Employment And Volunteer Opportunities

Dove House has 2 paid positions open at this time. 
To apply for these positions, send a resume and cover
letter to brianr@dovehousejc.org or mail to Brian Richardson
1045 10th St., Port Townsend, WA 98368

Title:  Full Time Recovery Café 
Kitchen Lead 
Employer:  Dove House Advocacy Services 
Supervisor: Recovery Café Program Manager

General Summary:  
This is a full-time position at Dove House Advocacy Services. This position will provide oversight of Recovery Café’s kitchen operations. Provide direction to kitchen staff & volunteers; ensure compliance with Health Department regulations; inventory and supplies management; other duties as assigned. 

 Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Ensure compliance with Health Department regulations.
• Inventory management and supplies.
• Conduct kitchen orientations, trainings, and oversight of volunteers.
• Coordinate kitchen volunteer schedule.
• Ensure all kitchen staff and volunteers’ food handlers permits are current.

• Manage garbage, recycling, and compost.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications: 

1. Experience working in commercial kitchens within a team, cooking at high volumes 
2. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds 
3. Knowledgeable with safely operating commercial kitchen equipment .
4. Supervisory work experience strongly preferred.
5. Ability to work amicably on a diverse staff team with flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm.  
6. Proficiency in basic computer skills sufficient to communicate effectively with staff and other agencies using Microsoft Word, Excel, and email-Outlook.
7. Strong organizational skills.
8. Capacity to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with Recovery Café Members and volunteers.
9. General understanding of Health Department laws and practices per state and federal law.

Title:  Full Time Recovery Advocate 
Employer:  Dove House Advocacy Services 
Supervisor: Recovery Café Program Manager 
   
General Summary:  
 Provide crisis intervention, advocacy, and recovery support services to people recovering from domestic violence, sexual assault, addiction, homelessness, and mental illness. 
 
Responsibilities and Duties: 
 
Respond to crisis calls providing support, information and referrals when appropriate. Provides after-hours crisis line response as assigned.  
 
Conduct client intake and screening, documenting history and assessing needs and provide individual advocacy to victims of abuse and non-offending relatives. 
 
Provide information or referrals regarding legal issues, medical issues and community resources. 
 
Respond to emergency situations that may arise, making appropriate independent decisions when necessary. 
 
Collaborate with law enforcement, prosecution, medical and other social service agencies as required to provide response to abusive violent situations. 
 
Complete and maintain all required paperwork for office and client files in a timely manner 
Attend staff meetings and trainings and perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Programs and Services or the Executive Director. 
 
Participate in a team-oriented work environment. 
 
Adhere to office policies and procedures, including confidentiality. 
 
Provide Recovery Café program direct services, including floor coverage and operations, New Member orientations, Recovery Circles, classes in the School for Recovery, volunteer activities, and events. 
 
Foster healthy relationships with Members, Community Volunteers, and guests at Recovery Café. 
 
Be knowledgeable of housing resources and other supportive services necessary to provide stability for maintaining housing. 
 
Use Motivational Interviewing practices to assist people experiencing homelessness and other recovery challenges to progress through stages of change. 
 
Assist Members in creating and following Recovery Action Plans to help achieve their goals. 
 
Role model healthy boundaries and values both inside Recovery Café and in the community. 
 
Attend staff meetings and trainings, perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.  
 
Participate actively with the management team. 
 
Track Member outcomes using AGENCY data tracking system for Recovery Café.  
  
 Qualifications:  
 
Complete 30 hours of initial domestic violence, sexual assault and general crime training and on-going training as required. 
 
Skills in counseling victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and general crime 
 
Knowledge of dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault and general crime. 
 
Knowledge of how the community responds to victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and general crime. 
 
Knowledge of community resources including legal, medical and social services.  
 
Bachelors’ degree or higher with focus on social services, counseling, psychology, mental health, and/or recovery issues preferred. Relevant work or lived experience may substitute. 
 
Minimum of one year of experience providing direct services to marginalized populations, particularly people in recovery from substances, mental illness, and trauma. 
 
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. 
 
Strong interpersonal communication skills; ability to serve as a motivator, conflict resolver, and “de-escalator” for Staff, Community Volunteers, and Members 
 
Ability to work amicably on a diverse staff team with flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm.  
 
Openness to supporting all pathways to recovery and embody an empowerment approach to advocacy. 
 
Proficiency in basic computer skills sufficient to communicate effectively with staff and other agencies using Microsoft Word, Excel, and email-Outlook.  
 
Strong organizational skills. 
 
Strong desire to support adults who are on the recovery journey. 
 
Capacity to be loving and to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with Recovery Café patrons. 
 
Knowledge of family and child development and the impact of trauma on a family’s and/or child’s development process. 
 
Skills in counseling adults recovering from substances, mental illness, and trauma. 

Volunteering
Our wonderful volunteers support our services by staffing our front desk; organizing material donations; assisting with "back office" tasks; working on events; and being involved in other projects depending on current agency needs and each volunteer's unique skills and talents.

​If you would like to volunteer at Dove House, please call Bekka Bloom
​ at 360-385-5292
or development@dovehousejc.org.  

You may also express interest in volunteering by using our contact form. 
In addition, volunteer applications are available at our front desk.
​