Youth Navigator & Prevention Coordinator

Call to Freedom; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Call to Freedom invites passionate individuals to join our Prevention team as a Youth Navigator & Prevention Coordinator in Sioux Falls, SD. The role blends outreach in schools, community organizations, and trainings to strengthen youth safety and response to trafficking and exploitation.

The position emphasizes relationship-building, education delivery, and partnership work with schools, service providers, and tribal communities across South Dakota.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, organization, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to use computers and agency-approved databases and tracking systems.
• A valid driver’s license and motor vehicle insurance.
• Ability to travel throughout South Dakota.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends based on training and community needs.

Responsibilities

• Present age-appropriate prevention education to youth ages 0–24.
• Engage with youth and community partners about online safety, exploitation, and healthy relationships.
• Travel throughout South Dakota to schools, youth-serving organizations, and community groups.
• Build strong relationships with schools, educators, youth organizations, service providers, and community response teams.
• Connect at-risk youth with appropriate services and support.
• Represent Call to Freedom at community events, trainings, and outreach activities.
• Keep training records, evaluations, and documentation organized and up to date.
• Track information and help compile outcomes for grant reporting and program evaluation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

Collaboration

Travel flexibility

Job description

Join Our Team: Youth Navigator & Prevention Coordinator

Full-Time | Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Your work can help a young person feel safer, more informed, and more supported. Are you someone who can connect with a room full of teenagers, build relationships with community partners, and turn important information into a conversation people actually want to have?

Do you care about creating safer communities and helping young people recognize risk, find support, and know they are not alone?

Call to Freedom is looking for a Youth Navigator & Prevention Coordinator to join our Prevention team.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys being out in the community, building relationships, teaching, problem‑solving, and making a difference.

What Your Days Might Look Like

One day you might be in a school talking with students about online safety and exploitation. The next, you could be meeting with a youth‑serving organization, preparing for a community training, or helping partners strengthen their response when a young person needs support.

You’ll Have The Opportunity To

• Bring prevention education to life through engaging, age‑appropriate presentations for youth ages 0–24.
• Talk with youth and community partners about human trafficking, exploitation, technology‑facilitated abuse, online safety, healthy relationships, and youth safety.
• Travel throughout South Dakota to schools, youth‑serving organizations, community groups, juvenile justice programs, tribal communities, and other approved locations.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with schools, educators, youth organizations, service providers, and community response teams.
• Connect at‑risk youth with appropriate services, resources, and support.
• Help communities strengthen their response to youth trafficking and improve processes following disclosures.
• Identify gaps that may prevent young people from being identified or accessing services — and help find solutions.
• Represent Call to Freedom at community events, conferences, meetings, and outreach activities.
• Keep training records, evaluations, and other documentation organized and up to date.
• Track information and help compile outcomes for grant reporting and program evaluation.
• Continue learning about emerging trends, research, and best practices related to youth safety and victimization.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Is

• Comfortable speaking to groups and able to make difficult topics understandable and engaging.
• Great at building relationships and collaborating with people from different organizations and backgrounds.
• Flexible, self‑directed, responsive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable traveling and working in different community settings.
• Passionate about helping young people and strengthening communities.
• Knowledgeable about child welfare processes in South Dakota and surrounding states, or eager to develop that knowledge.
• Experienced in working with individuals impacted by violence, trafficking, trauma, and/or substance abuse — helpful, but not required.
• Trained in trauma‑informed care — beneficial, but not required.

You’ll Also Need

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving, critical‑thinking, organization, and multitasking skills.
• The ability to use computers and agency‑approved databases and tracking systems.
• A valid driver’s license and motor vehicle insurance.
• The ability to travel throughout South Dakota.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends based on training and community needs.

Why You'll Love This Work

This isn’t a desk‑only position. You’ll be in schools. In communities. At trainings. Around tables with people who care about youth. You’ll have the opportunity to build relationships, teach important skills, connect people to resources, and help communities become better equipped to prevent exploitation and respond when young people need help. At Call to Freedom, we believe meaningful change happens when people work together. In this role, you’ll help make those connections happen.

Benefits

We want our employees to feel supported both at work and beyond it. Our benefits package includes:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid time off and holidays