Job Description

Community Advocate

Work site: Cairo, IL

Area of Focus: Community Collaboration - Prevention & Advocacy Services

Program(s): STOP School Violence - Focuses on preventing and reducing school violence through education, crisis intervention, and community collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in human services or a related field (required). Masters degree (preferred).

Immediate Supervisor: Program Manager

Hours of Work: Full-time 40 hours per week

Community Advocate Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Teach students interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution, and healthy coping skills using evidence-based youth prevention education curricula.
• Assistin the development, maintenance, and distribution of a comprehensive resource guide for violence prevention and intervention.
• Provide immediate crisis response and short-term intervention services, including conflict resolution techniques to foster a safer and healthier school environment.
• Connect students and families with appropriate health and human service resources to reduce and prevent violence.
• Office-based with regular travel to schools and community sites within Alexander, Pulaski, and Johnson Counties.
• Forms a Youth Advisory Council and Behavioral Threat Assessment team.
• Update and implements School Safety Plans for participating schools annually.
• Expands access to violence prevention and early intervention services.
• Increases community awareness to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce violence.

Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.

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