its affiliated entities, including Home at Last (HAL) LLC and HAL Condominium Association. The Director of Finance leads the finance department, supervises staff, ensures regulatory compliance, and drives initiatives to enhance fiscal performance, operational efficiency, and long-term growth.

The Child and Family Therapist at YWCA Pierce County plays a critical role in supporting the mental health and well-being of children and their families through evidence-based therapeutic interventions. This position involves conducting comprehensive assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing counseling services that address a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges. The therapist collaborates closely with families, caregivers, and multidisciplinary teams to promote healing, resilience, and positive family dynamics. By fostering a safe and supportive environment, the therapist helps clients build coping skills and improve their overall quality of life. Ultimately, this role contributes to the mission of YWCA Pierce County by empowering children and families to overcome adversity and thrive within their communities.

The Deputy Director is responsible for the oversight, integration, and continuous quality improvement of all survivor-facing services at YWCA Pierce County, including emergency shelter, advocacy, counseling, legal advocacy, and children’s programs. This role ensures that services are trauma-informed, survivor-centered, culturally responsive, and outcomes-driven while remaining compliant with Washington State, federal, and funder requirements. The Deputy Director serves as the senior operational leader for programs and partners closely with the CEO to advance the agency’s mission to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence through safe, ethical, and high-quality services.

The Shelter and Housing Advocate provides direct, individualized support services and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence via a crisis hotline and to residents in the YWCA’s Support Shelter and Housing Program. This position promotes and models empowerment and trauma-informed care to survivors of domestic violence through engaging in and developing trusting relationships, proactively offering support, and providing relevant services to shelter residents and callers. This work is done on-site in resident units and at YWCA offices, utilizing a strengths-based and voluntary model of services. Shelter and Housing Advocates support the daily living, health and safety standards, and the overall function of the support shelter in compliance with the relevant policies, procedures, laws, and best practices. This position collaborates with Pierce County Housing Authority and other project partners.

The Department of Violence Prevention & Advocacy (VPA) has an outstanding opportunity for a temporary Confidential Survivor Advocate to join their team. Under the general direction and supervision of the Assistant Director of Violence Prevention & Advocacy, the Confidential Survivor Advocate provides advocacy services, psychoeducation, consultation, and referrals to students at the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College. This role offers direct support to students impacted by sexual and interpersonal violence, sexual harassment, and stalking. The advocate provides emotional support, helps students explore their options, assesses risk factors, assists with safety planning, and advocates for supportive measures. Additionally, this position manages a caseload of students, responds to CARE reports from faculty, staff, and students, and participates in weekly CARE Team meetings at both institutions. The Confidential Survivor Advocate collaborates closely with UW’s tri-campus system, including Title IX and SafeCampus, ensuring students receive holistic support. They also coordinate outreach efforts to promote services and connect students with the VPA office. This position serves as a critical confidential resource under RCW 28B.112.030

YWCA Passage Point is a program designed to address one of the sources of homelessness in King County – discharge into the community of persons who have been incarcerated and who, upon release, are without decent, safe housing. All residents must be committed to working toward housing stability and reunification. The unique aspects of Passage Point include its program goals: to reduce recidivism, end homelessness and reunite children with their parents. For that reason, Passage Point is much more than a place providing affordable housing – it is an opportunity to start life in the community with support and encouragement and directed by the specific needs. This Re-Entry Life Coach will provide intensive, strength-based case management services to parents with multiple barriers who need supportive services in order to attain their personal and housing goals. The Re-Entry Life Coach is a member of the YWCA’S Homeless Initiative Department, which is a part of the Specialized and Integrated Services Division. This Division has a reputation in the community for providing culturally competent services with particular emphasis on serving homeless and low-income families and individuals. This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.

This full-time role offers a 4-day, 32-hour workweek plus 8 hours of company-sponsored time, maintaining pay for 40 hours per week. The position focuses on outreach and prevention work with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth, including organizing events, facilitating trainings, and promoting anti-oppression and social justice principles. Lived experience as a BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ youth or ally is required, along with experience in youth engagement, prevention strategies, and strong advocacy and communication skills.

The Domestic Violence Program Director is responsible for overseeing operations of all administrative functions and services, including oversight of the 24-hour staff team.

The DVHRT Specialist provides long-term advocacy for domestic violence survivors at high risk of lethality, offering crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional support, legal advocacy, and referrals. The role involves close collaboration with community partners such as law enforcement and legal aid to monitor survivor safety, while embedding anti-racism and social justice principles in all aspects of the work. Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential, along with experience in domestic violence and legal advocacy.

The SafeChoice Shelter Overnight On-Call Advocate provides trauma-informed, survivor-centered support to individuals impacted by domestic violence in an emergency shelter setting. This on-call role covers overnight shifts (and occasionally day or swing shifts) when regular staff are unavailable, offering advocacy, crisis intervention, and resource connection while maintaining a safe and organized environment. The position emphasizes social justice, cultural responsiveness, and anti-racism principles in all interactions.

The primary responsibility of the Shelter Life Coach is to serve families experiencing homelessness by providing time-limited emergency shelter, along with enhanced services focused on employment, support with housing search and placement to help secure permanent housing.

The Hickman House joint component transitional housing and rapid rehousing program provides confidential housing services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. The Administrative Assistant (AA) position is the first point of contact for the office, both in person and on the phone. The AA is responsible for providing clerical and administrative support to the program, and advocate staff, and will require work hours to include 1 evening per week. This position will manage sensitive and detailed information and requires someone who is organized with great attention to detail and can multi-task. The AA will also drive a vehicle at times to attend meetings, pick up donations, and complete administrative errands and tasks.