Director of Domestic Violence Intervention

Community Violence Intervention Center•Grand Forks, ND

2d•$52,466 - $87,443•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Domestic Violence Intervention will supervise the New Choices (NC) Program Staff, provide oversight of program operations, manage grant requirements, foster relationships with criminal justice partners and community organizations, and provide direct services. This role involves interviewing, hiring, training, and supervising staff, ensuring compliance with state standards, managing budgets, and participating in grant applications and reporting. The Director will also be responsible for maintaining case tracking systems, compiling statistics, and collaborating with various agencies and committees to focus on victim safety, offender accountability, and service coordination. Direct services include conducting interviews, co-facilitating group sessions, and communicating with external partners regarding program participants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human service field with two years of experience or a master’s degree in human service field and one year experience.
Willing and able to engage in deliberate and purposeful interventions that challenge the beliefs behind those who use violence and abuse within intimate relationships.
Required to work with multiple agencies in Grand Forks County, as well as other jurisdictions.
Effective group facilitation skills.
Strong interpersonal, supervisory and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Licensed professional in the state of North Dakota preferred.
Preferred experience/knowledge of the criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

Supervise the New Choices (NC) Program Staff, including interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating staff.
Provide ongoing supervision, performance coaching, and professional growth opportunities to staff.
Facilitate regular team meetings and enforce agency policies and procedures.
Provide oversight of program operations to ensure completion of grant goals and objectives and compliance with state standards.
Assist in the development and maintain oversight of the NC program budget.
Support program services by participating in grant exploration, application, oversight, and reporting.
Participate in visioning for future programmatic enhancements and growth, and collaborate with partners.
Maintain a system of tracking cases referred to the program.
Enter data and compile statistics from Optimize NP.
Compile quarterly outcome measurements and grant report data.
Accept and track payments for group participants.
Review and share relevant grant information with staff.
Foster relationships with criminal justice partners and community organizations.
Participate in CCR meetings, including DV High Risk Team, DV Court Steering Committee, and Civil Issues Committee.
Serve on community and state-wide boards and committees as assigned.
Attend CVIC leadership meetings, CVIC staff meetings, and other committees as assigned.
Conduct intake, halfway interviews and exit interviews for group participants.
Complete collateral contacts as needed.
Co-facilitate group sessions for men who use violence in their relationships and cover other groups when coverage is needed.
Complete follow-up calls and letters as needed.
Communicate with DV Intervention Specialist (women’s groups) regarding group participant’s status for partner contact updates.
Work closely with the courts, social services, and probation regarding participants in the program.
Provide updates and collaborate with probation regarding participants in the program.
Provide updates to the Domestic Violence Court Project Coordinator for Domestic Violence Court Review hearings.
Provide updates to the court system, attend hearings, and testify in court.
Perform all other duties assigned.