HAWC, Healing Abuse, Working for Change, Inc. creates social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. For the past 40 years, HAWC has provided free services and support to survivors of domestic abuse on Massachusetts’ North Shore to help them make informed, independent decisions about their futures.
The agency is well known in the Commonwealth for providing high‐quality, client‐centered and trauma‐informed services. HAWC staff take pride in their innovative services and commitment to addressing domestic abuse in the context of social justice – an approach that guides programming, clinical services, personal interactions, and staff hiring and development.
HAWC offers a variety of valuable employment opportunities. With diverse skills and a passion for serving the community, staff members at HAWC dedicate themselves to three core values:
Excellence
Provide quality care to the families that HAWC serves and collaborate with other HAWC members to advance HAWC’s mission.
Communication
Combine open and honest communication with active listening to keep clients, staff, and volunteers informed while responding to criticism with promptness and professionalism.
Climate
Uphold a positive, curative environment for clients and staff by respecting and celebrating growth, connection, hard work, and fun.
HAWC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. HAWC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender or gender identity, familial status, disability, ancestry, age, marital status, public assistance status, sexual orientation, veteran history/military status or genetic information.