Prevention Specialist

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York • Schenectady, NY

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About The Position

The Prevention Specialist facilitates sexual violence prevention programming and supports survivors in addressing the immediate and long-term impacts of victimization across Survivor Support Services’ service area in PPGNY Region 2. The role delivers prevention education to youth, adults, and professionals to reduce sexual assault and other violence by promoting healthy relationship skills, bystander intervention, and awareness of support resources. It requires comfort with public speaking and education in school, campus, community, and professional settings.

The position also provides coverage for the Survivor Support Services 24/7 hotline, including mandatory after-hours on-call shifts. It is a full-time, community-facing role involving travel within the region about 65% of the time. A flexible schedule is essential, including some evenings and weekends.

Requirements

• Education, lived experience, and/or professional experience related to advocacy, prevention, and community engagement.
• Strong public speaking and facilitation or teaching skills.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to build effective professional relationships and work cooperatively with varied personalities and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated experience engaging the community.
• Ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations and to exercise sound judgment and independent decision-making.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills; ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to produce reliable, high-quality work with minimal direct supervision and handle confidential information discreetly.
• Ability to demonstrate and document evidence-based clinical judgment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, or similar software; familiarity with Microsoft Excel and a client database; comfort using virtual tools for program delivery and community networking.
• Commitment to violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ+ rights and justice, accessibility, and racial equity.
• Ability to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental, culturally responsive care and build trust across differences in race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, or ability.
• Ability to work in the community and with external agencies and organizations.
• Flexible schedule, including required evening and/or weekend work and after-hours on-call shifts.
• Valid New York State driver’s license and use of a personal vehicle; ability to travel within the region.
• Must keep client information confidential, understand and accept PPGNY Personnel Policies, and follow safety and security guidelines.
• Proof of immunization or immunity to specified communicable diseases and tuberculosis testing, as required by applicable health and safety rules.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including prolonged sitting and computer use, occasional standing, walking, bending and stair use, lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, and communicating orally.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish/English.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques and case management responsibilities; human behavior and needs during crime and crisis; behavioral health, social services, and other community resources; the criminal justice system, New York State Criminal Code, and victims’ rights; and police department operations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience working on-call and operating a hotline.

Responsibilities

• Deliver education and outreach to communities served by Survivor Support Services and complete required facilitator trainings.
• Facilitate internal and external curricula for youth, adult, and professional audiences, following curricula with fidelity.
• Prepare program materials and evaluation surveys, and collect required demographic and workshop data.
• Conduct community outreach and promote Survivor Support Services at health fairs, schools, community programs, and other events.
• Organize campus education and outreach events with campus and community partners.
• Stay current on research and participate in training related to bystander intervention, trauma-informed care, and prevention of sexual assault, dating and intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and digital abuse.
• Build cooperative relationships with agencies, organizations, campus offices, and professional groups; inform them about services for crime victims.
• Plan and prepare exhibits for community events and support awareness initiatives, including Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
• Help administer, promote, and create content for program social media platforms.
• Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, advocacy, accompaniment, and other direct services to survivors and crime victims as requested or needed.
• Provide campus-specific advocacy through Title IX processes, staff the 24-hour hotline, assist with support groups, and help coordinate supportive activities.
• Assist clients with crime victim compensation applications.
• Maintain DOH Rape Crisis Counselor/Advocate certification through required continuing education.
• Maintain service data and case files; prepare project reports and monthly and quarterly statistical reports; and meet grant objectives.
• Support workshop revisions and updates and review curricula to ensure programs are inclusive, accessible, and accurate.
• Provide office coverage, attend staff meetings, participate in program planning and evaluation, and support community-agency relations.
• Assist with recruiting, training, supporting, and evaluating volunteers, including coordination of volunteer coverage for the 24-hour crisis hotline.
• Provide consultation and assistance to volunteers as needed.
• Perform other assigned duties within a team-based work environment.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
• Flexible spending account, health savings account, and commuter pre-tax reimbursement funds.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Free basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with Safe Harbor contributions after one year of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed