Family Advocacy Center Prevention Coordinator

Salary : $61,720.90 - $92,581.34 Annually

Location : Avondale, AZ

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 2024-00218

Department : Police

Opening Date : 02 / 26 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 12 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Arizona

FLSA : Exempt

Job Description

The City of Avondale is currently seeking a Family Advocacy Center Prevention Coordinator to join the Police Department. This is a FLSA exempt, full-time position with benefits.

Researches, designs, implements, and measures community awareness and prevention education impact based on the program's goals. Responsible for collaborating with community leaders, law enforcement, and staff to deliver prevention education programs to target audiences.

Essential Functions

Identifies community awareness prevention education needs and works with staff to develop program resources and funding to fill these needs.

Evaluates, designs, and implements current programs. Researches prevention programs and community awareness education programs that best fit the needs of the community and the advocacy center.

Develops strategic relationships with community stakeholders, organizations serving children, sports organizations, faith-based organizations, and educational institutions to host events and raise awareness of child abuse, domestic violence, and elderly abuse.

Markets and promotes prevention awareness, education opportunities, and prevention materials to the community. Creates new content and updates and maintains the advocacy center website and social media platforms.

Develops program evaluation structure to determine effectiveness continuously. Ensures completion of targeted program goals. Develops data collection methods to show evidence of program effectiveness. Adjusts program structure, delivery, and target audience as needed.

Works with various training programs and subject matter experts to coordinate training for law enforcement and other staff members. Record, maintain, and train staff and partners on the use of the database and program forms.

Research, prepare, and analyze a variety of data, reports, procedures, and forms. Assists with data reporting for grant reports and various funding opportunities.

Handles various special projects and assignments and provides temporary coverage for various positions as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required. Master's degree in Education or a related field preferred.

Two (2) years of experience working in an advocacy center focused on evidence-based prevention programming, conducting needs assessments, child development, or managing projects.

A valid Arizona Operator's Driver's License or the ability to obtain one by the time of hire.

Must be able to successfully pass a comprehensive background check and a psychological exam.

Supplemental Information

Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern written work instructions, review a wide variety of written and electronic materials at arm's length or less (distinguish letters and numbers), and see in detail objects or printed material at greater than arm's length.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

High-level ability to communicate through written documents professionally and effectively. Ability to write reports, lesson plans, training curriculum, and summaries.

Ability to interpret, research, or analyze an assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms. Ability to apply reason to research and solve moderately complex issues with little or no assistance.

Ability to build and maintain relationships on a professional basis with diverse populations (staff, children, adults, and the community). Excellent time management skills with the ability to remain flexible and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines. Ability to handle stressful situations. Ability to be a self-starter and be able to function independently of others. Ability to be flexible with work schedule.

Employee must maintain regular attendance. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner is required.

The Avondale Police Department will automatically disqualify any individual that has at any time :

• Been convicted of a felony or any offense that would be a felony if committed in Arizona.
• Been dishonorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
• Been previously denied certified status or has his or her current certified status revoked or under suspension.
• Illegally sold, produced, cultivated, or transported marijuana for sale.
• Illegally used marijuana for any purpose within the past three years.
• Illegally used marijuana while employed by a law enforcement agency.
• Illegally used dangerous drugs or narcotics while employed by a law enforcement agency.
• Illegally sold, produced, cultivated, or transported for sale any dangerous drugs or narcotics.
• Illegally used dangerous drugs or narcotics, other than marijuana, for any purpose within the past seven years.

Examples include : Cocaine, Crack, Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth or speed of any kind), Hallucinogens including mushrooms, Anabolic Steroids (after 1994), except prescriptions only or FDA approved over the counter preparations.

The use of marijuana exceeds a total of 20 times or exceeds 5 times since the age of 21.

The use of dangerous drugs or narcotics, other than marijuana, exceeds a total of 5 times or exceeds one time since the age of 21.

DISCRETIONARY DISQUALIFIERS

The Avondale Police Department may, upon review, make any individual ineligible that has at any time :

Select from the options below your highest level of completed education.

How many years of experience working in an advocacy center focused on evidence-based prevention programming, conducting needs assessments, child development, or managing projects?

Please describe some of the prevention programming, needs assessments, or related projects you have worked on.

Do you have a valid Arizona Driver's License or the ability to obtain one at time of hire?

I understand if I am selected for this position, I must be able to successfully pass a comprehensive background check and a psychological exam.

Required Question

Salary : $61,721 - $92,581