Posted: Sep 18, 2024

Prevention Educator

Women's Resource Center - Scranton, Pennsylvania
Full-time
Salary: $19.00 Hourly
Application Deadline: Oct 11, 2024
Education

WRC (formerly The Women’s Resource Center) has an opening for a Prevention Educator (Full time with Part-time summer hours). This position will educate Lackawanna County adolescents, with a focus on middle and high school ages, on healthy relationships skills and the prevention of dating violence, sexual violence, domestic violence, trafficking and stalking in collaboration with other community agencies. The primary roles will be to facilitate multiple age appropriate, evidence-based curricula in area schools, and to support adolescent victims/survivors of sexual and domestic violence, dating violence, trafficking and stalking who participate in the programs. Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Education, or related Human Services field and have experience and skill in working with pre-teens/teens and/or victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.  Additionally, candidates must demonstrate skill in public speaking, written and verbal communication, and facilitation and/or conflict resolution.

Benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, as well as paid vacation, and holidays.  Flexible remote office hours outside of teaching sessions are an option.