Education & Advocacy Director

Title: Education and Advocacy Director

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Wages: $82500.00 - $90750.00/annual salary

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Pacific Beach Office

CCS Summary:Since 1969 Center for Community Solutions (CCS) has been creating safe and healthy communities with a core emphasis on the prevention and intervention of sexual assault and relationship violence. Our mission is to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice.CCS is an equal opportunity employer that strives to create an inclusive environment and a diverse workforce from all backgrounds abilities and cultures.

Position Summary:

Oversees the effective development and implementation of strength-based community-responsive prevention and education programs agency-wide training and volunteer program addition provide supervision training and staff development to CCS Advocates. Works with department staff and Agency senior leadership to develop implement and evaluate best-practice prevention outreach and advocacy programs for youth and adults in compliance with funder requirements and to fulfill community needs. Participates in grant-writing and other resource development activities for department sustainability and participates in agency-wide efforts such as strategic planning. Assist in building community partnerships and collaboration to help expand CCS education outreach and advocacy efforts in order to create and/or identify new funding streams. Hires supervises coaches and evaluates the Associate Director of Crisis Response Volunteer and Training Manager School-Based Coordinator Advocates and Prevention & Community Engagement Specialists.

Essential Functions:
o Develop and maintain expertise in evidence-based community-responsive advocacy prevention education and engagement programs including skill-building curricula focused on sexual assault intimate partner violence consent healthy relationships and bystander intervention.
o Oversee research develop implement and evaluate best practice sexual assault advocacy services for Central/South East and North-inland regions of San Diego County including 24-hour Hotline and emergency forensic exam accompaniment and follow-up advocacy services.
o Bimonthly individual case reviews using existing software. The Director will meet with each advocate to review their active caseload assess any needs and provide guidance when necessary.
o Provide guidance and support to staff by addressing questions and problem-solving needs maintaining access to ongoing learning resources and ensuring staff members are confident and well-equipped to support survivors within judicial and educational systems.
o Maintain high quality and consistent reporting by monitoring timelines follow-up expectations documentation practices and any related concerns.
o Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with community organizations including fostering and maintaining excellent relationships to include regular participation in meetings working groups committees education and outreach activities.
o Evaluate education and advocacy program effectiveness utilizing best practices and data-driven results.
o Oversee the implementation and evaluation of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) and ongoing training for staff volunteers and interns in compliance with training regulations set by funders and California law.
o Oversee the design and delivery of CCS training using layered instructional methods including didactic education experiential learning simulations modeling co-facilitation live observation and structured debriefing to support diverse learning styles. Provide strategic leadership and oversight of CCSs volunteer program driving effective recruitment engagement and retention to meet agency-wide needs.
o Partner with CCS departments to strategically coordinate outreach services that advance agency-wide objectives.
o Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Department ensuring best practices evidence-informed models peer review continuous improvement effective contract management staff development and efficiency accurate reporting and fiscal accountability.
o Complete and submit required documentation including reports and administrative paperwork in a timely manner.
o Collaborate on the development of fee-for-service opportunities including negotiating terms and contracts cultivating partnerships and providing oversight to staff trainers.
o Maintain client confidentiality by protecting client information and ensuring that appropriate paperwork is understood and completed by clients.
o Adhere to agency policies and protocols related to the security of electronic client service records.
o Establish and maintain positive public relations to support enrich and expand community education training advocacy and volunteer efforts.
o Foster and sustain mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships with schools parent groups universities law enforcement probation services government entities businesses media funding sources and community partners.
o Represent CCS in community meetings and events to strengthen partnerships visibility and mission impact. Participate in regular on-call rotation to immediate assistance telephonically or in person as necessary after normal business hours to shelter advocacy and counseling staff.
o Other duties as assigned.