Bilingual Violence Prevention Coordinator

Job Title: Bilingual Violence Prevention Coordinator (English/Spanish)

Supervised By: Director of Prevention Praxis

Hours & Status: Full-Time, 40 hours per week (non-exempt) with some flexibility and occasional evenings/weekends

Salary & Benefits: $22-26 per hour; 4 weeks of PTO which increases to 6 weeks at 2 years; 12 paid holidays; health, dental and vision benefits; HSA or FSA with employer match; Simple IRA with employer match; EAP 

POSITION OVERVIEW 

Prevention Praxis is Safe Haven’s program focused on domestic violence and human trafficking prevention throughout West Michigan, across the state and nationally. There are four key focus areas of Prevention Praxis: Praxis Community; Praxis Youth; Praxis Faith and Praxis Fellows – initiatives under each of these areas target different sectors and audiences. The Violence Prevention Coordinator is providing services and facilitates training across all Prevention Praxis programs, with a particular focus on Praxis Youth programming. 

Praxis Youth is a comprehensive youth-focused, domestic violence and human trafficking prevention and education initiative dedicated to cultivating safer environments through comprehensive education, community leadership engagement, policy advocacy, and multi-sector coalition work. Praxis Youth engages and partners with local schools and youth-serving organizations to bring youth violence and human trafficking prevention and education to youth and their families through programming and curricula like My Voice Matters and Young Leaders Against Violence (YLAV).

When the Violence Prevention Coordinator is leading initiatives under Praxis Community, Praxis Faith and Praxis Fellows, they will be doing similar work of developing and facilitating trainings, supporting individuals and organizations to increase their commitment to violence prevention and working to improve systems that support healthy and safer communities. 

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW 

Safe Haven Ministries—a nonprofit organization located in Grand Rapids, Michigan—believes in a multi-faceted approach to serving victims/survivors of relationship abuse and human trafficking, as well as preventing violence in our community. Safe Haven offers comprehensive supportive services, including: confidential emergency shelter; housing services; 24/7 crisis support; psycho-educational support groups; individual case management and advocacy; and primary prevention training and outreach for the entire community.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES (Essential Functions)

Program trainings, policy development and systems change 

     

      • Develop and facilitate in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded training presentations that align with Prevention Praxis goals

      • Facilitate Praxis Community, Praxis Youth, Praxis Faith and Praxis Fellows trainings

      • Provide administrative support with regard to prevention event planning details

      • Coordinate and facilitate My Voice Matters prevention programming and curricula tailored for children, youth, and their families. 

      • Coordinate and oversee the Young Leaders Against Violence (YLAV) initiative, through a specialized leadership curriculum rooted in My Voice Matters core tenets.

      • Work to ensure that program activities, outputs, and outcomes are clearly defined and assessed on a continual basis; ensure timely and accurate data collection and evaluation 

    Collaborative partnerships 

       

        • Cultivate and sustain partnerships with local schools, youth serving organizations, educators, and community mentors. 

        • Translate documents, graphics, and other content for Prevention Praxis and outreach programming

        • Strengthen relationships and create shared spaces for community partners and stakeholders to actively work towards the mutual goal of preventing youth violence

        • Engage in ongoing data collection and evaluation as it relates to violence prevention activities 

        • Support parent engagement efforts and deliver specialized training to professionals within schools and community programs to foster safer, more supportive spaces.

        • Implement My Voice Matters parent engagement activities

      Commitment to mission & values

         

          • Contribute to a culture of excellence 

          • Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, individual supervisions, staff in-services, as well as county and state-wide workgroups and teams related to grant funding and deliverables.

          • Strive to create a caring and safe environment marked by empathy and understanding

          • Observe professional confidentiality; protect the rights of program participants, clients, and their families, observing the Safe Haven Ministries Code of Ethics at all times

          • Seek and solicit opportunities for personal and professional growth 

         

        KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED OR PREFERRED 

           

            • This position requires bilingual skills, Spanish preferred, but consideration for bilingual skills in other languages will also be made.

            • Strong understanding of a public health approach to youth violence prevention

            • Strong knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence required 

            • Excellent facilitation skills; public speaking experience required; experience developing and implementing trainings strongly preferred

            • Excellent written and oral communications skills, including an ability to write and speak about nuanced and complex subjects

            • Ability to work independently 

            • Strong organizational and time management skills

            • Strong technological skills (as they pertain to presentations, trainings, and social media)

            • At least two years’ experience within the gender-based violence field, or related social change/justice fields 

            • Knowledge of and/or experience working with marginalized populations 

            • Demonstrated success engaging in power sharing with adult and youth populations 

            • Experience utilizing an intersectional framework to social justice issues 

            • Demonstrated understanding and success engaging in community organizing 

            • Flexibility in schedule is required; this position requires evenings and some weekends to accommodate training requests and programming.  

            • Ability to lift/move 30 pounds

            • Reliable transportation required

          The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and/or qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Employees are required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

          Safe Haven is an equal opportunity employer and dedicated to a policy and culture of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants. Safe Haven does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, disability, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, partisan considerations, or genetic information.

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