National Native Helpline Is Moving Ahead NIWRC Now Hiring for the New StrongHearts Native Helpline in Austin, TX!
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) in partner-ship with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is excited to announce that the StrongHearts Native Helpline, to be staffed by Native advocates, is scheduled to launch on January 4, 2017. The goal of the StrongHearts Native Helpline is to ensure that Native victims of domestic violence can access safety in a culturally relevant manner and eventually live their lives free of abuse.
“Native women need a Native hotline because their lives and pathways to safety are rooted in their tribal nations,” said Leanne Guy, Executive Director of the Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition. “Each tribe has a specific response system and knowledge of this system is essential in order to assist a caller.”
The StrongHearts Native Helpline will provide confidential, cost-free crisis intervention information, safety planning, culturally appropriate support, and referral services to Native victims of domestic violence calling its toll-free number. NIWRC has focused development of information and referral resources in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Outreach to the Southwest (AZ, NM, UT, NV) and Alaska has been initiated and is ongoing.
“Native women seeking safety from abuse need the services of a national hotline that is designed and staffed with Native advocates to serve Native women within their tribal nations,” said Dorma Sahneyah, NIWRC Director of Training and Technical Assistance.
As a result of an unexpected acceleration of our development timeline, NIWRC has agreed to house StrongHearts in Austin, Texas, with the National Domestic Violence Hotline, to allow StrongHearts staff to receive direct support and mentoring from the NDVH. This is important in building a strong base aimed at enhancing services and outreach to tribal communities and Alaska Native Villages.
NIWRC is seeking applicants for the following positions:
StrongHearts Advocate
StrongHearts Assistant Director
StrongHearts Communications Manager
StrongHearts Data Specialist
StrongHearts IT Coordinator
The job announcements for the positions and application form are available at NIWRC.org. To submit your application
electronically you must first download the PDF. New hires are expected to live in Austin, Texas, for the initial startup time frame, then relocate to the soon-to-be permanent Helpline office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you have questions about the positions, please contact Tang Cheam, Director of Technology, at tcheam@niwrc.org
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