Location: Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties, NJ

Job Type/Status: Per Diem

Salary Range: $35 per hour

Position Summary

The New Jersey Child Assault Prevention (NJCAP) training program aims to reduce children's vulnerability to abuse, neglect, and bullying. NJCAP utilizes a prevention-focused, empowerment-based approach in schools, helping children recognize and avoid potentially dangerous situations through interactive, age-appropriate workshops. Parents, caregivers, and school personnel are also participants in the training.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate student workshops in schools according to the NJCAP curriculum.
• Host school staff and parent/caregiver programs to introduce and explain NJCAP's strategies and child protection concepts.
• Engage students through role-plays, discussions, and activities tailored to developmental levels.
• Create safe space for students to raise questions about the information presented, discuss situational problems, or disclose reportable matters involving abuse, neglect, and/or bullying.
• Partner with school staff to report concerns of maltreatment to the State Central Registry (SCR) at the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P).
• Collaborate with other facilitators to plan and present cohesive programs.
• Attend mandatory initial and ongoing training including staff development activities and meetings as required.
• Maintain accurate records of school visits, student attendance, disclosure forms, and workshop evaluations.
• Communicate effectively with school staff, NJCAP/NJ4S hub coordinators, and team members.
• Maintain an up-to-date information and referral directory of available local, county, and state supported services and resources, including 2nd Floor Youth Helpline and the Traumatic Loss Coalition, readily available to students, parents/caregivers, and school personnel.
• Uphold NJCAP's mission, policies, and professional standards at all times.

Qualifications

• Facilitate student workshops in schools according to the NJCAP curriculum.
• Host school staff and parent/caregiver programs to introduce and explain NJCAP's strategies and child protection concepts.
• Engage students through role-plays, discussions, and activities tailored to developmental levels.
• Create safe space for students to raise questions about the information presented, discuss situational problems, or disclose reportable matters involving abuse, neglect, and/or bullying.
• Partner with school staff to report concerns of maltreatment to the State Central Registry (SCR) at the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P).
• Collaborate with other facilitators to plan and present cohesive programs.
• Attend mandatory initial and ongoing training including staff development activities and meetings as required.
• Maintain accurate records of school visits, student attendance, disclosure forms, and workshop evaluations.
• Communicate effectively with school staff, NJCAP/NJ4S hub coordinators, and team members.
• Maintain an up-to-date information and referral directory of available local, county, and state supported services and resources, including 2nd Floor Youth Helpline and the Traumatic Loss Coalition, readily available to students, parents/caregivers, and school personnel.
• Uphold NJCAP's mission, policies, and professional standards at all times.

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