Community Education Specialist (Bilingual- Spanish)

Job Summary

The Community Education Specialist (Bilingual - Spanish) will implement The Power Project’s human trafficking prevention and youth empowerment programs, including meeting the educational needs of diverse populations within a variety of settings.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Community Engagement

·  Build new and manage existing community partnerships with local agencies, policy makers and key stakeholders and identify new training opportunities.

· Attend local human trafficking related events as needed.

· Represent organization and present at national conferences as needed.

Program Administration

· Schedule and facilitate human trafficking prevention and youth success trainings in both English and Spanish as neededfor youth ages k-21, administrators, staff, and parents in a variety of agencies, including but not limited to: schools, group homes, juvenile detention facilities, child protective services offices, and other community-based organizations that work with youth.

· Complete data collection and reporting accurately.

· Meet regional training goals.

· Assist with special projects as assigned.

· Attend weekly supervision meetings and scheduled organization meetings.

· Provide trauma-informed support to partners handling human trafficking cases within their agencies.

· Consistently participate in professional seminars, conferences and/or workshops to increase professional knowledge related to human trafficking .

Other Duties

· All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

· Be at least 21 years of age.

· Must submit proof of valid Driver’s License.

· Must submit proof of valid car insurance, including effective dates insured.

· Must be able to pass a criminal background check.

· Be out of “the life” at least five years (if applicable).

· Not be in treatment for substance abuse and have a sobriety period of at least three years.

· Must have a flexible schedule and be willing to work evening and weekend hours on.

· Must be willing to travel for remote training facilitation and/or conference speaking engagements.

Education And/or Experience

· Minimum Bachelor’s Level in Social Work, Education, Psychology, or related field or equivalent work experience (Preferred)

· Prior human trafficking prevention experience. (Preferred)

· Prior experience working in under-resourced communities and with minors. (Required)

· Presentation and public speaking skills. (Required)

· Sales or relationship building experience. (Preferred)

Performance Standards

· Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint, is imperative.

· Must be able to multi-task, working on several projects simultaneously.

· Ability to work well with internal and external teams is essential.

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals. 

· Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

· Ability to speak effectively before groups.

· Ability to problem solve.

· Ability to apply concepts of basic math.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

· Ability to sit, stand, walk, and move for extended periods of time.

· Ability to use a computer, smartphone, camera, and other technology devices to create and manage digital content.

· Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

· Ability to occasionally lift and carry materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

· In the performance of the duties of this job the employee is required to travel (50%-75% of the time), drive a motor vehicle, and communicate using telephone and e-mail.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

· This job requires remote work from home with access to internet.

· This job requires travel to partner agencies to provide on-site training, as well as providing virtual online training as requested.

· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Range

$40,000 - $50,000/yr

Hybrid Remote Work

This is a hybrid position that requires both on-site and remote work. MUST be based in Chicago Area.