What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Educator position at Safe & Sound?
Job Description
Position Title: Community Educator
Department: Community Education & Partnerships (CEP)
Reports to: SPM of Community Education
Location: 3450 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Safe & Sound is a children’s advocacy organization working to prevent child abuse and
reduce its devastating impact on the child, their family, and our entire community.
We have been a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention, working within San
Francisco for more than 50 years. Recently, the organization has begun to expand its
impact working throughout the state of California.
Child maltreatment is a complex problem, but a preventable one. Our data-informed
approach leverages three primary strategies: we empower children with knowledge
and confidence; we support families providing resources and skills; we activate the
community and the change-makers within it to create a thriving social safety net for
children and their families.
The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $15.4 million and
is supported by approximately 70 staff, interns, and more than 80 volunteers. Safe &
Sound headquarters is located in a historic firehouse in the Haight-Ashbury
neighborhood of San Francisco, with a second office in the Bayview neighborhood.
Safe & Sound recently merged with The Center for Youth Wellness (CYW), a national
leader in the effort to advance pediatric medicine, raise public awareness, and
transform the way society responds to children exposed to Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACEs). Founded by California’s first Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke
Harris, CYW has created a national call to screen, treat, and heal ACEs and toxic stress.
More information is available at: www.safeandsound.org.
OVERALL SUMMARY
The primary roles of the Community Educator are:
A. To educate children, parents, and child-serving professionals on keeping children
safe and how to prevent child abuse through trainings and seminars.
B. To provide outreach for the Safe & Sound’s programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Training/Teaching
● Conduct school classroom seminars to help children gain confidence in protecting themselves from unsafe situations and inappropriate touching.
● Work with the teachers and school staff in implementing these classroom seminars for children.
● Facilitate workshops for parents and child-serving professionals about protecting children from abuse, unsafe situations, and the effects of violence on children.
● Stay informed about issues regarding the safety education of children, parents, child-serving professionals, and other community members as well as best practices around training.
● Stay informed about the community’s educational needs regarding keeping children safe from abuse.
● Provide trainings on current and future curricula to diverse populations including children, parents, and child-serving professionals.
● Conduct data entry, ensuring training data is entered accurately into the Safe and Sound’s data system.
● Assist in the development of annual training plans.
Outreach
● Assist in the creation of annual outreach plans.
● Develop relationships with children- and family-serving organizations and key individuals, especially those within the San Francisco Unified School District, to link them to Safe and Sound’s programs.
● Occasional attendance at community fairs, workshops, and events open to the public.
● Prepare and distribute educational materials and handouts at various trainings and workshops.
● Participate in public awareness events, training, and campaigns around child abuse prevention month and year round, as needed.
● Stay informed about community resources for referring parents and child-serving professionals.
Undertake other duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
● Bachelor’s Degree.
● Experience in the field of education or child development is a plus.
● At least 1 year of experience working with children and/or parents in group settings.
● Requires a comfort level with fluctuations in daily schedule and onsite trainings.
● Requires ability to communicate with teachers, parents, school administrators, and children of various ages and learning styles.
● Proficiency with basic computer skills required: word processing, Google apps and internet search.
● Must pass a fingerprint screen to work with children.
● Must show legal evidence of authorization to work in the United States.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
● Familiarity with databases and project management platforms is a plus.
● Familiarity with San Francisco and SFUSD
● Experience with non-traditional education that is outside of the formal school classroom
● Possession of a valid California Driver’s license and valid proof of auto insurance of at least the state required minimum coverage.
● Bi-lingual English and Spanish; written and verbal
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
● Full-time
● Non-exempt.
● Position will be fingerprinted, E-verified and reference checked.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
● Typical Working Conditions
○ This position works in a variety of settings including standard office and community settings.
● Equipment Used
○ Computer, phone, fax, copier.
● Essential Physical Tasks
○ Travel within San Francisco (i.e., weekly commutes to various schools within San Francisco).
○ Occasional travel throughout the Bay Area & Northern California.
○ Light lifting (lift, push, and pull up to 20 pounds unassisted on a regular basis)
The base salary for this position is $28.84 per hour and is eligible for the language premium. The language premium is $2,080 annually. This position is eligible for agency-sponsored benefits. (To know more about our benefits, click "Thriving at Safe & Sound.)
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Safe & Sound provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training
The CEP team strives to cultivate a team that reflects the diverse population we serve and thus strongly encourages diverse candidates from underrepresented communities to apply, including but not limited to individuals who identify as QT/BIPOC, those impacted by the child welfare/foster care systems, and public benefits recipients.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and a detailed cover letter to Human Resources at employment@safeandsound.org.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $28.84 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Francisco, CA 94124
Salary : $29
