Violence Prevention Educator

7 months ago

Kitchener, Canada The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region Full time

**Violence Prevention Educator**

The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region supports survivors of sexual violence. We listen, facilitate healing, and celebrate resiliency. Using an anti-racist, intersectional feminist approach, we work to transform systems which promote gender-based violence.

**Essential Requirements of Education / Experience**:

- Post-secondary education in education, social science, or a related discipline
- 3+ years of experience educating youth is required
- Demonstrated experience planning and executing large-scale events, including confidence with public speaking and hosting events is required
- Experience creating engaging social media content and strategy for educational purposes

Bachelor of Education degree an asset
- Experience working with youth with disabilities an asset
- Knowledge of/in sports communities an asset

**Key Areas of Responsibility**:

- Facilitate public education presentations, workshops and trainings within Waterloo Region with a special focus on youth programming on healthy relationships and consent, gender-based violence, and responding to disclosure.
- Research, develop, and regularly revise program curriculum in collaboration with the Public Education Manager, Male Allies Program Educators and other staff members.
- Plan and execute large-scale public education events in Waterloo Region, including Take Back the Night and Sexual Violence Prevention Month events.
- Develop engaging educational and promotional content for SASC’s social media platforms, in consultation with the Development & Communications Coordinator.

**Knowledge and Skills Required**:

- Understanding of and demonstrated experience using a feminist anti-oppression framework.
- Experience educating youth and adults (including curriculum development, program planning, facilitation, and evaluation).
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills, ability to multi-task a high-volume workload with a keen attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative, and able to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Canva, Zoom, and social media platforms.
- Possess a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle for frequent travel within Waterloo Region.

**Compensation and Benefits**:
We are a Living Wage employer as defined by the Ontario Living Wage Network. We use a 3:1 ratio meaning that the highest paid team member is not paid more than 3 times than the lowest paid team member.

Note: Most new team members will start at or close to the entry point of the range. SASC has a 35-hour work week.

Pay Grade: 3

Min: $25.93 per hour; $47,192.60 per annum

Max: $30.50 per hour; $55,510.00 per annum

We have a health benefit plan including Extended Health Care (EHC), Dental, Employee Life Insurance, Dependent’s Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We pay 100% of health benefit premiums for our full-time staff and their families.

Due to the nature of our work, our staff team start with four weeks of vacation. We also have 125 hours of paid time off per year. These amounts are pro-rated based on the team member's start date.

We offer RRSP matching after one year of employment.

**Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Statement**:
**We recognize that sexual violence disproportionately impacts women, trans, and non-binary people. We particularly recognize the impact of racism and colonialism on Black, Indigenous, and racialized women, girls, gender-diverse, and two-spirit survivors.**

We acknowledge that the majority of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main office at 151 Frederick Street in Kitchener, Ontario is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on either side of the Grand River.

**How to Apply**:

- **only those selected for an interview will be contacted.**_

**Job Description - Violence Prevention Educator**

**Job Purpose**:
Reporting to the Public Education Manager, the Violence Prevention Educator is accountable for educating youth and adults and executing large-scale public education events in Waterloo Region.

The Public Education Program provides leadership and training to prevent sexual and gender-based violence through education and community engagement. This program educates towards social change and raises awareness of the issue of sexual violence in Waterloo Region.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- **Facilitation, Curriculum Development, and Evaluation Responsibilities**_
- Research, develop, and continually revise comprehensive program curriculum in collaboration with the Public Education Manager, Male Allies Program Educators and other staff members.
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