Youth Engagement Coordinator

Department: Center for the Prevention of Neglect & Abuse
Classification: Education Program Assistant 2
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: Position range: $20.55 to $31.06 an hour
FTE: .75

Review of Applications Begins

December 17, 2024; Position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Department Summary

The Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect (CPAN) is a College of Education research and outreach unit. CPAN is dedicated to working with Oregon communities to better understand and support the safe, healthy and nurturing environments of children and families, with a specific focus on preventing child abuse, neglect, and intimate partner violence. CPAN’s research informs culturally-specific prevention science, intervention, and policy efforts that build on community strengths.

CPAN conducts research and evaluation related to the prevention and intervention of interpersonal violence, focusing mostly on child physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and intimate partner violence and their intersections with multiple forms of oppression and trauma – including but not limited to racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and ableism. CPAN believes that child abuse, neglect, and identity-based violence are a public health, human rights, and social justice problem.

For more information go to cpan.uoregon.edu.

CPAN Values Statement:
Child abuse prevention must center anti-oppression in order to be effective. At CPAN, we are prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in order to reach our goal of eliminating abuse, violence, and the racial disparities that exist in Lane County, Oregon. We are actively restructuring to become an equity-centered, anti-racist organization.

This work is essential to building communities where all children are connected, all families are supported, and community members take action for positive, collective impact.

Position Summary

The Youth Engagement Coordinator (YEC) will support continued research and youth engagement with ongoing CPAN projects including: the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), Prevention Education and Advocacy for Childhood Empowerment (PEACE), the Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study (OCAPS), and Students Against Child Abuse (SACA). This position will work with CPAN leadership and the Research and Evaluation Team and will supervise student staff to support youth engagement in research and programming both within Lane County and across Oregon, and especially with rural and other traditional underrepresented communities. The YEC will be responsible for communication within CPAN and with external organizations working to support violence prevention and child wellbeing data collection, review and dissemination, and to implement interventions for youth. The YEC will track all details of the team members’ work, ensure that timelines are met, and be responsible for record-keeping as required by recognized research guidelines.

The Youth Engagement Coordinator (YEC) is supervised by the Prevention Education & Advocacy Coordinator.

This position needs to have the ability to travel to locations throughout Lane County that are not serviced by public transportation.

Minimum Requirements

• Associate's degree and three years of work experience (paid or volunteer) supporting community programs that serve children, youth or adults OR
• Bachelor's degree and one year of work experience (paid or volunteer) one year of which must be working in youth development programs, adult education, teaching, program delivery or related functions OR
• Five years experience in a field related to the duties of the position AND a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skill to work with diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated skill to use computers for word processing, data management, and communications.

Professional Competencies

• Demonstrated commitment to center Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
• Commitment to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and identity-based violence
• Highly developed understanding and practice of cultural awareness and humility
• Ability to work in a relational team environment, requiring participatory decision-making
• Skilled in conflict resolution and problem solving
• Demonstrated understanding of systems that impact youth well-being (e.g. educational systems, DHS, CPS)
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate group conversations around challenging topics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience facilitating youth-led spaces
• Experience in rural community building
• Experience working in the prevention of violence (i.e. the prevention of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and neglect, and identity-based violence)
• Experience with crisis intervention and safety planning
• Working proficiency in Spanish and English languages
• Experience seeking out funding opportunities and drafting grant proposals

FLSA Exempt: No

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This is a classified position represented by the SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.

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