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Prevention Education

General Summary:

Primary responsibility is to develop and facilitate prevention education and awareness presentations to youth and adult audiences throughout Washington County.

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Essential Functions:

  • Provide trauma-informed care practices into service provision for all clients.

  • Answers crisis line, provides referrals, and completes database entry

  • Maintains current knowledge of best practices in prevention.

  • Develop and maintain a relevant curriculum to provide educational presentations to a wide-variety of audiences within Washington County (e.g. schools and juvenile justice center).

  • Completes all data entry including client records, events, and statistics for reporting.

  • Develop and maintain relationships with employees of the school system and community organizations to provide collaborative programming (e.g. L >H, Boys n Girls Club)

  • Shares with Community Outreach facilitation of groups and activities at the Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCA Girls groups. (PE covers West Bend and CO assumes leads on all other clubs and locations).

  • Leads the planning and organizing of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Teen Dating Violence awareness month events with the support of the Community Outreach.

  • Attends monthly all staff meeting, bi-weekly coordinator meetings, and weekly updates with Executive Director.

  • Supports and attends all FRIENDS special events and functions including internal committees such as Social Media.

  • Represents FRIENDS in a positive manner.

  • Other duties as assigned.

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Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Requires a level of knowledge acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field OR a combination of relevant education and employment required.

  • Knowledge of domestic violence and sexual violence dynamics

  • Experience in providing presentations OR facilitating community conversations.

  • Excellent communication skills; cultural competence and the ability to interact with diverse populations. Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

  • Strong self-motivation and organizational skills to manage a variety of diversified tasks in a timely manner.

  • Ability to work flexible hours.

  • Maintains a high degree of professionalism with sound judgment.

  • Ability to work well in a team or independent environment.

  • Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products.

  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

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Working Conditions

  • Normal office environment

  • Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 30 pounds

  • Work Schedule may include some evening and weekend hours

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year

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Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

  • LTD, STD, Life insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Paid time off

  • Simple IRA (eligible after 6 months/1000 hours worked)

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Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

  • Monday to Friday

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