Employment Opportunities

 
Are you ready to make a difference? Whether it’s at CCADV or one of our 18 member organizations, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of an impactful, committed team of professionals working everyday to make the lives of survivors and their children better. Check out current job opportunities & student internships below!

 

CCADV Employment Opportunities

  • Vice President of Programs (Full-time): The Vice President of Programs possesses, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in social work, Human Services, or a related field - although a combination of appropriate higher educational training and work or intern/volunteer experience in the field of domestic violence may be considered (i.e., two years of related work experience is equal to one year of college education) with five or more years of supervisory or project management experience preferred. The Vice President of Programs should have extensive proficiency in the field of domestic violence and human service need. The Vice President of Programs will possess advanced interpersonal, communication and strategic negotiation skills that allow for working with diverse individuals and stakeholders. This position requires the ability to think expansively and generate solutions by drawing upon varied sources, making linkages between seemingly disparate concepts, and combining ideas in new and innovative ways. Click here to read the complete job description and required qualifications, and to apply.

  • Community Coordinator (Full-time): The Community Coordinator will work with the Director of Law Enforcement Services to develop and implement systemic change initiatives across systems in collaboration with various stakeholders. In addition, this position will be responsible for helping to manage, coordinate, and support the Connecticut Domestic Violence Fatality Review Task Force and CCADV’s Survivor Leadership Committee. Click here to read the complete job description and required qualifications, and to apply.

  • Safe Connect Intact Coordinator (Full-time, Bilingual Spanish): As the entry point for domestic violence services in Connecticut, the Safe Connect Intake Coordinator provides crisis intervention, information, and referral at the caller’s initial point of contact via telephone, chat, text messaging or email. This position works in partnership with our eighteen member organizations as the point of triage to assist victims with a seamless transition to services that can be easily accessed based on location. Safe Connect operates 24/7/365. This position requires weekend and holiday shift coverage on all shifts. We are currently hiring for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts. Click here to read the complete job description and required qualifications, as well as to apply.


 

Member Employment Opportunities

  • Director of Programs & Advocacy/Associate Director (Full-time): The Director of Programs and Advocacy/Associate Director assists the Executive Director with day-to-day operations of the agency, specifically oversight of programs and advocacy in accordance with policies formulated by the Board of Directors, which includes engaging supportive services and advocacy and assisting in in fundraising and grantsmanship to ensure that responsibilities are met in alignment with organizational mission and values. Click here to read the complete job description and required qualifications. Click here to apply.

  • Director of Development (Full-time): The Director of Development oversees all Project SAGE fundraising efforts. They are responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program that includes individual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving, grants and special events. The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors and volunteer committees to develop fundraising goals and strategies, and will manage a team of fundraising professionals. Please click here to read the complete job description and position requirements, and for application instructions.

 

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.

  • Students interested in an internship opportunity with CCADV should submit a cover letter and resume to Bergen Battiston, Office Manager, at bbattiston@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:

     

    Cover Letter / Resume Accepted

    Start Date (on or about)

    No later than August 1st

    September 1st

    No later than December 1st

    January 1st

    No later than May 1st

    June 1st

     

    A limited number of internship placements are available and will be granted on a rolling basis. Internship requests that are received without the required cover letter and resume, or outside of the schedule noted above, will not be considered.

Internship Focus Areas May Include:

  • Communications/Public Awareness
  • Member Services Coordination
  • Program support, research and community organizing for programs such as: Children’s Advocacy, Diversity & Accessibility, Fatality Review, Law Enforcement Coordination, Legal Advocacy, Primary Prevention & TeamUp CT, Healthcare Advocacy, Housing Advocacy
  • Project Assessment & Evaluation
  • Public Policy
  • Direct service coordination/hotline
  • Development/fundraising/event organization

*Please note that not every project area has internship projects available each semester. Applications and available projects will be decided on a case-by-case basis.