Hybrid Community Educator

at Violence Intervention Program

• Job title: Community Educator
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $30 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Community Educator in a nonprofit focused on domestic and sexual violence prevention through community engagement and education. Collaborating with stakeholders to promote violence prevention initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and update VIP’s bilingual trainings, workshops and informational presentations;
• Conduct preventive education workshops on domestic and sexual violence in both English and Spanish for youth and adult community members, social service providers, and other stakeholders;
• Collaborate with Community Engagement Program colleagues to align all content and materials for consistent, powerful messaging;
• Collaborate with Community Organizer and Promotoras team to support their leadership and promote their community-based events and campaigns;
• Establish and maintain linkages with educational and community-based partners to maximize our impact and to deepen and expand partnerships;
• Coordinate VIP participation at coalitions and in collaborative partnerships with other city and social service organizations and agencies to track communities where we have presence and strategically identify locations for increased engagement
• Ensure all presentation, training and workshop materials are regularly updated for consistent, aligned and accurate messaging and accessible to all VIP staff;
• Collaborate with Promotoras on workshops and other community engagement opportunities;
• Collaborate with Data Team to develop tools, collect and analyze data, and participate in ongoing program evaluation;
• Prepare internal quarterly performance reports to share with team, VIP leadership, and other stakeholders;
• Represent VIP at external meetings and events, as needed;
• Participate in supervision, staff meetings and program meetings;
• Perform other tasks as required, including any related supervisory and administrative duties, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, public speaking, communications, critical race and/or gender studies, or 3+ years of relevant community engagement experience and/or training and presentation experience;
• Must be Bilingual in English and Spanish, both verbal and written fluency;
• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage community members;
• Strong public speaking and facilitation skills;
• Knowledge of the systems that impact immigrants, and familiarity with intimate partner and sexual violence movement work, including partners in the work to end gender-based violence;
• Sustains positive and open lines of communication with internal and external stakeholders;
• Must approach this work with curiosity and willingness to openly model the process of learning and growth;
• Detail oriented, organized, with excellent project management and prioritization skills
• Must bring a collaborative approach to engaging colleagues, survivors, external partners;
• Comfortable working in diverse communities, particularly with Latinx, people of color, and low income populations;
• Well organized, outgoing, able to work independently and collaboratively;
• Ability to work evenings and weekends;
• Must exercise good judgment and demonstrate trauma-informed approach at all times;
• Must ensure agency, program and client confidentiality;
• Ability to lift 30 lbs. (Outreach material) and travel via public transportation (bus, train, etc.);
• Must have the ability to operate office equipment such as computers, copy machine, fax machine, phone systems, etc. with strong internet and software skills; incl. Microsoft Office and client database;

Benefits

• We cover 85% of the cost of medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and spouse/children/family.
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts available.
• Unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, a mid-year and end-of-year office closure.
• Summer Friday schedule (optional)
• Commuter benefits (Mass Transit & Parking)
• 403b retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability & Life Insurance
• Monthly health & wellness activities
• Team appreciation days