Prevention Specialist

4 weeks ago

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States West Virginia University Full time
About the Opportunity

West Virginia University Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is currently seeking a Prevention Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in mitigating WVU's legal risk regarding violence prevention. Your primary responsibilities will include assisting the Assistant Director in implementing a bystander intervention program, leading training sessions and education sessions on and off campus, and working closely with Athletics, Greek Life to deliver sexual assault prevention, sexual health, and alcohol education programs to students.

We offer a range of benefits, including a 37.5-hour work week, 13 paid holidays, 24 annual leave days, and 18 sick days per year. You will also have access to generous health insurance and retirement savings plans, as well as wellness programs.

As a Prevention Specialist, you will be responsible for:

  • Assisting the Assistant Director with the implementation of organizational mission, strategic plan, and overall functions of the department.
  • Teaching a three-credit sexual assault advocacy service learning course, developing curriculum, handouts, lectures, and presentations, and establishing learning outcomes.
  • Establishing, facilitating, and maintaining an interdisciplinary Prevention Committee at WVU, consisting of faculty, staff, and students.
  • Coordinating, developing, and managing universal and selected primary prevention programs for the campus community.
  • Addressing disproportionately affected communities by developing, coordinating, and assessing prevention efforts that target risk factors, protective factors, and culturally competent responses.
  • Providing consultation and subject matter expertise for offices, services, and programs that serve undergraduate students and employees.
  • Developing and providing ongoing awareness activities with and for graduate students, professional students, and employees.
  • Creating, updating, and maintaining educational materials, including social media platforms and web content on sexual assault, dating violence, sexual harassment, and stalking with prevention-focused messaging.
  • Organizing and developing theory-driven and evidence-based prevention and awareness programs and programs about sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and stalking, alcohol, and positive intervention.
  • Maintaining, updating, and distributing prevention resources, orientation material, housing resources, and campus messaging.
  • Developing a training and technical assistance action plan and calendar for the University and campuses prevention efforts.
  • Assisting in the scientific development of yearly prevention programming for employees and students.
  • Developing prevention events and trainings that effectively interact with persons of diverse socio-economic, racial/ethnic, international, and LGBTQ+ populations.
  • Implementing a bystander training program such as GreenDot.
  • Developing, compiling, and analyzing evaluations from all presentations to update and improve program presentations.
  • Maintaining a database and Listservs for Peer Specialists and updated presentation materials.
  • Recruiting, training, and coordinating 20-25 Peer Specialists each semester.
  • Coordinating and leading orientations for all new Peer Specialists, including creation of orientation packets and program material.
  • Coordinating regular meetings with Peer Specialists and assigning tasks as approved by the Assistant Director.
  • Coordinating campus-wide events and exhibitions for Awareness Months, bystander programming, workshops, performances, and awareness events.
  • Assisting the Assistant Director with logic model development and/or other evidence-based practices of prevention implementation.
  • Developing training around empowerment, de-escalation, healthy masculinity/femininity, consent, healthy relationships, bystander intervention, and other aspects as assigned.
  • Remaining current on information and news pertaining to sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and bullying, and related response and recovery efforts, and bystander intervention.
  • Providing ongoing communication to keep the campus community informed regarding the progress of the sexual misconduct and relationship violence response and recovery work and related campus climate changes.
  • Assisting in developing prevention-related metrics for future campus climate surveys at WVU.
  • Assisting the Title IX Coordinator as assigned on other matters related to sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, bullying, and campus climate.
  • Providing advocacy services to WVU students affected by sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and/or stalking, using an empowerment model to provide clear and timely information so that students can make informed decisions.
  • Co-facilitating student support groups for students affected by sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
  • Serving as an on-call employee at times as assigned by the Assistant Director and Director to respond to inquiries 24/7 made by the University community.
  • Serving as a resource, referral agent, and support person for students.
  • Coordinating campus and community resources to serve students.
  • Providing student services that may include assisting students through reporting and investigation processes, informing students of their rights and options, attending appointments and/or hearing meetings with the student upon request, addressing specific safety issues on and off campus, providing emotional support, providing information about reporting and other options, contacting others on the student's behalf (with their permission), and offering immediate crisis intervention and follow-up case management.
  • Serving on divisional and University committees as appropriate.
  • Attending all departmental and divisional meetings and retreats.
  • Seeking additional revenue sources, such as grants.
  • Performing all other related duties as needed and assigned.

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