Prevention Educator

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Full Time Professional St. Louis, MO, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary: $41,000.00 Annually

Prevention Educator – key community resource dedicated to preventing violence and promoting healthy relationships among adolescents.

Join Our Seasoned Organization and Make a Transformative Impact

Are you ready to reimagine what healing can look like? Do you believe every survivor deserves a voice, safety, and the chance to thrive? We are seeking exceptional Adolescent Educators who are passionate, innovative, and deeply committed to teaching and facilitating discussions with adolescents on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual violence. If this resonates with you, we invite you to embark on this mission with us.

We proud to be one of the St. Louis region’s oldest and largest organization working to prevent and end domestic violence, dedicated to dismantling barriers and building safe, resilient communities. We believe in the power of survivor-centered healing and are boldly redefining prevention education, crisis intervention and therapy, making a significant difference for families and the health of our community.

Our vision: A world where every survivor is heard, believed, and equipped to reclaim joy and agency in their life.

As a Prevention Educator specializing in serving students in grades 6-12, your voice will help shape the future of violence prevention by leading workshops and conversations on topics such as health relationships, teen dating violence, sexual assault awareness, setting and recognizing boundaries, self-care and empowerment.

• To create safer, healthier communities where all individuals are respected, valued, and free from violence.
• Through education, advocacy, and collaboration, empower youth, families, and community partners with the knowledge and skills to recognize unhealthy behaviors, challenge harmful norms, and build strong foundations of equity and respect.
• To raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence, but also to inspire meaningful action that shifts culture, promotes resilience, and prevents harm before it occurs.
• Facilitate Safe Relationships and Build your Blueprint presentations with youth, primarily during school-based hours.
• Distribute marketing and initiates contact with potential community partners in an effort to build programming, regularly attend community networking events to promote programming.
• Assist in the continuation of development, expansion and implementation of Prevention Education adolescent programming.
• Serve as a consultant to program partners implementing Safe Relationships and Build your Blueprint curriculums with their youth.
• Present Prevention Education workshops at local, regional and state conferences.
• Collaborate with parents/guardians and other professionals on behalf of the student.
• Act as an ambassador for our mission, both within the organization and in the greater community.

• Empathetic, nonjudgmental, and unflinching in your belief in survivor resilience.
• Passionate about social justice and committed to continued learning around anti-oppression and intersectionality.
• Collaborative in spirit—believing that the best outcomes emerge from shared wisdom.
• Sensitive to the diverse realities of gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and more.
• Communicative and transparent, able to listen deeply and speak honestly.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social services, or a related field.
• Experience in teaching or public speaking, with both adult and adolescent populations, across diverse backgrounds.
• Comfort and skill in both classroom and small group presentations with youth ages 10 to 18.

• Experience with creative, expressive, or alternative instructional formats.

• Excellent benefits include 80% of medical premium paid; 100% of dental, vision, life insurance and short-term disability covered.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedule
• Paid vacation, sick and holidays, total of forty-three annually
• 30-hour summer work week
• Annual professional development budget—grow your passion and your expertise.
• Clinical supervision and peer consultation groups.
• Technology and travel support for hybrid work.
• Warm, values-driven workplace culture that celebrates authenticity and creativity.