PEAR Training Specialist Intermediate

Prevention, Education, Assistance & Resources (PEAR), a unit within the Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office (ECRT), provides presentations, workshops, professional development, and resources focused on the prevention of sexual and gender-based misconduct for employees across U-M's Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn campuses, and Michigan Medicine.

PEAR also partners with faculty and staff leaders to help units in holistically responding to sexual and gender-based misconduct within their communities. In addition to supporting the creation of unit level sexual and gender-based harassment and misconduct prevention efforts, PEAR works closely with campus partners to provide comprehensive and evidence-based prevention programs for U-M.

Our mission is to partner with communities across the University of Michigan and equip employees to prevent sexual and gender-based harm and misconduct through tailored engagement, learning, and skill-building. Through this work, PEAR seeks to foster inclusive, equitable, respectful, and thriving environments across the university.

The PEAR Specialist Intermediate will be the main point of contact for Michigan Medicine and a portfolio of schools, colleges, departments, and units with a focus in health sciences. The specialist may be assigned other areas to support, as needed. The specialist will develop and deliver comprehensive, trauma-informed education, training, and consultation to promote a culture free from sexual and gender-based misconduct.

This position will also provide holistic support to leaders following an incident or concerns of sexual misconduct within their community; this includes consultations, interventions, and tailored workshops.

The position requires strong facilitation and relationship-building skills, an understanding of sexual and gender-based misconduct prevention, and the ability to navigate sensitive and complex topics with care, professionalism, and sound judgment.

Training and Consultations ? 70%

The specialist will provide sexual and gender-based misconduct prevention training, consultation, and tailored interventions for Michigan Medicine and designated schools, colleges, departments, and units.

Policy and Prevention Trainings:
Work with Title IX Coordinators and PEAR/ECRT colleagues to prepare and offer trainings on prevention, university policy, and employee reporting obligations.

• Provide feedback on the creation of research-based, effective, and engaging training on preventing sexual and gender-based misconduct. This includes a public health informed approach, including primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. With increasing responsibility, the staff member can begin to create trainings independently.
• Provide training and presentations on the U-M Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct (SGBM) Policy and Procedures, including the responsibilities of Individuals with Reporting Obligations under the U-M SGBM Policy and helpful strategies to support those who may disclose to an employee with reporting obligations.
• Provide training and presentations on prevention topics such as bystander intervention, power dynamics, responding compassionately to disclosures, creating respectful workplace cultures, and other emerging prevention needs.
• Partner with PEAR/ECRT colleagues to ensure educational content is consistent with University policies, as well as federal, state, and local legal requirements pertaining to sexual and relationship violence, including Title IX and Clery Act.
• Amplify existing prevention programs designed to cater to diverse communities and identities using the ARC3 2024 climate survey data and ECRT campus climates.

Consultations, Tailored Workshops, and Circles:

• Provide holistic support in the form of consultation, training, and interventions designed to assist communities and groups who are responding to incidents of sexual harm in their communities.
• Support the development of tailored workshops and prevention strategies in response to the needs of individual departments, units, and communities.
• Provide ongoing support, training, and individual consultation with staff and faculty leaders across the University to address questions related to creating safe and supportive spaces, free from sexual misconduct.
• Collaborate with campus partners to co-facilitate restorative justice circles when appropriate.
• Connect faculty, staff, and leaders with appropriate university resources and partners based on identified needs.

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