Friendship Home is an organization of people who are passionate about helping survivors of domestic violence and their children find safety and support as they rebuild their lives.
“Empowering Freedom from Domestic Violence”
When you work for Friendship Home, you’re joining a team of experts and professionals who stand up for survivors of domestic violence every day. Your job is important—and so are you. Friendship Home offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including generous paid time off and an employer percentage matched retirement plan.
The health of our employees is important to Friendship Home. A variety of health insurance plans are offered to allow the best fit for our employees’ unique circumstances. From higher deductible and standard deductible options, including dental, vision, and employee assistance programs, to a Health Savings Account (HSA) plan that allows for tax savings. In addition, Friendship Home believes in investing in the future of our employees with Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, 403(b) retirement plan, and various employee support programs.
As a Friendship Home employee, your time is appreciated so for full-time employees there is paid vacation, paid personal time, and a special bonus day to use for a birthday or holiday.
Who We Are:
It is Friendship Home’s vision that someday the need for our services will cease to exist, that domestic violence will not be tolerated by anyone in the community, and that all homes will be places of love, support and safety.
We envision a community that embraces any survivor or child who experiences domestic violence. As neighbors and friends, we join together in our commitment to them by taking bold action to affect change.
Friendship Home Values:
Listening: We value the hopes, dreams, fears and concerns of the survivors we serve. That means that our role is to listen…really listen as they explore their newly found freedom and discover the next steps on their journeys.
Empowerment: We support the journeys of survivors and their children. We value an environment that enables them to understand their strengths and to discover the power within. To do this we must creatively adapt our approach, programs and services to meet each individual’s unique needs.
Accountability: We believe that we are not powerless against violence and that breaking the cycle is possible.
Relationships: We support the personal connections and meaningful relationships between survivors and the people who care about them. We value the unique relationship between parent and child and embrace families in shelter with loving support.
Safety & Confidentiality: We believe that no survivors or child should live in fear of domestic violence. We respect survivors’ right to privacy and we strive to make it possible for them to pursue their aspirations without intimidation, violence, or control.
Collaboration: We value the joint efforts of a community that pools resources, talents, and ideas to help survivors of domestic violence and to change the cultural attitudes that have created it.
Current Job Openings
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Intern & Volunteer Coordinator
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Wage: $21.00/hour
Overview
Reporting to the Development Director, the Intern & Volunteer Coordinator will provide support and supervision to agency volunteers and interns. Develop and maintain effective volunteer and intern programs and good agency communication, which includes but is not limited to fostering community partner relationships, leading our in-kind donation program, community outreach and organizing our holiday donation drive.
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing, effective planning and organizational skills. Ability to motivate, train and supervise volunteers and interns. Ability to work independently as well as be part of a team. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365. Public speaking and donor relation skills a must.
Education and Work Experience
Experience recruiting, supervising and motivating people to achieve a goal. Proven ability to maintain and build relationships with a variety of people and groups. Bachelor’s degree in human services, social sciences or related field and three years or more of successful work experience in this or related field preferred. Experience in developing and implementing volunteer and/or internship programs preferred.
View the Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Agency-wide Staff Expectations:
- Willingness to learn new skills and work towards creating a community free of gender-based violence.
- Willingness to share your knowledge, skills, and lived experience with others, at times in a teaching or mentoring role.
- Ability to interface with a variety of people that make up our team including: community stakeholders, funders, advocates, diverse array of clients, marketing and community engagement staff, contractors, and finance staff.
- Remain curious and communicative about how your role can change or be improved to better meet the needs of the clients, organization, and community we serve.
- Cooperation and collaboration with co-workers, clients, and the community.
- Willingness to accept challenges and engage in work to problem solve.
- Do the personal work in order to effectively give and receive feedback.
- The ability to recognize the difference between a crisis and priority; hold boundaries with yourself and others around this.
- Take ownership of your personal physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Continually assess for your own personal biases, seek out information and training to adjust practices.
- Engage in your own wellness goals as well as access wellness resources offered through Friendship Home as needed.
- Investment and adherence to both Friendship Home Values and Guiding Principles.
If interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume to Danielle J at daniellej@friendshiphome.org. We look forward to hearing from you. The position is open until filled.
Friendship Home of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer. Survivors, women, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), trans folks, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
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Internships
Our Fall internship positions have been filled. We are currently accepting applications for the Spring Semester.
The following internship opportunity involve working in the shelter directly with residents:
Advocate Intern
Advocate Interns assist staff in providing support to residents by:
- Responding to “request for service” phone calls.
- Providing crisis intervention and advocacy.
- Safety planning.
- Completing intake and exit procedures with residents.
- Assisting residents with goal setting, problem solving and connecting with community resources.
- Providing one-on-on support to callers and residents.
- Helping facilitate support groups for adults or children.
Since our agency is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, scheduling for this position is flexible and can be worked out to fit your personal schedule.
Please fill out the Intern Application.
Friendship Home of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer. Survivors, women, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), trans folks, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
