Know Your Rights Program Facilitator
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Job Location:
Waltham, MA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 22 - 24
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Know Your Rights (KYR) Program Facilitator (part-time)
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence Inc.
About REACH Beyond Domestic Violence:
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence is a non-profit organization providing safety and empowerment to survivors of abuse. We believe that everyone deserves to live free from fear and violence and that centering survivor voices is one of the best ways to create healthier more informed communities. Our work is inclusive of all survivors including women men children and the LGBTQ community and has no income or other requirements to access services apart from being a survivor of domestic violence. Resources that we offer include a 24-hour hotline emergency shelter support groups legal advocacy specialized childrens and familys services community-based survivor advocacy programs and prevention programs including community education and training.
At REACH we strive every day to lead by example. The trust our survivor clients place in us is built off the trust we place in each other. We support each other through collaboration accountability and a shared belief that lasting change is possible. Together we challenge harmful norms embrace diversity and inclusion and educate both individuals and communities so we can prevent and ultimately end domestic violence.
Know Your Rights (KYR) Program Facilitator
The Know Your Rights (KYR) Program Facilitator is responsible for delivering culturally responsive trauma-informed rights-based education to survivors of domestic violence and members of the broader community. This role focuses on increasing knowledge of legal rights safety options and available resourcesparticularly for immigrant limited-English-proficient and historically marginalized communities. The Facilitator works closely with REACH staff and community partners to ensure programming is accessible empowering and survivor-centered.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate Know Your Rights workshops and presentations for survivors community members and partner organizations
- Provide education on topics such as:
- Domestic violence and survivor rights
- Legal protections (e.g. restraining orders housing rights employment protections)
- Immigration-related considerations and referrals (non-legal advice)
- Accessing local and statewide resources
- Deliver programming in community settings schools shelters and partner organizations
- Adapt curriculum to meet the cultural linguistic and accessibility needs of participants
- Collaborate with REACH advocates to ensure accurate referrals and survivor-centered messaging
- Track attendance session data and outcomes in accordance with grant and program requirements
- Participate in trainings supervision and program planning meetings as needed
- Uphold REACHs values of equity confidentiality and trauma-informed practice
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor or leadership.
All staff at REACH commit to:
- Working to ensure that REACHs values are demonstrated in the policies and procedures of the organization every day.
- Working in collaboration with colleagues in other programs at the organization participating with internal committees and engaging with external and coalition work related to the role and/or the organization.
- Participating in staff meetings and weekly professional supervision
Work Schedule
- Salary or Hourly: This is an hourly non-exempt position.
- Hours/Location: This is a hybrid position with at least 50% of the employees time must in-person.
- Evening/Weekend/Holiday: Some evenings or weekends will be necessary for this position.
- This position reports to the Senior Prevention Program Manager
Benefits
This is a part-time hourly non-exempt position and is expected to work 10-20 hours per week. The compensation ranges from $22.00 to $24.00 depending upon skills and experience.
- Benefits include:
- Optional retirement plan with employer matching up to 3% of salary contributed.
- Sick time is accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.
This position is eligible for a sign-on/retention bonus of $1500. The bonus will be paid in three equal installments each issued within 30 days of the milestone date provided the employee remains continuously employed and in good standing.
The payment schedule is as follows: one-third at the start date one-third at six (6) months of employment one-third at one (1) year of employment.
REACH is an equal opportunity employer and provides an inclusive work environment.
Requirements
- Fluency in Spanish (verbal reading and writing) is required.
- Strong communication empathetic listening and analytical thinking skills.
- Model and uphold appropriate boundaries at work with survivors.
- Knowledge of Greater Boston area and resources.
- Commitment to the philosophy and mission of REACH
- Candidates will be asked to submit to periodic background checks.
- Candidates must have a valid drivers license and a car and be willing to drive survivors working with REACHs program for appointments. REACH provides mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Communication skills
- Classroom Experience
- Data Collection
- Adult Education
- Meeting Facilitation
- Calculus
- LMS
- Teaching
- Training & Development
- Exercise Planning
- Remedy
About Company
Everyone DeservesHealthy Relationships At REACH, we’re empowering individuals, families, and communities to overcome domestic violence – because we all deserve safe, healthy relationships. Get Support How We Do Our Work REACH serves 27 cities and towns throughout the MetroWest and Gre ... View more
