CARE Prevention Education Coordinator

University of California; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays, plus accrued vacation

Discounts at UCSC recreation

Job summary

UC Santa Cruz is hiring a CARE Prevention Education Coordinator to support survivors of interpersonal violence and advance prevention education campus-wide. The role focuses on developing alternative healing programming and leading peer educator workshops.

Under the CARE Director, you will recruit, train, supervise peer educators, and provide crisis counseling and referrals. This full-time position includes a 4-week summer furlough and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and assesses educational programs that prevent sexual violence from occurring within the UC Santa Cruz community.
• Designs and facilitates dynamic and engaging content on effective violence prevention and intervention strategies for students, staff, and faculty, including workshops, lectures, trainings, facilitated conversations, social media campaigns, etc.
• Using an intersectional and collaborative approach, presents targeted prevention strategies to identified risk populations including LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, students of color, athletes, Greek Organization members, and other under‑served populations.
• Coordinates the facilitation of universal prevention programming for all students during orientation.
• Formally and informally assesses the developmental, social, and environmental issues, problems, needs, and assets at the University related to sexual assault and sexual violence prevention and intervention.
• Organizes, plans, implements, and evaluates policies, programs, and services to strengthen University and community capacity to effectively address sexual assault‑related issues, including sexual health and relationship violence/healthy relationships, to improve student health and resiliency.
• Assists in the development of systems and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of offered programs and services.
• Supports the coordination of annual events such as Take Back the Night, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, etc.
• Supports outreach strategies that ensure CARE is a recognized and accessible resource to all students, staff, and faculty.
• Serves and/or provides leadership on University/community coalitions addressing sexual assault and sexual violence‑related issues.
• Trains campus departments on institutional policy and issues regarding gender violence and compliance with VAWA, Clery, and UC policy.
• Regularly advises campus administrators on the implementation of policies and procedures regarding gender‑based violence and supports campus compliance.
• Supports campus compliance with relevant federal, state, campus, and system‑wide policies and legislation.
• Consults with academic departments on general issues of gender-based violence.
• Serves as a campus expert regarding all campus and community services available to survivors, and rules, regulations, policies, procedures, legal and social realities connected to gender‑based violence.
• Collaborates with the UC Santa Cruz Title IX office on training needs, including regular participation in training and ensuring compliance with the standards set by the University of California system for response to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
• Collaborates, communicates with, and advises faculty, administrators, law enforcement, and off‑campus agencies in crisis situations related to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
• 25% - Administration & Student Supervision
• Supervises and trains student interns and peer educators to present sexual assault and sexual violence prevention workshops, including the mandatory new student orientation program.
• Supports student interns with ongoing outreach strategies, including social media, newsletter, and tabling.
• Trains and supervises appropriate individuals (e.g., student volunteers, college residential staff, and community members) as resource persons for specific events, including Denim Day, Take Back The Night, awareness month activities, etc.
• Creates quarterly reports for sexual assault and sexual violence prevention‑related initiatives, including measurable goals and objectives and program evaluation.
• Handles logistics for events, workshops, and outreach for CARE, including room reservations, requests for funding, etc.
• Identifies additional sources of funding support and develops proposals as needed.
• Participates in CARE long‑range planning.
• 10% - Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Support
• Promotes communication and maintains good working relationships between sexual assault and sexual violence prevention education and related campus programs, including Title IX, Student Conduct, Respondent Services, the police department, and the colleges.
• Works collaboratively with the Student Health and Wellness (SHW) clinicians and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to mutually assist students.
• Refers survivors to appropriate community agencies as needed.
• Serves as a resource person for faculty and staff.
• Informs campus community about sexual violence prevention‑related services available through CARE and other community agencies, and provides information and presentations as requested.
• Collaborates with community agencies and participates in community, campus, and student

Job description

This is a CAMPUS ONLY recruitment. Only current UCSC employees, or former UCSC employees with current Preferential Rehire rights will be considered for this position. Former employees with Preferential Rehire rights should apply through the external candidate gateway and identify themselves as such in their application to be considered for this position.

Current UCSC employees must apply to the job posting in the Internal Candidate Gateway. If you accessed this recruitment through the Internal UCSC gateway, you can apply via the "Apply" button at the bottom of this job posting. If you accessed this recruitment through the external gateway, you should access the internal job posting by going to the jobs.ucsc.edu weblink and clicking the "Internal UCSC Applicants" button.

The CARE Prevention Education Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting survivors of interpersonal violence while advancing prevention and education efforts across the UC Santa Cruz community. This position has a specialized focus on developing alternative healing programming and resources for survivors, while fostering community building and healing through both individual and group-based initiatives.

The position is full time, 5 days per week and also offers a 4 week summer furlough. Positions with summer work breaks contain regularly scheduled periods during which the CARE Prevention Education Coordinator remains an employee, retains health benefits, but is not at work.

Working under the guidance of the CARE Director and CARE team, the Prevention Education Coordinator will develop and implement a peer education program focused on interpersonal violence prevention. Responsibilities include recruiting, training, supervising, and mentoring peer educators who deliver workshops and educational programs on topics related to interpersonal violence prevention. The Prevention Education Coordinator may also provide one‑on‑one sexual assault crisis counseling, advocacy, and referrals to campus and community resources, while supporting healing‑centered programming outside of formal reporting processes.

UC Santa Cruz is the county's largest employer and one of the nation's most beautiful campuses. Perched above Monterey Bay, our campus is home to more than 3,100 staff members who build meaningful careers, enjoy comprehensive benefits, and contribute to a mission that makes a positive impact on students and the community.

UCSC offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees' health, well‑being, and financial security.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Optional life, legal, and pet insurance
• Paid holidays, plus accrued vacation and sick leave
• Discounts at UCSC recreation facilities

For more information about employee benefits, please visit UCnet Benefits .

Thank you for your interest in joining the UC Santa Cruz community.

ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Student Health Services (SHS) is a full-service health facility offering clinical, educational, counseling, and psychiatry services on the UCSC campus. SHS is deeply committed to ensuring affordable, well‑integrated, multidisciplinary healthcare that effectively supports the University’s diverse campus communities through equitable access and culturally competent, high‑quality programs and services.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides a variety of mental health and psychological services to UCSC undergraduate and graduate students, including intake assessment, brief and long‑term individual therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, mental health outreach and workshop programming, consultation, and liaison relationships to support student mental health and well‑being.

The Primary Care Program offers primary care and same‑day care services, supported by on‑site radiology, a COLA‑accredited clinical laboratory, optometry, and the campus pharmacy offering prescription and over‑the‑counter products. Additional departments include Student Insurance and Referral Programs; CARE (Center for Advocacy, Resources & Empowerment), the advocacy and prevention education office that supports survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner/domestic violence, and stalking; and Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP), home of the Condom Co‑op and the Cove Collegiate Recovery Program (CCRP), where students receive harm‑reduction and recovery services.

Student Health Services employs approximately 150 staff and welcomes staff with interest and experience working with college students with a wide range of diverse and intersecting identities.

The Center for Advocacy, Resources and Empowerment (CARE) is the advocacy and prevention education office at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). CARE supports survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and dating/domestic violence, as well as their significant others and allies. CARE also promotes a sex‑positive consent culture on campus through programming, training, workshops, and other outreach to students, staff, and faculty.

Under the direction of the CARE Director, the Prevention Education Coordinator provides prevention education and intervention on interpersonal violence issues. The Coordinator leads prevention efforts on the UCSC campus addressing interpersonal violence (sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking). These duties include education and awareness training for faculty, staff, and students, as well as outreach, program evaluation, and collaboration with campus and community partners.

As a core responsibility of the role, the CARE Prevention Education Coordinator develops and implements a peer education program to address interpersonal violence. The incumbent supervises and trains peer educators to present various interpersonal violence prevention‑related workshops. The CARE Prevention Education Coordinator also provides appropriate resources, referrals, and one‑on‑one sexual assault crisis counseling to survivors as needed.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Budgeted Salary:

$5,833.33 - $6,666.67 per month for 11 months. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility:

Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full‑time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week: Mon‑Fri
• Shift Includes: Day

Employee Classification:

Partial Year Career appointmentwith 4 week furlough

Job End Date:

None

Travel:

Up to 25% time

JOB DUTIES

• Designs, implements, and assesses educational programs that prevent sexual violence from occurring within the UC Santa Cruz community.
• Designs and facilitates dynamic and engaging content on effective violence prevention and intervention strategies for students, staff, and faculty, including workshops, lectures, trainings, facilitated conversations, social media campaigns, etc.
• Using an intersectional and collaborative approach, presents targeted prevention strategies to identified risk populations including LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, students of color, athletes, Greek Organization members, and other under‑served populations.
• Coordinates the facilitation of universal prevention programming for all students during orientation.
• Formally and informally assesses the developmental, social, and environmental issues, problems, needs, and assets at the University related to sexual assault and sexual violence prevention and intervention.
• Organizes, plans, implements, and evaluates policies, programs, and services to strengthen University and community capacity to effectively address sexual assault‑related issues, including sexual health and relationship violence/healthy relationships, to improve student health and resiliency.
• Assists in the development of systems and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of offered programs and services.
• Supports the coordination of annual events such as Take Back the Night, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, etc.
• Supports outreach strategies that ensure CARE is a recognized and accessible resource to all students, staff, and faculty.
• Serves and/or provides leadership on University/community coalitions addressing sexual assault and sexual violence‑related issues.
• Trains campus departments on institutional policy and issues regarding gender violence and compliance with VAWA, Clery, and UC policy.
• Regularly advises campus administrators on the implementation of policies and procedures regarding gender‑based violence and supports campus compliance.
• Supports campus compliance with relevant federal, state, campus, and system‑wide policies and legislation.
• Consults with academic departments on general issues of gender-based violence.
• Serves as a campus expert regarding all campus and community services available to survivors, and rules, regulations, policies, procedures, legal and social realities connected to gender‑based violence.
• Collaborates with the UC Santa Cruz Title IX office on training needs, including regular participation in training and ensuring compliance with the standards set by the University of California system for response to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
• Collaborates, communicates with, and advises faculty, administrators, law enforcement, and off‑campus agencies in crisis situations related to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.

25% - Administration & Student Supervision

• Supervises and trains student interns and peer educators to present sexual assault and sexual violence prevention workshops, including the mandatory new student orientation program.
• Supports student interns with ongoing outreach strategies, including social media, newsletter, and tabling.
• Trains and supervises appropriate individuals (e.g., student volunteers, college residential staff, and community members) as resource persons for specific events, including Denim Day, Take Back The Night, awareness month activities, etc.
• Creates quarterly reports for sexual assault and sexual violence prevention‑related initiatives, including measurable goals and objectives and program evaluation.
• Handles logistics for events, workshops, and outreach for CARE, including room reservations, requests for funding, etc.
• Identifies additional sources of funding support and develops proposals as needed.
• Participates in CARE long‑range planning.

10% - Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Support

• Promotes communication and maintains good working relationships between sexual assault and sexual violence prevention education and related campus programs, including Title IX, Student Conduct, Respondent Services, the police department, and the colleges.
• Works collaboratively with the Student Health and Wellness (SHW) clinicians and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to mutually assist students.
• Refers survivors to appropriate community agencies as needed.
• Serves as a resource person for faculty and staff.
• Informs campus community about sexual violence prevention‑related services available through CARE and other community agencies, and provides information and presentations as requested.
• Collaborates with community agencies and participates in community, campus, and student