CCADV Employment Opportunities

Safe Connect Advocacy Coordinator (Full-time; flexibility to work a combination of various shifts): The Advocacy Coordinator for Safe Connect’s statewide services will provide crisis intervention, information, referral, and follow up to survivors of domestic violence at their initial point of contact via telephone, text messaging, email or video relay.  This position necessitates a commitment to actively working in partnership with victims of domestic violence to develop plans to increase their safety and preserve their right to autonomy (i.e. safety planning and survivor-defined advocacy). Click here to read the complete job description and required qualifications. Please send your cover letter and resume to business@ctcadv.org. 

Member Employment Opportunities

Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury

Bilingual Prevention Advocate/Counselor (Spanish or Portuguese; Full-time): Partner with survivors of violence to identify areas of protection, safety and support. Services will be provided to all individuals who are or have experienced sexual assault, trafficking, domestic abuse and/ or domestic violence. The Prevention Advocate/Counselor will focus on communities who identify as Latinx providing comprehensive services across the lifespan to survivors and their families. Providing a commitment to actively work in partnership with clients to meet their needs and preserve their right to autonomy. Click here for a complete job description and required qualifications. Please send your resume and cover letter to lschlesinger@safehavenofgw.org.

Overnight Crisis Response Advocate (Part-Time): Answer 24-hour hotline by providing emotional support, referrals and information to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, their families, friends and/or dependents. Provide evaluation and coordination of clients and children's needs and advocacy. This position is for weeknight overnights and weekend overnight shifts only. Click here for a complete job description and required qualifications. Please send your resume and cover letter to lschlesinger@safehavenofgw.org.

CCADV Internship Program 

CCADV's internship program offers students working towards a Bachelors or graduate degree with the opportunity to combine their academic studies with on-the-job-training and experience. Internship focus areas include:

• Communications/Public Awareness
• Member Services Coordination
• Program support, research and community organizing for programs such as: Diversity & Accessibility, Fatality Review, Law Enforcement Coordination, Legal Advocacy, Primary Prevention
• Project Assessment & Evaluation
• Public Policy
• Direct service coordination/hotline

Students interested in an internship opportunity with CCADV should submit a cover letter and resume to Irma Reyes, Director of Human Resources, at ireyes@ctcadv.org. The cover letter must address the following:

• Why are you interested in interning at CCADV?
• What internship focus area are you interested in?
• What is your area of study and how does it relate?
• The beginning and end dates you are requesting for your placement, the amount of hours per week you are requesting, and whether or not you are seeking school credit.

Placements are available for the fall & spring semesters, as well as for the summer. Cover letters and resumes will be accepted based on the following schedule:

A limited number of internship placements are available and will be granted on a rolling basis. Resumes will be reviewed the first week of each month; therefore, there may be up to five (5) weeks between submission and notification.

Internship requests that are received without the required cover letter and resume, or outside of the schedule noted above, will not be considered.