Community Educator

Job Summary

Day One seeks a dynamic full-time Community Educator based in Staten Island to join our Training Team. The Community Educator will deliver preventive and informative workshops on teen dating abuse in schools and youth-serving spaces to young people in grades 6 through 8, school-based staff, youth-serving professionals, and parents/caregivers.

The Community Educator will deliver Day One’s teen dating abuse prevention curriculum throughout Staten Island, conduct outreach, attend professional development opportunities, and link young people and families to resources that aid in the prevention and intervention of intimate partner violence (IPV).

This role is a great fit for someone with a strong connection to the Staten Island community and a special interest in engaging with middle school students, their teachers/educators, and the caregivers in the school community.

About Day One

Since 2003, Day One has been the only organization in New York devoting its full resources to preventing IPV among young people. Day One partners with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through preventive education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development. Our multi-disciplinary approach brings together a highly collaborative staff with expertise in legal assistance, social services, and education service provision. Through the Training Team, Day One educates young people in schools and youth programs about IPV, consent, social-emotional learning, and healthy relationships and trains professionals and parents to support young people who have witnessed or experienced abuse firsthand.

Day One recognizes that anti-violence work is emotionally demanding and professionally complex. We strive to create a workplace culture that invests in the wellness of staff and leads to employee sustainability through a hybrid work schedule and highly collaborative environment. The person assuming this role must be comfortable working both in-person and virtually.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct community outreach and awareness activities throughout the Staten Island community
• Build and maintain relationships with schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies throughout New York City.
• Build and facilitate healthy relationships curriculum addressing dating abuse, gender relationship stereotypes, sexual assault/consent, social-emotional learning, restorative practices, and coercion to youth in middle school, caregivers, school staff, and other youth development professionals.
• Respond to and coordinate workshop requests with school staff and community-based representatives.
• Assist in the development of materials and workshops for use in the Training department and across the organization, as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other Day One staff to determine program direction and expansion, including participating in strategic planning and program evaluation activities.
• Participate in meetings with City Council members and other program funders.
• Represent Day One at community-based events, panels, and conferences.
• Assist in tracking program data through the use of Salesforce and measurement tools.
• Maintain a flexible schedule, allowing for early morning, evening, or occasional weekend workshops or presentations.
• Help create and maintain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and learning environment, and commit to principles combating racism and gender inequality.

Qualifications:

• At least two years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s Degree with at least one year of relevant experience.
• Experience facilitating groups for youth and/or adults.
• Knowledge in any or all of the following areas: social-emotional learning, restorative practices, community outreach and engagement, positive youth development, immigration rights, anti-violence work, prevention, learning management systems/ styles, and teaching and facilitation.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming youth; immigrant youth; youth in care; and/or low-income communities.
• Comfortable working within systems where youth are located, primarily within schools, and skills to navigate the challenges and opportunities that school-based work presents.
• Experience with communication and learning management tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Slack, and Canva.
• Ability to facilitate workshops in other languages preferred.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative setting.
• Commitment to the empowerment of young people.

Salary and Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $55,000-$58,000 USD, depending on experience and language capacity. Day One offers a benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401k with match, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and generous vacation.

Application Process

For consideration, please send your resume and a cover letter as a single document to jobs@dayoneny.org with “Community Educator” in the subject line. We regret that only applicants considered for the position will be contacted by Day One.

We anticipate candidates will need to complete at least two interviews. Please inform Day One within a reasonable time period prior to administration of the interview of any reasonable accommodations needed.

Day One does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We are genuinely committed to these principles of equity and inclusion, which are core to our organizational culture and our approach to service. To truly make a difference, we must ensure that our staff, partners, volunteers, and supporters reflect the communities in which we work.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Day One, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.