Prevention Educator

Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 44,928 - 54,912; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

85% health insurance premium coverage

Generous paid leave

Year-end bonuses

Job summary

The Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc is seeking a full-time Prevention Educator to provide engaging violence prevention and sex education programming primarily to local students.

This role involves working with youth on healthy relationships, training educators, and developing community outreach efforts. The position offers a competitive starting salary of $24 per hour with additional benefits, fostering a commitment to social justice and diversity.

Qualifications

• Passion for working with youth.
• Commitment to diversity and social justice.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must pass Criminal Record Check.
• Must have a valid Massachusetts driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide violence prevention programming to youth.
• Develop curricula and coordinate training.
• Work directly with community partners.
• Maintain professional boundaries with participants.
• Keep excellent records of program outcomes.

Skills

Youth group facilitation

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Job description

Elizabeth Freeman Center seeks a dynamic, full-time Prevention Educator to provide violence prevention and sex education programming primarily to local students and youth. Passion for working with youth, knowledge of domestic and/or sexual violence, and/or commitment to social justice strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with youth to offer engaged programming on healthy relationships and healthy sexuality, preventing teen dating violence, sexual violence, and bullying, and developing youth leadership and bystander awareness.
• Nurture relationships with schools and youth organizations.
• Provide trainings to educators and administrators on responding to youth violence, fostering positive school culture, and addressing implicit bias.
• Offer support, advocacy, assistance, and referrals when students disclose experiences with violence.
• Develop curricula and coordinate training.
• Contribute to other outreach and collaboration efforts, including collaborating with community partners in countywide efforts, attending coalition meetings, offering community education presentations to other service providers and community members, disseminating program outreach materials, and tabling at community events.
• Contribute to social media campaigns.
• Keep excellent records and fulfill all reporting requirements.
• Participate in internal programmatic meetings, supervision, committees, and projects, and complete any additional training recommended by supervisor.
• Maintain appropriate and professional boundaries with youth and adult participants and adhere to strict guidelines and protocols to ensure client confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned to promote agency mission.

Preferred qualifications

• Passion for, and experience in, working with youth.
• Commitment to diversity, social justice, anti-violence, and anti-oppression work.
• Connection to local community.
• Excellent skills in youth group facilitation, verbal and written communication, computers/technology, organization, and collaboration.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.
• Must successfully pass Criminal Record Check–CORI, suitability to work with minors check, and have a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Work Hours

Full-time. Daily schedule is often aligned with school hours.

Compensation and benefits

Elizabeth Freeman Center believes in offering all staff competitive salary and benefits, engaged and dedicated colleagues, training and education in best practices, career development opportunities, openness to innovation, and the opportunity and resources to do meaningful, impactful work. This position currently begins at $24 per hour ($49,920 annualized), plus yearend bonuses dependent on funding. EFC pays 85% of health insurance premiums and contributes to an FSA. EFC has generous paid leave as well as other benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

EFC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Survivors of domestic or sexual violence, people of color, People With Disabilities, People Who Are Bilingual/Bicultural, and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly encouraged to apply.