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Education & Outreach Specialist SVPE Coordinator

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Opportunities
Description To provide bi-lingual Spanish/English education and prevention programs to the community; perform outreach activities to inform community of MOCSA services and to increase awareness and knowledge of issues pertaining to sexual assault and sexual abuse and its prevention; serve as staff coordinator for the Sexual Violence Prevention Education initiative in Wyandotte County; staff the 24-Hour Crisis Line; promote collaboration with and among the community, police and prosecutors.
Responsibilities 1. Provide sexual assault and sexual abuse education and prevention programs to community groups and children and youth of all ages, including those considered high-risk.
2. Serve as staff coordinator and assist with program development for the Sexual Violence Prevention Education initiative- including coordinating, scheduling and implementing programming, organizing agendas, corresponding with key community partners and writing grant reports.
3. Perform outreach activities and volunteer recruitment through contact with police departments, schools, businesses, community agencies and other groups. Outreach will include, but not be limited to, speaking to groups, personal contacts, attendance at community meetings, phone solicitation, staffing displays and materials distribution.
4. Develop and coordinate data collection and evaluation procedures for grant-related activities, as assigned.
5. Serve as staff coordinator for MOCSA’s Wyandotte County Advisory Committee.
6. Serve as agency representative to community groups, as assigned.
7. Serve as member of advocacy team: Provide crisis intervention, support and referrals to callers to the 24-Hour Crisis Line, provide services in Spanish as needed.
8. Provide hospital, police and court advocacy to adolescent and adult victims of sexual assault and/or rape, as needed.
9. Perform after-hours staff on-call duties for the 24-Hour Crisis Line as needed.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Job Specifications: Bachelor's degree in human service field. Ability to effectively communicate in both English and Spanish. Experience working with at-risk youth extremely helpful. The person serving in this position must have excellent communication, organizational and networking skills, public speaking ability, and a strong interest in helping others. Must also be able to work evening hours, be on-call during the hours of 5:00pm-8:30 am and have a car at their disposal.
Hours Full Time
Job Function Education
Industry Non-Profit and Association
Application Instructions Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to MOCSA, 3100Broadway, Ste 400, KCMO 64111 or by fax (816) 931-4532 or e-mail hmeyer@mocsa.org. Please, no phone calls. MOCSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and supporting a diverse staff.
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Benefits MOCSA offers competitive salary and excellent benefits.
Company MOCSA
Web Site www.mocsa.org
Job Location Kansas City, MO 64111