Prevention Educator

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

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
• Able to work well as a part of a team and independently
• Must successfully pass Criminal Record Check-CORI, suitability to work with minors check, and have valid Massachusetts driver's license and reliable transportation

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Engaged and dedicated colleagues
• Training and education in best practices
• Career development opportunities
• Openness to innovation
• 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