Job Title: Education Advocate
Job Status: Regular, Full Time (40 hours); $16/hr ($33,280 annual salary)
Job Location: Fully remote at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Office location in Brunswick, Maine.
Primary Responsibility: To provide community education, middle school/high school-based education, and direct assistance and support to victims of sexual violence in Eastern Cumberland (Brunswick, Harpswell, and surrounding Islands), Sagadahoc, and Lincoln Counties, with possible back up response to serve Knox and Waldo Counties as needed.
Representative Duties:
Prevention Education
Client Services
Qualifications:
Accountability: Accountable to the Education Program Co-Coordinators for all education and prevention programming and to the Director of Client Services for any client related support. Accountable to the Executive Director regarding all agency programming and operations.
The physical requirements of this position are minimal lifting, a reasonable amount of sitting at a desk and computer screen and general phone work, with personal cell phone use for work purposes as necessary. A comfortable temperature, good lighting and clean environment. A positive teamwork atmosphere is present and practiced while encouraging each individual to contribute to that team while strengthening professional growth.
This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities. While not all inclusive, it is written in good faith and knowledge that duties change during the course of time and will be discussed annually during performance review sessions.
Job Status: Regular, Full Time (40 hours); $16/hr ($33,280 annual salary)
Job Location: Fully remote at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Office location in Brunswick, Maine.
Primary Responsibility: To provide community education, middle school/high school-based education, and direct assistance and support to victims of sexual violence in Eastern Cumberland (Brunswick, Harpswell, and surrounding Islands), Sagadahoc, and Lincoln Counties, with possible back up response to serve Knox and Waldo Counties as needed.
Representative Duties:
Prevention Education
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and maintenance of curricula and materials used in SASSMM’s education programming
- Implement educational programs and trainings in middle and high schools (with students, faculty, administrators, and relevant school department staff).
- Develop trainings and materials for community education programs with broader community partners and underserved populations (older adult providers, childcare providers, LGBTQIA, faith communities etc.), in Eastern Cumberland, Sagadahoc, and Lincoln Counties
- Facilitate student or community support groups or client drop-in hours in SASSMM affiliated schools/community settings, as needed
- Work as part of a collaborative Education Team; meeting bi-weekly to plan your work and strategize best practices in prevention education throughout the Midcoast
- Establish contact and collaborate with other community resource and referral sources
- Attend identified meetings and initiatives that are relevant to the mission of the agency
- Distribute evaluative and assessment instruments in collaboration with project participants
- Maintain and input all statistical data required by funding and agency requirements
Client Services
- Complete SASSMM 47 hours Advocate Training
- Participate in staff back-up coverage of the Statewide Sexual Assault Helpline
- Respond to all client needs associated with staff back-up capacity
- Support all client needs as identified via the Helpline, office phone, affiliated schools, or other community partners
- Co-facilitate support to outreach groups, as needed
- Perform other duties, as assigned
Qualifications:
- At least two years of experience working with youth in an educational setting or equivalent related experience
- Experience developing educational curriculum and training materials
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; experience with classroom management, facilitation, or team-building preferred
- Excellent computer literacy and organizational skills
- Ability to work remotely and independently
- Training or experience working with diverse and underserved populations
- Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of sexual violence
- Ability to respond to people in crisis and an open-minded nature
Accountability: Accountable to the Education Program Co-Coordinators for all education and prevention programming and to the Director of Client Services for any client related support. Accountable to the Executive Director regarding all agency programming and operations.
The physical requirements of this position are minimal lifting, a reasonable amount of sitting at a desk and computer screen and general phone work, with personal cell phone use for work purposes as necessary. A comfortable temperature, good lighting and clean environment. A positive teamwork atmosphere is present and practiced while encouraging each individual to contribute to that team while strengthening professional growth.
This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities. While not all inclusive, it is written in good faith and knowledge that duties change during the course of time and will be discussed annually during performance review sessions.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to Arian Clements, Executive Director by Monday, September 28, 2020.
Email: arian@sassmm.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 990, Brunswick, ME 04011
Email: arian@sassmm.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 990, Brunswick, ME 04011
