Violence Prevention Training Specialist

Being the Violence Prevention Training Specialist will design, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate training for strategic partners including criminal justice professionals and system-based advocates. Additionally, the Violence Prevention Training Specialist will be responsible for collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with agency and funder requirements.

Your Schedule:

• Full Time
• Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
• Work Model: Hybrid
• Local Travel: 25%

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Pay schedule Semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, approx. 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Working at Houston Area Women's center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor's life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Education, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Social Services, or Sociology.
  OR
• High school diploma or equivalent and four additional years of additional experience.
• A minimum of two years of experience in training and development in a social services, education, or criminal justice setting.
  Strong knowledge of competency assessment methodologies and training program design.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
• Computer savvy and able to learn new applications and systems quickly.
• Strong data-entry skills.
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish, able to read, speak, and write both languages fluently, strongly preferred.
• Excellent public speaking skills.
• You have a valid Texas driver's license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation.

What you Deliver in this role:

• You will train by utilizing a public health model focused on interpersonal violence including domestic violence, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking.
• You will develop, coordinate, and train criminal justice strategic partners, specifically law enforcement working with survivors.
• You will identify, develop, and maintain key partnerships that relate to the goals of training services, and serving on committees and task forces as needed.
• You will coordinate and lead all training activities as part of the proposed project.
• You will oversee assessment protocols and work with the compliance team to ensure accountability and outcomes are achieved.
• You will represent the agency at relevant internal and external community meetings, events, and on task forces.
• You will mandatory Reporting: report suspected and prior abuse/neglect to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services when appropriate.
• You will attend and complete OAG Sexual Assault Certified Training
• Other duties/projects may be assigned.

What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:

• Excellent attention to details.
• Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information.
• Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures.
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines.
• Has a growth mindset and is a good team player.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.