Prevention Educator

Description

Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and mentorship to youth and non-offending adult caretakers affected by abuse or violence. Delivers educational programs on personal safety, teen sexual assault, and healthy relationships to Pre-K-12 students, college students, and staff in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties. Facilitates youth empowerment groups and collaborates with school leadership to foster and promote non-violent norms across campuses.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide crisis intervention, advocacy and mentorship to youth who have experienced or witnessed abuse or violence.
• Provide crisis intervention and advocacy to non-offending adult caretakers.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of client needs, provide referrals to other victim services, and facilitate connections with additional community support services for additional assistance.
• Educate clients about their eligibility for the Office of Victim Services and guide them through the application processes as necessary.
• Advocate on behalf of victims of violence and gender-based crimes throughout the campus and/or criminal justice process. Organizes and leads empowerment groups for youth aged 8-18 across our tri-county service area, creating a supportive environment where participants can develop essential life skills, build self-confidence, and engage in meaningful discussions.
• Plans and delivers educational programs focused on personal safety, teen sexual assault, and healthy relationships for Pre-K through12th -grade students, college students and youth programs These programs target students, staff, faculty, and administration in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties.
• Collaborates with athletic teams and school leadership to promote and establish non-violent, healthy norms across the campus.
• Offers follow-up services to presentation participants upon request including referrals, advocacy, counselling and mandated reporting to child protective services and law enforcement.
• Maintain and cultivate professional relationships with community agencies and attend community meetings to foster collaboration.
• Maintains detailed and accurate records of all clients, presentations, and outreach activities, and complete notes and data entry in a timely manner.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A High School diploma and experience working with youth is required, while an Associates degree in human services with the same experience is preferred.
• Ability to speak a second language is preferred.

BILINGUAL CANDIDATES

• Candidates who are bilingual may qualify for an enhanced starting wage of $25.15 per hour.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively present in public forums.
• Skilled in addressing and discussing sensitive issues.
• Ability to establish and maintain networks of professional relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity to other perspectives.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, demonstrating a capacity to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in multitasking and managing workload efficiently under pressure, while maintaining professionalism and composure.
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to different work and communication styles of colleagues and clients.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems using analytical skills and abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and professionalism under stress.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Regularly required to walk, sit, use hands; and reach with hands and arms.
• Manual dexterity is required, including the frequent ability to grasp in both hands and continuous use of fine manipulation skills in both hands.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to various weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Occasional exposure to bodily fluids.