Current Openings

 ADMINISTRATION
Finance Manager
Department:  Management        
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Exempt          Work Schedule:  Days, may include some weekends and evenings. 
The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing a diverse group of funding sources, including local, state and federal grants.  Will oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements. Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures. Reports to the Executive Director, this role requires a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own, in partnership with the Executive Director, the responsibility for financial management of the organization.  The Finance Manager will lead all day-to-day finance operations of a budget of $2 million and supervise a team of 1-2 staff members including operational responsibility across accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and grants administration, functions.  The Finance Manager will ensure that FOW's current and future data-accounting systems and procedures are in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits.
Number of openings: 1

SUPPORT STAFF
No Openings
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COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PREVENTION
Primary Prevention Educator (PPC) 
Department:  Education Department
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt                                 Work Schedule:  Days and some evenings
The Primary Prevention Educator (PPC) will be responsible for conducting primary prevention strategies to address the root cause of sexual violence in this community, to be this agency’s primary voice in the community when working toward the elimination of sexual violence, and to assist community members in finding ways they can end sexual violence. The Primary Prevention Educator will work collaboratively to support coworkers on various projects assigned. Primary Prevention Educator works closely with appropriate Advisory Committee members, Staff, Volunteers, and the community to achieve the goals of the Community Education and Prevention Program.
Number of openings: 1​

Outreach Educator
Department:  Education Department
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt                                 Work Schedule:  Days and some evenings
The Outreach Educator will be responsible for conducting community and primary prevention strategies to address the root cause of sexual violence in this community.  The Outreach Educator will also provide quality essential intervention services to offenders/batterers of family violence and provide skilled education and training to the community and the criminal justice system.  They will provide public awareness, community education, and workshops on sexual and domestic violence.  The OE will work collaboratively to support coworkers on various projects assigned.  They will work closely with appropriate Advisory Committee members, Staff, Volunteers, and the community to achieve the goals of the Community Education and Prevention Program.  
Number of openings: 1

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Outreach Housing Advocate
Department:  Supportive Housing
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt                                 Work Schedule:  Varies, includes days, evenings, weekends, and some graveyards. 
The Outreach Housing Advocate provides immediate intensive case management services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, and homeless clients who may reside at the family violence and sexual assault shelter or is receiving outreach services.  The Outreach Housing Advocate will provide direct services to our Supportive Housing Program including but not limited to outreach and engagement services to homeless individuals living on the streets of Cameron County.  Outreach Housing Advocate will assist family violence and/or sexual assault victims/survivors transition from emergency shelter to housing programs. 
Number of openings: 1

OUTREACH VICTIM SERVICES
Family Advocate
Department:  Outreach Victim Services
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt                                 Work Schedule:  Days, may include some evenings and weekends. 
Family Advocate will provide crisis intervention and referrals on the hotline and provide immediate assistance to victims/survivors visiting the Outreach Community Center. Family Advocate will assist Lead Advocates with the admission process to the shelter in accordance with the Friendship of 
Women, Inc., policies, and procedures. Family Advocate provides front desk coverage (answering incoming calls, responding to intercoms, checking mail for client mail, assisting non-residents at the front desk, etc.) in between hotline calls as needed. As necessary will provide intake to incoming outreach clients and will assist clients with their donation requests and childcare activities while clients attend support groups.
Number of openings: 1

EMERGENCY SHELTER
Residential Advocate
Department:  Emergency Shelter
FLSA Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt                                   Work Schedule:  Varies, includes evenings, graveyard, weekends 
The Residential advocate will provide services to residents and non-residents following the philosophy of the Friendship of Women, Inc., which includes empowerment, knowledge of power differentials and gender issues, and setting appropriate boundaries.  The advocate will assist to oversee the safety, general welfare, and day-to-day needs of the clients and their children receiving shelter or outreach services.  Helps clients acclimate to a communal living environment by providing peer counseling/support, education, and mentoring. 
Number of openings: 1



Last Updated: June 2023
Background Investigation:
Post conditional employment offer, this position requires the successful completion of a fingerprint background investigation.

Submission Process
You may submit your letter of intent and resume paperwork via any of the three ways below:
1. Fax all paperwork to (956) 541-7676.
2. E-mail all paperwork to HR@fowinc.com.
3. Deliver to our Community Outreach Center at 95 E. Price Rd. Suite C, Brownsville, Texas 78521.

Selection Process
1. An evaluation of training and experience of submitted resumes will be performed by Human Resources.
2. A panel of program managers and leadership will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials. Please note: candidates that are successful in this step of the selection process will also be considered for other similar opportunities.
3. It is our goal to schedule the first round of interviews as soon as possible.  Therefore, the first interview will be conducted over the phone.

​Status of your Application:
You will be advised via e-mail of your application status. Interview invitations may be sent via email to the email address provided by applicants.

The selection process will consist of an evaluation and scoring of experience and training taken from your employment application materials. Further evaluation may include an interview, skills assessment, skill-based testing, etc., as determined by the hiring department.

Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, through the Human Resources Department, at any step of the process to assist them in demonstrating their qualifications to perform the duties of the position for which they are applying.

​Friendship of Women, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.  The agency does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.