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Title: job opening in Seattle

 

Position Opening

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

Education Specialist

Function:       In concert with other education staff, insure a full range of Educational Services is available to the community.  Major responsibilities will be in information and awareness of sexual violence, building skills in communities to address and eliminate sexual violence and to facilitate social change in the prevention of sexual violence.

Hours:  35 hours per week/full time.  This position has the opportunity to work a flex schedule. Generally, the position work hours are between 9:00am - 5:00pm.  There will be occasions and certain projects that require evening appointments.  This occurs 8-10 times per month. There will also be occasions where there are weekend appointments or activities.  This occurs, depending on the project, about 4-10 times per year.

Duties:

• Assist and lead community development efforts to effect social change in designated areas.
• Mobilize community to facilitate progress towards agreed upon goals.
• Develop and conduct Continuing Education Workshops and specialized training.
• Respond to and generate requests for community presentations on information, awareness, and building skills to address and eliminate sexual violence.
• Provide consultation to community on sexual violence, prevention and curriculum/training development.
• Establish opportunities for personal emissary work to lay foundation for future community development efforts.
• Attend meetings and events to establish system coordination throughout King County.
• Create materials to address and inform on the topic of sexual violence.
• Provide outreach opportunities to the community when requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in related field plus two years relevant work experience or six years relevant work experience which might include child development, chemical dependency, and/or violence prevention. 
• Strong training skills, which include a minimum of two years training or teaching of adults.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate a strong work initiative.
• Knowledge of and experience with culturally diverse populations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member within the department, the agency and community service providers.
• Strong facilitation skills in working with groups of children, teen and adults.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working in a sexual assault center providing services to victims or in conducting community education programs.

Position closes:  August 20^th, 2003
Position start date: October 2003
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary Range: $28,000 - $30,000
Benefits        Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, Sick Leave, Vacation, Life Insurance

Send resume and cover letter to:  KCSARC, Attn: Lindsay Palmer, PO Box 300, Renton, WA  98057

STATEMENT OF BELIEFS

AGENCY MISSION

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) is a change agency that challenges society to address issues contributing to sexual assault.  KCSARC provides comprehensive services, which enable clients to move from victims to survivors and beyond.  KCSARC creates and delivers innovative educational programs.  KCSARC is committed to the elimination of sexual assault.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center values the strengths that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds bring to our organization and the people we serve.  We demonstrate this commitment in our policies, services and actions.

Diversity is defined as differences in ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation and disabilities.  Because sexism, racism homophobia and ageism are connected to sexual assault, KCSARC has a compelling interest in being diverse - both in those who make up the agency as well as those who benefit from our services.

KCSARC is committed to provide services to any person regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, creed, income, marital status, age, sexual orientation or presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.

The agency publicly takes positions on issues related to sexism, racism, homophobia and sexual assault, as well as other issues that impact the agency or those we serve.  We acknowledge that employees may have differing private opinions, however, while conducting agency business, employees are expected to support agency positions.

EMPLOYMENT

KCSARC seeks to create a work environment in which all employees are encouraged to develop to their full potential in an environment, which is flexible, fair and free from discrimination.  KCSARC employees are expected to fully participate in their own professional development and in healthy and effective functioning of the workplace.

WORKPLACE PHILOSOPHY

1. Weapons:



KCSARC does not wish to contribute in any way to perpetuating violence in this society.  The potential for escalating the level of violence in a given situation is greatly increased when weapons are accessible.  For this reason, KCSARC prohibits the carrying of weapons by staff when engaged in agency business.

2. Conflict of Interest:



KCSARC recognizes that employees may have secondary employment, as well as volunteer work, which may or may not be in the field of sexual assault.  It is considered an automatic conflict of interest if secondary employment or volunteer work is in the field of criminal or civil defense work, sex offender treatment, or in the sex industry.

3. Criminal Background Checks:



The State of Washington requires criminal background checks for employees who have unsupervised access to vulnerable children or adults.  KCSARC takes its responsibility to provide a safe environment and high quality services to clients with the utmost seriousness; thus, background checks are required for all employees.  We will not hire individuals who have been convicted of crimes against children or other persons, nor will we hire individuals who have been found by a court in a protection proceeding to have abused or financially exploited a vulnerable adult.