Outreach & Education Specialist Job at Lotus Children's Advocacy & Sexual Violence Resource Center

Lotus Children's Advocacy & Sexual Violence Resource Center Paducah, KY 42001

The Lotus Children’s Advocacy & Sexual Violence Resource Center has an opening for a Full-Time Community Outreach & Education Specialist.

Who We Are:

Lotus is Kentucky’s designated Children’s Advocacy and Sexual Violence Resource Center for the Purchase Region. Lotus’s mission is to support survivors, strengthen families, and empower communities. Committed to ending child abuse and sexual violence, Lotus works to cultivate safe, equitable, just communities where all persons thrive.

Lotus so perfectly symbolizes the exceptional courage, strength, and resilience of survivors. We see the goal of recovery as not only surviving trauma but also opening up to the possibilities of hope, healing, and growth. And like the lotus flower, under the right conditions, the possibilities for growth are limitless. We seek to create a safe, nurturing sanctuary where each survivor and family is met with a clear path to the specialized care and holistic resources they need in order to truly heal and reclaim their lives. At Lotus, our shared values of resilience, empowerment, diversity, equity, and inclusion drive all that we do.

Position Purpose:

The Outreach & Education Specialist develops and facilitates community-based sexual violence outreach and prevention education programs and leads bystander approaches aimed to create a community in which sexual violence is not tolerated and safety, equality, and respect are the supported social norms.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Develop, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based prevention education and bystander engagement programs with a focus on middle and high school students, college students, and adults.
  • Lead outreach and prevention education strategies to inform, educate, and engage people to take action to end sexual violence and oppression.
  • Increase youth protective and promotive factors and decrease risk factors for sexual violence.

Position Requirements & Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university OR high school diploma and four (4) years of relevant experience required.
  • Preferred qualifications include (2) years of experience in community outreach/engagement, program development/implementation, and outcome/impact measurement and evaluation.
  • Applicants must possess strong communication and collaboration skills.

Work Schedule:

  • 40-hour work week with supervisor-approved schedule to meet position responsibilities, including occasional weekend and evening hours.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Paducah, KY 42001: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location




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