What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Violence Prevention Specialist position at West 4th Strategy, LLC?
Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
ROLE
We need an experienced Youth Violence Prevention Specialist for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Community outreach and violence prevention programs are integral components of the mission of the providing an innovative approach to keeping the community safe by addressing root causes of crime, restoring the community, and preventing future crime. The Youth Violence Prevention Specialist will be a part of a well-respected team that is responsible for community engagement and outreach that promotes public safety and builds trust with citizens in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Youth Violence Prevention Specialist will support a variety of violence prevention and intervention projects essential to the goals of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Safe Childhoods initiatives. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Network with law enforcement agencies, nonprofit entities, schools, and advocacy organizations
- Facilitate youth violence prevention, education, intervention, and child safety programs
- Disseminate educational resources to parents, youth, schools, law enforcement, and the community at-large
- Collaborate with state, local, and community-based violence prevention programs on initiatives
- Organize events and services designed to prevent youth from entering the criminal justice system
- Support existing and initiates new school-based violence prevention and intervention programs
- Collaborate with schools, parent-teacher groups, nonprofit organizations, and community organizations
- Raise awareness about the victimization of children
- Conduct general outreach and field community inquiries
- Survey the needs of the public through community stakeholder meetings
- Promote virtual and in person events, in partnership with community stakeholders, ensuring robust attendance
- Evaluate virtual and in person events with attendee post event surveys
- Improve presentation content and delivery methods
- Coordinate appropriate post-event follow up
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in human services related field (including, but not limited to, Psychology, Sociology, Public Administration, Education, and Criminal Justice)
- At least two years of specialized experience working in the field of juvenile justice, criminal justice, social work, or a youth educational setting
- Experience working with social service delivery through community-based, nonprofit, educational organizations, or government agencies
- Experience related to the YMCA/Boys & Girls Club or any similar community organizations
LOCATION
- Philadelphia, PA 19106
CLEARANCE
- U.S. citizenship required since this role supports the U.S. federal government
CLIENT
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
TRAVEL
- Most duties are local to Philadelphia and the surrounding counties
- This position requires daily local travel as well as up to 1 – 5 days of distance travel per month
WORK HOURS
- 40 hours per week
- 8 hours per day
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- Employment Classification Eligibility — W2
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
