Community Educator

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 here.)

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.