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.
Apply today! 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
- 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
- Philadelphia, PA 19106
- U.S. citizenship required since this role supports the U.S. federal government
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- 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
- 40 hours per week
- 8 hours per day
- Employment Classification Eligibility — W2
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
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