Training and Community Outreach Specialist

About the role

The Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) seeks an experienced Training and Community Outreach Specialist for its Education Department. The role provides face‑to‑face delivery of adult‑education, child, and teen education programs, helps manage the online learning management system, and executes in‑house training events. DCAC’s mission is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County and to provide national leadership on child abuse issues. As the only agency of its kind in Dallas County, DCAC works with public and private partners to investigate, prosecute, and provide healing services for child abuse cases at no cost to clients, serving over 13,000 children and families each year.

Responsibilities

• Public Speaking Outreach: speak publicly about DCAC and child abuse issues on topics such as DCAC 101, Keeping Children Safe from Harm, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, Best Practices for Responding to Child Abuse on Campus, Internet Safety, Human Trafficking, Child Safety Matters, Teen Safety Matters.
• Build relationships with child‑serving organizations (faith communities, school districts, higher education, child‑care centers, youth development agencies, other children’s advocacy centers) and deliver DCAC training material.
• Develop new customers: at least two outreach contacts, conduct presentations, review leads, and deliver curriculum proposals annually.
• Regularly attend multidisciplinary team staffing and foster relationships with partner agencies.
• Market and promote DCAC education offerings, events, and provide tours to school districts, child‑serving agencies, professionals, law enforcement, CACs, medical and mental health professionals.
• Maintain records of account activity and education event calendar; monitor inventory of education materials and reorder as needed.
• Serve as point of contact to connect potential donors, volunteers, and advocates to appropriate DCAC staff.
• Available to conduct media interviews with limited advanced notice.
• Maintain Education email box and respond to emails timely with accurate information.
• Lecture Series: market and promote via email blasts, during presentations, and at conferences; respond to series‑related emails; serve as host for attendees; ensure resources, accommodations, beverages, snacks, meals; keep space clean and comfortable; research new topics and speakers with attention to diversity.