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AAAN is looking for a person to run (or help run) its family violence program.

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The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) is searching
for a qualified individual to fill the full-time
position of FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND
PREVENTION PROGRAM (FVIPP) COORDINATOR. Because
linguistic and cultural barriers have limited the
capacity of organizations in the broader domestic
violence community to provide quality services to
Arabic speaking and Muslim clients, the AAAN's FVIPP
was established in 1997 to provide domestic violence
prevention and intervention services to Arabic
speaking and Muslim clients in Chicago and the
southwest suburbs?-to reduce the problem of violence
against women and children in the Arab community.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related fields,
and at least three y ears' experience working in the
field. Ability to speak Arabic required.

SALARY:
$30,000-$32,000, commensurate with qualifications and
experience.

Responsibilities include:

* Providing and coordinating direct services for Arab
and Muslim domestic violence survivors, mostly in
southwest Chicago and the southwest suburbs, but also
in other parts of Cook County, including legal and
court advocacy, case management, counseling, social
support, translation, interpretation, childcare, and
other services.

* Organizing and facilitating educational workshops
and presentations among AAAN clients on domestic
violence in the community, and doing the same in other
community fora, such as town hall and community
meetings, home visits, mosque gatherings, etc.

* Establishing a client base via these workshops and
other outreach efforts, which include distribution of
domestic violence literature, in Arabic and English,
throughout metropolitan Chicago, and placing ads in
Arabic-language newspapers and on Arabic-language
radio programs.

* Maintaining and expanding the AAAN's current
referral list, which includes both professionals in
the Arabic-speaking and Muslim community, as well as
professionals in the broader domestic violence
community. Building relationships with these
resources.

* Supervising and coordinating referrals for domestic
violence survivors to the aforementioned institutions
that provide employment, legal assistance, housing,
shelter, transportation, crisis intervention, and
individual and family counseling services, among
others.

* Advocating for Arab and Muslim domestic violence
survivors in mainstream institutions, such as state
domestic violence committees, public aid offices,
immigration offices, etc.

* Supervising and training volunteers and ancillary
staff for the program, including the development of
internal trainings and the seeking of external
training opportunities.

* Providing timely program and financial reporting to
funders.

* Managing a program budget.

* Organizing a filing system for case files and notes.

* Attending relevant trainings and meetings,
especially those mandated by funding.

* Reporting to the Family Empowerment Program Director
and Executive Director on project needs, successes,
and expenditures.

* Researching for and seeking funding, including
writing proposals for the program and securing income
from other sources, like individual and corporate
donors.

* Working closely with other AAAN staff in developing
and implementing organization-wide events and
activities, including fundraisers and the annual
event; and attending regular staff meetings and some
board meetings.

To apply, please send a resume and 3 work-related
references to Hatem Abudayyeh at [email protected] or
fax to 773 436 6460. You will need to be available for
an interview immediately.

Call 773 436 6060, x. 101, for more information. Thank
you.

The Arab American Action Network (AAAN), established
in 1995, is a grassroots, community-based organization
that seeks to empower Chicago area Arab immigrants and
Arab Americans through the combined strategies of
community organizing, advocacy, education and social
services, leadership development, cultural outreach,
and forging productive relationships with other
communities. The AAAN works to improve the quality of
life of Arab Americans by building our community's
capacity to be an active agent for positive social
change. Our vision is for a strong Arab American
community, whose members have power to make decisions
about actions and policies that affect their lives;
and have access to a range of so cial, political,
cultural, and economic opportunities in a context of
equity and social justice.

The AAAN is an equal opportunity employer.


Thank You,

AHLAM JBARA
Arab American Action Network
Family Empowerment Program-Director
3148 W. 63rd St.
Chicago, IL 60629
773-436-6060 ext.100
773-436-6460 - Fax