Openings

Youth Outreach Educator

Position Description
Position Title:		Youth Outreach Educator
Effective Date:		12/01/2007
Team:		Outreach and Education
Reports To:		Director of Education and Outreach
Revise Date:
Hours:		Full Time
Position Summary:
This full-time position provides prevention and intervention services to youth in the 23 cities and towns of HAWC’s service area. The Youth Outreach Program educates youth to prevent violence both in local schools and in the community. The program strives to address gender-based violence within an anti-oppression context through educational outreach and activities that empower youth to make healthy choices and to become peer education leaders.
Position Experience:
		• Commitment to and experience in working with teens
		• Excellent listening, communication, and organizational skills
		• Experience in community organizing
		• Experience facilitating groups
		• Social justice/social change approach to understanding domestic violence
		• Commitment to promoting cultural competence which reflects diversity in sexual orientation, race, class, ethnicity
		• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
		• Bachelors degree required
		• Bilingual/Bicultural preferred
Position Details:
Develop and present violence prevention curriculum to elementary, middle and high school students Build in-school partnerships with School Resource Officers, Guidance Department, and Health Educators Develop and implement all-school anti-violence training and protocol for teachers, counselors and parents Facilitate weekly in-school leadership groups for male and female students Conduct community outreach and training on inter-related topics such as domestic violence, dating violence, gang activity, school violence, bullying and teasing Create and facilitate innovative after-school and summer programs for youth Provide orientation, training, support and mentor new youth outreach staff as needed Participate in training new volunteers Provide individual advocacy for youth in abusive relationships Participate in after-hours On-Call Attend regular supervision, Team meetings and all staff meetings Put into practice workplace and team values Work toward achieving team goals Able to flex hours to meet position responsibilities Valid driver’s license and vehicle required
Salary:	Competitive salary and benefits; HAWC is an equal opportunity employer

Resumes by mail or e-mail to: nicolers@helpabusedwomen.org Nicki Richon-Schoel HAWC 27 Congress Street Salem, MA 01970