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USD 28 - 31
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ABOUT US
Sanctuary for Families is New Yorks leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence. Every year Sanctuary empowers thousands of adults and children to move from fear and abuse to safety and stability transforming lives through a comprehensive range of services. We provide a range of wraparound services to help survivors rebuild their lives in the aftermath of abuse and work to end gender violence through three key strategies: direct services outreach and training and systemschange advocacy. Our services are available in 12 locations throughout New York City.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Project Assistants primary duties are to support Sanctuarys role in developing and providing trainings to inform and educate target audiences about technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence. Working under the Center TechnologyFacilitated Abuse Initiative the Project Assistants responsibilities include assistance in managing training scheduling and coordination; editing and distributing training materials; research and supportive assistance to develop and update trainings and more. This position works out of the Queens Family Justice. This position is temporary parttime tentatively through December 2025.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinates training sessions and conferences on technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence to a wide audience including law enforcement personnel prosecutors judges and judicial personnel and public safety telecommunicators.
- Assists in creation and distribution of training materials including informational and supportive material.
- Promotes awareness of technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence trainings through the use of social media outreach and collaboration with audiences.
- Supports trainings and initiatives through research advocacy and other supportive roles as needed.
- Engages with and supports survivors of technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence including but not limited to coordinating with survivors in organizing survivor listening sessions and collaborating with and supporting survivors to inform and improve training curricula and materials.
- Identifies resources programming and other supports for survivors of technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence to include in training programming and educational materials.
- Participates in task forces and coalitions including New York Cyber Abuse Task Force Meetings and related technologyfacilitated abuse advocacy; assists with coordinating trainings and resource distribution within Task Forces and coalitions.
- Engages in datagathering and research surrounding technologyfacilitated intimate partner violence to inform training and educational materials.
- Collaboratesboth internally within Sanctuary for Families and externally with grant funding and coalition partners.
- Bachelors degree or relevant work experience;
- Demonstrated commitment to issues of gender equality and/or genderbased violence;
- Knowledge of or keen interest in technologyfacilitated abuse;
- Basic knowledge of or keen interest in the legal system;
- Proactive efficient accurate and highly organized selfstarter who thrives in a fastpaced environment; able to juggle multiple priorities;
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written; confident public speaker;
- Computer literacy (including MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Outlook Adobe and internet research);
- Experience with office systems (e.g. document management filing etc.;
- High level of integrity and professionalism;
- Fastlearner capacity for hard work;
- Experience or interest in graphic design a plus
Budgeted Salary: $28.93 $31.95 per hour
Work position is TemporaryParttime (standard 21hrs/3days per week); Hourly/NonExempt
Work schedule is currently Hybrid; must be able to meet job location schedule obligation
Benefits:
- Sick time (according to NYS sick & Safe Law)
- Employee Assistant Program
Sanctuary for Families is a welcoming workplace. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race creed (religion) color sex national origin sexual orientation military status age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital status or domestic violence victim status and other categories protected under Federal New York state or New York city laws.
Survivors of genderbased violence are strongly encouraged to apply.
Employment Type
Part-Time
