NSAH Overnight Senior Shift Manager

Position: NSAH Overnight Senior Shift Manager

Reporting To: NSAH Program Manager

Department: Victim Services

FLSA Category: Exempt; Full Time

Reporting To: NSAH Program Manager

Location: Remote within the continental United States; RAINN is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Schedule: (Eastern Time) Monday–Tuesday: 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.;  Wednesday: 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.; Thursday–Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Compensation: $65,000 annually, consisting of a $63,000 base salary plus a $2,000 annual overnight shift differential.

About RAINN

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, working to change the way the nation thinks about and responds to sexual violence. For more than 30 years, RAINN has helped over 5.5 million survivors and their loved ones through the National Sexual Assault Hotline and a comprehensive suite of victim services.

RAINN’s work is driven by three core pillars:

•  Changing Minds (Prevention) — RAINN shares knowledge and shapes public understanding about prevention and response, inspiring a commitment to act.
•  Changing Laws (Justice) — RAINN believes every survivor deserves justice and works to hold every offender accountable.
•  Changing Lives (Healing) — RAINN gives survivors hope and provides the support and tools they need to heal.

This life-changing work is made possible through the generosity of individual donors, foundations, corporations, and partners who share RAINN’s vision of safer communities free from sexual violence. In 2024 alone, RAINN served more than 460,000 people through its victim service programs, championed 21 pieces of legislation at the state and federal level, and maintained top nonprofit ratings from Charity Navigator, Candid, and the BBB, reflecting RAINN’s unwavering commitment to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and impact.

About the Position

The Senior Shift Manager plays a key leadership role in ensuring Shift Managers and hotline staff have the support, resources, and guidance needed to perform effectively while prioritizing staff wellbeing. This role strengthens hotline operations by proactively identifying and addressing staff and operational needs, supporting Shift Managers in day-to-day leadership, and promoting a consistent, supportive work environment.

In close collaboration with the NSAH Program Manager and fellow Senior Shift Managers, the Senior Shift Manager helps ensure policies, procedures, and operational expectations are communicated and implemented consistently across shifts. The role also identifies opportunities to strengthen processes, improve coordination, and support the overall effectiveness and continuity of hotline operations.

In alignment with RAINN’s three pillars: Support, Educate, and Prevent,the Senior Shift Manager fosters an environment that supports survivors and the staff who serve them, promotes ongoing learning and development across the hotline team, and strengthens practices that advance RAINN’s broader commitment to preventing sexual violence.

Responsibilities

What You Can Expect Day-to-Day

Manage a team of shift managers

•  Coach and mentor shift managers as leaders on the hotline.
•  Conduct ongoing appraisals of performance.
•  Ensuring opportunities for skills development.
•  Foster a positive environment for direct reports and their teams.

Advocate for the overnight shift needs to ensure stable operations

•  Meet with hotline staff one-on-one and host collaborative team meetings to discuss challenges, identify priority needs, and brainstorm solutions.
•  Assess gaps in skills and knowledge and recommend pathways for shift managers or NSAH leadership to address them.
•  Participate in rotating on-call schedules and act as emergency back-up for on-site support.
•  Support hotline operations, including answering Recovery Support Fund calls, supporting on the telephone hotline, and the online hotline

Provide quality assurance and oversight of services on the overnight shift

•  Demonstrate specialized hotline knowledge and sexual assault service skills.
•  Complete quality assurance evaluations for the overnight shift.
•  Ensure that quality requirements are met on shift and across the hotline by coordinating with the other senior shift managers.
•  Monitor staff capacity and attrition on the overnight shift, assess its impacts and recommend methods to address gaps to ensure the hotline is meeting survivors' needs.
•  Play an important role in evaluating candidates for the overnight shift, including participation in the interview and selection process.

Support NSAH staff on all shifts

•  Execute projects necessary for smooth hotline operations, such as schedule creation, reviewing shift payroll, coordinate and schedule Federal Work Study student projects to support the NSAH.
•  Support the program manager in selecting and prioritizing performance improvement projects for NSAH staff.
•  Support the program manager to design and deliver foundational staff training on a quarterly basis covering subjects such as, "Supervising on the Hotline", and "Spanish Services on the Hotline."
•  Support program manager in designing and facilitating monthly in-service sessions.
•  Provide input on draft policies and protocols, and flag when current policies are inconsistent with the needs of staff or the service.

Ensure consistent policy implementation across the NSAH

•  Maintain a work culture and employee behaviors of high standards in accordance with RAINN and NSAH staff handbooks and policies.
•  Elevate concerns and policy violations about workplace behavior and quality of services to senior management in a timely manner.
•  Use critical thinking skills and RAINN policies to make independent, real-time staff and service decisions.
•  Maintain knowledge of RAINN and NSAH policies and protocols and provide ongoing feedback to senior management of NSAH.
•  Organize and facilitate NSAH management meetings to allow shift managers across the hotline to exchange information regarding shift trends, staff, policies and procedures.

Identify hotline needs and collaboratively develop solutions

•  Attend and participate in NSAH program and management meetings to exchange information regarding shift trends, staff, policies and procedures, and recommend specific changes where necessary.
•  Provide feedback to the NSAH leadership regarding additional training topics or suggested revisions to training to strengthen staff skills and morale.

Professional Development & Organizational Support

•  Obtain and maintain the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) credential following hire. RAINN will support and cover the cost of obtaining the required credential as part of the employee’s professional development.
•  Perform additional responsibilities and special projects as assigned in support of evolving programmatic, operational, and organizational needs.

What It Takes

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Required Qualifications

•  At least 5 years of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree with at least 1 year of relevant social services experience.
•  At least 3 years of experience working or volunteering in crisis intervention services.
•  At least 3 years of experience managing paid and or unpaid staff.
•  Experience addressing complex employee relations, performance management, coaching, and remediation matters.
•  Willingness and ability to work a non-traditional schedule, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, based on operational needs.
•  Comfort discussing topics related to sexual violence and supporting teams engaged in trauma-related work.
•  Ability to effectively use technology and virtual workplace tools in a remote environment.
•  Must successfully complete a criminal background check administered by RAINN.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Experience managing employees who work across multiple shifts or within a 24/7 service environment.
•  Experience providing trauma-informed supervision to staff engaged in crisis intervention, victim services, or other high-impact work.
•  3+ years of management experience leading staff with varying levels of professional experience.
•  Spanish-language proficiency.
•  Veteran status/experience, where applicable to the position and organizational hiring practices.

Skills & Competencies

•  People Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, develop, and positively influence others while fostering accountability and a supportive team environment.
•  Problem-Solving & Judgment: Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment when navigating complex or sensitive situations.
•  Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with employees, leadership, external stakeholders, and groups.
•  Operational Leadership: Ability to identify staff and operational needs, prioritize competing demands, and implement solutions that support consistent and effective hotline operations.
•  Composure & Adaptability: Ability to remain composed and effective under pressure while managing changing priorities and time-sensitive situations.
•  Collaboration & Independence: Ability to work effectively across teams and levels of the organization while independently managing responsibilities and driving work forward.
•  Technology Proficiency: Demonstrated comfort learning and utilizing technology, systems, and virtual communication tools required to effectively lead in a remote environment.
•  Demonstrated technical proficiency in G Suite, including the ability to effectively use and manage tools such as Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Calendar.

RAINN's headquarters are based in Washington, DC. This position may be based regionally for someone whose residence is within the continental USA. Although this may be a remote role, it may require some periodic business travel throughout the continental US and to our DC offices for onsite meetings and workshops.

RAINN offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, employee assistance, a 403(b) retirement savings plan, paid vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, including a bonus week, and free access to the building's fitness center. RAINN is based in Washington, D.C.

Work Requirements

•  Successfully complete a criminal background check administered by RAINN.
•  Be willing to, at times, work a non-traditional schedule, which may include evenings and/or weekends.

Remote Work Requirements

RAINN employees are required to have a home office setup with a dependable high-speed internet connection. This must be sufficient to support all job-related tasks, including accessing systems, communicating with teams, and providing uninterrupted hotline services or administrative support.

When you work at RAINN, you're joining a team of experts and professionals who stand up for survivors of sexual violence every day. Your job is important and so are you! RAINN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, individual identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. RAINN encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

EOE/M/F/D/V

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the essential functions, responsibilities and/or requirements.