Employment Opportunities at ARE

Current Positions Available:  ARE R.I.S.E Center Director

Please e-mail resume to Katie Vance at kvance3@valleyhealthlink.com.

ARE R.I.S.E Center Director Position Description

The R.I.S.E Center Director is a leadership role within AIDS Response Effort, Inc. responsible for guiding the strategic direction, operations, and programming of the center. The R.I.S.E Center Director is dedicated to supporting, advocating for, and uplifting the LGBTQ+ Community in Winchester and Frederick County, Va. Responsibilities include:

  • Establish long term strategic plans for programming, partnership and community engagement.
  • Representation of the center in public and professional forums, advocating for the needs of LGBTQ+ individuals.
  • Oversee the creation, development, promotion and implementation of center programs such as workshops, affinity and social groups and educational events.
  • Partner with community-based organizations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders to expand services and opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals.
  • Respond to community needs and emerging issues impacting LGBTQ+ Individuals.
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate center volunteers.
  • Manage budgets and resources to ensure efficient service delivery.
  • Fundraise, complete grant applications and build donor relationships to establish a secure foundation for the center.
  • Ensure compliance with legal, ethical and organizational standards.
  • Assist with PrEP outreach and navigation.

As a nonprofit organization, all staff may be required to support or assist with agency-wide initiatives, events or programs outside of their primary job responsibilities.  Flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to the agency’s overall mission are essential and required for this role.

Education

Bachelors Degree Encouraged but not required.

Qualifications

Leadership and supervisory experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to lead and mentor volunteers, strong program development and fundraising experience and ability to work collaboratively across diverse communities and with multiple partners.

Salary

  • $55,000 + benefits 

Administrative

  • Sedentary Physical Demand (10 lbs)
  • Frequent hand washing required.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking.
  • Occasional bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, stretching, reaching, climbing.
  • Frequent twisting of body and neck.
  • Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements
  • Frequent use of hand-held objects and equipment. 
  • Visual ability to see details at a distance (corrected to 20/40), to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer), to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness and to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer. 
  • Able to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener. 
  • Able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Able to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds and to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness.
  • Mental activities necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, listening, and organizational, planning and decision-making capabilities.
  • Maybe exposed to fluctuating temperatures.