Prevention & Education Specialist

Community Violence Intervention Center • Grand Forks, ND

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Joining our team at CVIC means stepping into a supportive, collaborative environment where your daily work contributes to the overall mission and vision of the agency. The Prevention & Education Specialist co-coordinates Green Dot, a bystander intervention community program. This non-exempt position reports to the Director of Prevention & Education.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a human service or communications field, or a degree in a relevant discipline.
• Creativity, problem-solving skills alongside teamwork and effective communication.
• Innovation with a passion for community outreach and engagement.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, have access to personal transportation and be willing to travel for presentations, trainings, and other business related activities.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred prior experience/knowledge in the area of violence prevention.

Responsibilities

• Plan annual Green Dot action events, facilitate meetings and deliver trainings to include 1-hour overviews and 3-hour bystander trainings.
• Develop social marketing for Green Dot awareness, education and events and manage Green Dot’s website and social media accounts.
• Support and facilitate a wide range of age-appropriate violence prevention curricula and presentations.
• Collaborate with staff on CVIC’s risk and protective factor surveys and foster relationships with school personnel and community organizations.
• Coordinate registrations, staffing and represent CVIC at local tabling events to include evenings and weekends, as needed.
• Participate in prevention training online and at the local, state and national level.
• Conduct community outreach to agencies, schools and businesses.
• Develop, update and deliver trainings and presentations to community members, students and professionals as needed.
• Maintain grant compliance by tracking Green Dot budgetary expenses, collecting and entering training evaluations, updating and submitting monthly fidelity checklists.
• Participate in monthly calls with the grant manager and the ND Department of Health to seek technical assistance, attend trainings and in site visits as scheduled.
• Coordinate the collection of data and statistics for grant reports using data systems to enter, analyze and generate evaluation reports.
• Participate in the North Dakota Primary Prevention Partners Group, attend CVIC meetings and serve on committees as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid annual, sick, and personal leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Potential eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level