Employment Opportunities

Incorporated in 1986, The Shelter for Abused Women & Children is the only state certified domestic violence center in Collier County, Florida, and serves victims of domestic violence in Naples, Marco Island, Immokalee, Bonita Springs and all points in-between.

Our vision is a community without domestic violence so that every home is a safe haven for the family it shelters.

Currently, The Shelter operates:

• Naples office that features our 60-bed shelter, on-site kennel, counseling offices and administrative offices
• Immokalee Outreach Office providing counseling services in Immokalee
• Options Thrift Shoppe at 968 Second Avenue North, Naples

Our Guiding Values:

The Shelter's staff serves as ambassadors in the community, carrying the organization's message to those we meet whether at a work-related event or social gathering.

Our pride in those we serve, our programs, services, and our fellow staff is shared in how we communicate about our jobs, coworkers and the organization.

The Shelter's guiding values are integrity, innovation and initiative. We expect to see these values exhibited in our staff as individuals, as well as the organization as a whole.

There are currently no positions available with the organization.

The Shelter is an equal opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.  We assure you that your opportunity for employment with us depends solely upon your knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The Shelter for Abused Women & Children complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and support to the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need accommodations, please advise us when you are called to schedule an interview.

Please fax resumes to 239.775.3061. No phone calls please.

Internship Opportunities

The Shelter provides unpaid internship opportunities in the following areas: emergency shelter, service management, advocacy, rural outreach & rural services, court advocacy, primary prevention education and outreach, program research projects, counseling, emergency hotline services, elder abuse services, women of means services, primary prevention programs & services, emergency shelter for animals that belong to victims in residence and transitional living housing.

Placement requires:

• Application (download here)
• Interviews
• Background check
• Car or transportation
• 30 hours of confidentiality training prior to working with participants
• English and Spanish speaking abilities are a plus

The Shelter provides:

• Skilled certified Field Instructors & Task Supervisors: 1 LCSW, 1 LMHC
• Office space, phone & computer access
• Training for interns
• 3 MSW’s, 2 LMHC's, and 3 BSW's on staff

To learn more, please read our Internship Overview (click here), and call 239.775.3862.