At Helping Hands Against Violence, we offer hope, safety and support

for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking.

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We have two job openings. 1) Executive Director. 2) Co-located Bilingual Advocate. Desplácese hacia abajo para ver la versión en español. Scroll down to see both position descriptions.

 

As of July 1, 2026

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Executive Director

Organization: Helping Hands Against Violence (HHAV)

Reports To: Board of Directors

Status: Full-time, Flexible

Salary: $80,000 – $90,000 (Dependent on Experience)

Benefits: Monthly wellness package, healthcare stipend, and cellphone stipend.

Position Objective

The Executive Director provides strategic, fiscal, and operational leadership for HHAV. Working in close partnership with the Board of Directors, the Executive Director ensures the organization remains financially sustainable, high-performing, and deeply survivor-centered.

 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Administration & Leadership

• Operational Oversight: Manage all daily operations, programming, and long-term strategic initiatives.

• Goal Alignment: Execute organizational goals and objectives in alignment with Board vision.

• Program Guidance: Provide vision, mentorship, and operational support to the Program Manager.

• Policy Development: Design and implement program policies, procedures, and safety protocols.

• Infrastructure Management: Partner with the Program Manager to maintain technology, security, and office infrastructure.

• Records Compliance: Maintain secure centralized office files, personnel data, and policy manuals.

Fiscal Stewardship

• Financial Management: Oversee all financial records, budgeting, and revenue tracking.

• Accounting Collaboration: Partner with the bookkeeper on accounts payable, reconciliations, and QuickBooks management.

• Payroll & Taxes: Manage bi-monthly payroll and ensure timely submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual taxes.

• Grant Stewardship: Act as the primary fiscal agent for all agency contracts, ensuring strict compliance.

• Financial Reporting: Prepare comprehensive monthly and annual financial reports for the Board and grantors.

• Board Collaboration: Work closely with the Board Treasurer to maintain high-standard fiscal oversight.

Grant Management

• Grant Writing: Research, write, and secure grant funding aligned with the strategic plan.

• Compliance & Tracking: Monitor grant expenditures and submit precise compliance reports.

• Agency Representative: Serve as the primary point of contact for DOJ, DHS, and other major funders.

• Leadership Meetings: Attend all mandatory funder meetings and regional leadership sessions.

Donor Relations & Fundraising

• Campaign Execution: Design and launch annual donor appeals via print and digital channels.

• Fundraising Events: Develop and execute the annual community fundraiser in partnership with the Board.

• Donor Cultivation: Build meaningful relationships with major donors and manage the bequest program.

• Database & Stewardship: Maintain the donor database, ensuring timely acknowledgement of all cash and in-kind gifts.

Human Resources & Staff Management

• Team Leadership: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and annual evaluations for all staff.

• Shelter Capacity: Collaborate with the Program Manager to ensure the shelter is optimally staffed and resourced.

• Professional Development: Track and facilitate mandatory grant-related trainings for staff, volunteers, and Board members.

Board Governance

• Board Liaison: Act as the primary bridge between staff and the Board of Directors.

• Meeting Support: Attend Board meetings, prepare executive reports, and support Board committees.

• Strategic Planning: Lead the development, implementation, and tracking of the organizational strategic plan.

Community Outreach & Advocacy

• Public Relations: Serve as the primary spokesperson for the media, public, and community partners.

• Sector Collaboration: Work closely with the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (OCADSV).

• Digital Presence: Oversee website and social media strategies alongside the Community Outreach Coordinator.

Facilities & Direct Service

• Safety & Maintenance: Ensure all HHAV facilities, vehicles, and grounds are secure, safe, and well-maintained.

• Crisis Support: Provide backup direct service to clients and crisis line coverage as operationally required.
   

 

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive leadership or management experience, ideally within a non-profit or social services setting.

• Sector Knowledge: Deep understanding of domestic violence, sexual assault, trauma-informed care, and survivor-centered practices.

• Financial Acumen: Proven experience managing budgets, oversight of payroll/taxes, and familiarity with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks). 

• Grant Proficiency: Demonstrated success in research, grant writing, compliance tracking, and managing state/federal funds (e.g., DOJ, DHS).

• Fundraising Skills: Experience in donor cultivation, organizing community fundraisers, and managing donor management databases.

• Communication: Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for media relations, public speaking, and board collaboration. 

• Core values: Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and confidential, trauma-informed service delivery. 

 

 

Application Instructions

Application Deadline: July 24th

To apply, please submit the following materials in a single PDF document:

1. A cover letter detailing your relevant experience and alignment with HHAV’s mission.

2. A current resume outlining your professional history and qualifications.

3. Contact information for three professional references.

Please email your application package with the subject line "Executive Director Application – [Your Name]" to the Board Search Committee at:  director@helpinghandsoregon.org

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As of July 13, 2026

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Helping Hands Against Violence offers hope, safety and support

for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking.

 

Co-located Advocate

Worksite Location: Hood River (split time between HHAV and DHS)

Work Schedule: 40 hours (flexible)

Salary Range: $20-$22/hour

Reports to: Program Manager

Application Deadline: As soon as filled.

 

Objectives: Support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault as they transition to a life without violence.

Benefits:         

• Monthly wellness package

• Health care stipend

• Simple IRA match

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Cellphone

 

Why work at Helping Hands?

Is making a difference in the lives of others important to you? Are you a caring and outgoing person? If you answered “yes”, consider joining the Helping Hands Against Violence team.

 

Helping Hands is a non-profit organization that supports survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

We value lived experiences, flexibility and livable salaries.

And, most of all, we make a difference in the lives of so many!

 

We are looking for someone who is:

• Outgoing, creative and detailed oriented

• Flexible and non-judgmental.

• Able to work both on their own and in a team.

• Responsible, dependable and positive

• Excellent communicator.

 

What will you do?

• Complete survivor screenings and shelter intakes

• Safety plan with clients

• Provide information/referrals to survivors as needed

• Assist with protective orders/restraining orders and other court matters.

• Support survivors with housing options.

• Provide or arrange critical transportation

• Lead morning community meetings.

• Help with care and maintenance of the shelter.

• Work closely with all staff to reach out into the Hispanic community.

• Provide general office and phone coverage as needed.

 

Half of your time will be spent on shelter-based advocacy at HHAV. The other half of your time will be spent at DHS—Hood River working directly with DHS clients. In addition to advocacy (above) DHS support includes:

• Provide advocacy support service for Child Welfare and Self-Sufficiency clients who need DV grants and other services.

• Provide DHS with at least 2 DV 101 trainings per year.

• Provide topic-specific DV related trainings to DHS team as needed

• Serve at DHS for 16-hours per week (but 20-hours total to DHS clients)

 

Skills you will need:

• Be able to work with a diverse range of people.

• Be able to communicate clearly, in writing and verbally.

• Have an understanding of domestic violence and sexual assault. issues through either work, or life, or learned experience.

• Be energized by giving presentations (in-person or Zoom)

• Hold a current driver’s license.

• Complete all advocacy trainings.

 

Required Skills:

Fluent in Spanish and English

 

Interested Individuals email a letter of inquiry and / or your resume to: director@helpinghandsoregon.org or mail to: Helping Hands Against Violence, PO Box 441, Hood River, OR 97031 or call the office at 541-386-4808.

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Helping Hands Against Violence ofrece esperanza, seguridad y apoyo
a sobrevivientes de agresión sexual, violencia doméstica y acoso.

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Defensor(a) con ubicación compartida
Lugar de trabajo: Hood River (tiempo dividido entre HHAV y DHS)
Horario laboral: 40 horas (flexible)
Rango salarial: $20-$22/hora
Reporta a: Gerente del programa
Fecha límite de solicitud: Hasta cubrir la vacante.

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Objetivos: Apoyar a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y agresión sexual en su transición hacia una vida sin violencia.
Beneficios:
    Paquete mensual de bienestar
    Estipendio para atención médica
    Contribución equivalente (match) para plan de jubilación Simple IRA
    Generoso tiempo libre remunerado (PTO)
    Teléfono celular

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¿Por qué trabajar en Helping Hands?
¿Es importante para usted marcar la diferencia en la vida de los demás? ¿Es una persona atenta y extrovertida? Si respondió "sí", considere unirse al equipo de Helping Hands Against Violence.

Helping Hands es una organización sin fines de lucro que apoya a sobrevivientes de agresión sexual y violencia doméstica.
Valoramos las experiencias vividas, la flexibilidad y los salarios dignos.
Y, sobre todo, ¡marcamos la diferencia en la vida de muchas personas!

 

Buscamos a alguien que sea:
•    Extrovertido(a), creativo(a) y detallista.
•    Flexible y que no juzgue a los demás.
•    Capaz de trabajar tanto de forma independiente como en equipo.
•    Responsable, confiable y con actitud positiva.
•    Excelente comunicador(a).

 

¿Qué hará usted?
•    Realizar evaluaciones iniciales a sobrevivientes y procesos de admisión al refugio.
•    Elaborar planes de seguridad con los clientes.
•    Proporcionar información y referencias a sobrevivientes según sea necesario.
•    Ayudar con órdenes de protección/órdenes de restricción y otros asuntos judiciales.
•    Apoyar a sobrevivientes con opciones de vivienda.
•    Proporcionar o gestionar transporte esencial.
•    Dirigir las reuniones comunitarias matutinas.
•    Ayudar con el cuidado y mantenimiento del refugio.
•    Trabajar en estrecha colaboración con todo el personal para llegar a la comunidad hispana.
•    Brindar atención general de oficina y teléfono según sea necesario.

 

Dedicará la mitad de su tiempo a labores de defensa y apoyo en el refugio de HHAV. La otra mitad la dedicará a trabajar directamente con clientes de DHS en Hood River. Además de las labores de defensa mencionadas anteriormente, el apoyo en DHS incluye:
•    Brindar servicios de defensa y apoyo a clientes de los programas de Bienestar Infantil (Child Welfare) y Autosuficiencia (Self-Sufficiency) que necesiten subsidios por violencia doméstica y otros servicios. •    Impartir al menos dos sesiones de capacitación introductoria sobre violencia doméstica (DV 101) al año para el DHS.
•    Ofrecer al equipo del DHS capacitaciones sobre temas específicos relacionados con la violencia doméstica, según sea necesario.
•    Prestar servicios en el DHS durante 16 horas semanales (con un total de 20 horas dedicadas a los clientes del DHS).

 

Habilidades necesarias:
•    Capacidad para trabajar con personas de diversos orígenes.
•    Capacidad para comunicarse con claridad, tanto por escrito como verbalmente.
•    Comprensión de las cuestiones relacionadas con la violencia doméstica y la agresión sexual, ya sea a través de experiencia laboral, personal o de aprendizaje.
•    Entusiasmo por realizar presentaciones (presenciales o por Zoom).
•    Poseer una licencia de conducir vigente.
•    Completar todas las capacitaciones sobre defensa y apoyo a las víctimas (advocacy).

 

Habilidades requeridas:
Dominio del español y del inglés.

 

Las personas interesadas pueden enviar una carta de presentación y/o su currículum por correo electrónico a director@helpinghandsoregon.org, por correo postal a Helping Hands Against Violence, PO Box 441, Hood River, OR 97031, o llamar a la oficina al 541-386-4808.

 

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