Youth Coordinator

Job Title: Youth Coordinator

Location: San Jose, CA

Schedule: FT, 40hr/wk, Nights and Weekends, as needed

Who We Are

Our mission is to end domestic violence in the moment and for all time.

In 1971, our founder Bea Robinson Mendez, concerned about the lack of services and options for domestic violence survivors, gathered a small group of her friends to figure out a solution. They set up a shelter in a garage and established a hotline number to provide information and support to survivors. Unbeknownst to them, it would become the second domestic violence agency in California and the first bilingual domestic violence shelter in the nation. So began the story of Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (NDS). Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence, often the most frequently reported crime and arguably the one with the greatest damaging effect on our families, youth, and communities. We are the only stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls and serving an average of 3,000 survivors of domestic violence annually. Our comprehensive, compassionate, bilingual and multicultural services are available free of charge to all individuals across the gender spectrum and of varying abilities.

By joining NDS, you become part of a team that serves thousands, uplifts community models of support, and looks first for a way to say “yes.” NDS is a place where inclusion, diversity, equity, access, liberation (IDEAL) are not just celebrated, but they are central to our existence. We are emerging from the pandemic in a stage of rapid reflection, and change, which means exciting new opportunities are opening up for forming transformative community partnerships, nurturing our staff, and growing our team.

Culture and Climate

NDS has developed a supportive workplace culture where personal and professional connections are valued and facilitated. Our guiding values are:

• Oneness & Connectedness
• Survivor & Community Centered
• Compassionate Accountability
• Equity & Justice
• Inclusion for Liberation

Overview:

Support and expand NDS’s Prevention and Support Service Programs. Responsibilities include coordination and implementation of social media campaigns, outreach activities and coordination of youth services. The Coordinator will work as part of the Prevention team to create online campaigns, manage the technological aspects of outreach activity, and assist in all community engagement and prevention program activities. In addition, will also provide support for coordination of youth services within NDS. The role requires a passion for the cause against gender-based violence and a motivation to work with community and youth on moving the needle towards a violence free society.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement evidence-based teen violence prevention programs, such as Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) and Athletes As Leaders (AAL) into Santa Clara County High schools and athletic programs.
• Support the Prevention Program Manager to implement a primary prevention social media campaigns, and create PSAs for youth community members s in Santa Clara County
• Supports the Manager of Support Services to coordinate the teen support group and youth services with partners.
• Coordinate and facilitate virtual and in-person prevention presentations, workshops, activities and campaigns.
• Grow internal agency capacity to engage youth in impactful, trauma-informed spaces.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate program data to evaluate the effectiveness of primary prevention programming and support services for youth.
• Attend and support local, state, and national communities of practice related to the role as an agency liaison and to share and learn best practices.
• Attend community meetings, events and spaces, as permitted by agency and Public Health Guidelines.
• Work evenings and weekends, or travel out of the area for training, as needed.
• Design and organize panel discussions bringing in community youth as panelists, to build awareness and education on topics such as bullying, misogyny, gender inequality, dating violence and toxic masculinity.
• Find opportunities and/or conduct presentations / workshops on dating violence prevention.
• Create marketing fliers to publicize community engagement activities.
• Coordinate with staff team and with event participants to implement all community engagement activities.
• Build and sustain community relationship through: in-person communication, phone, email, webinars, and social media.
• Expand NDS’s outreach in the youth community, attract and engage youth volunteers for NDS’s Prevention campaigns, and maintain a database of youth volunteers
• Support prevention program activities including outreach and marketing, booth management, creating fliers, mass mails, and social media campaigns, and volunteer coordination for virtual and in-person events
• Comply with all confidentiality requirements, ethical and legal obligations of the program and agency
• Ensure accurate maintenance of records and timely reporting of activities undertaken including program outcomes, surveys, social media data, and others as needed
• Compile and provide reports as needed for projects and grants
• Support all agency activities and events as needed

Crisis Counseling and Advocacy

• Provide crisis counseling during office hours in person and over the phone as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention services during educational presentations, group facilitation, and events as needed.
• Follow all mandated reporting policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• Commitment to NDS's mission and values.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least 2 years of experience working in community facing activities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills including writing and public speaking abilities required.
• Fluency in English is required, fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and public-speaking skills for small groups and large settings.
• Familiarity with Google apps and presentation development software.
• Willingness to learn about sexual assault and intimate partner violence, healthy relationship skills, oppression and social systems, intersectional issues, active listening skills, and basic crisis intervention/counseling techniques, existing knowledge is a plus.
• Must be tech-savvy and comfortable using tech tools for audio/video recording/editing, and online software for fliers and mass mail creation
• Proficient in creating outreach flyers and marketing emails using online marketing tools
• Solid knowledge and experience of using social media including Instagram
• Must be strongly motivated to take initiative and work with youth independently to coordinate and engage them in NDS campaigns
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage individual responsibilities and multi-tasking
• Be detail oriented, well organized, focused, and goal oriented, with a high level of initiative and energy
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule when needed and to complete tasks on hand

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in violence prevention or other social justice issues.
• Experience managing online gaming/social communities.
• Experience with common social media platforms.
• Experience with men or boys focused programming.
• Experience working in or alongside diverse populations.

Key Characteristics:

• Strong organizational and evaluation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work closely, cooperative, and collaboratively with others.
• Ability to learn and integrate new technology to workflow and programming.
• Ability to work with professionals and community members from all walks of life.
• Ability to foster collaborative working relationships with agency partners.
• Passion for diversity, equity and inclusion.