Bilingual Counselor- Sexual Assault

The Bilingual Counselor -Sexual Violence is responsible for providing services with a trauma-informed, evidence-based, and client-centered approach to adult survivors of sexual violence. The Bilingual Counselor will facilitate group and individual counseling services at HAWC Survivor Empowerment Centers located in strategically identified locations in the Houston community and remotely from home.

Your Schedule:

• Full Time
• Monday - Friday 
  • Three days per week 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
  • Two days per week 11:30 a.m.- 8:30 p.m.
• Work Model: hybrid
• Local Travel: 0%

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Starting Pay Rate: $45,000 yearly
• Pay schedule semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid Time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee.
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Working at Houston Area Women’s center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor’s life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Counseling, or Psychology
• Entry level- internship experience required only.
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish. Able to read, speak, and write both languages fluently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams).
• Computer savvy and able to learn new applications and systems quickly.
• Strong data-entry skills.
• Texas driver’s license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation, if applicable.

What you Deliver in this role: 

• You will provide group and individual counseling services to survivors of sexual violence at agency locations in communities and virtually reduce barriers commonly encountered by individuals within this population.
• You will work cooperatively with other staff to ensure optimal utilization of resources and efficient management of the program.
• Mandatory Reporting: report suspected and prior abuse/neglect to Texas.
• Department of Family and Protective Services when appropriate.
• You will advocate at HAWC and other agencies on behalf of clients.
• You will communicate concerns about clients to the supervisor.
• You will maintain accurate records and appropriate documentation of services.
• Implement all program evaluations to ensure effective programming.
• You will help break down barriers, Mobile Advocacy is required, this includes meeting the client in the community, work, or other safe places, etc., and accompanying clients to appointments as needed.
• Other duties/projects may be assigned.

What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:

• Excellent attention to details
• Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
• Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
• Has a growth mindset and is a good team player
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.