Program Coordinator for Sexual Assault Violence Prevention/Intervention

The University of South Carolina (USC) Student Health Services embraces a holistic and collaborative approach to healthcare by offering primary care, preventive programs, wellness education, violence prevention, and mental health and counseling services to our campus community. Our mission is to enhance the educational experience by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning, promoting optimal wellness and enabling individuals to make informed health decisions. We offer uncomplicated access to quality healthcare provided by compassionate staff dedicated to making healthcare accessible and affordable for students through ethically sound practice, confidentiality and integrity. Our accreditation through the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), APA and IACS demonstrates our commitment to quality of care and service delivery. Student Health Services' continued expansion of services and programs will soon be supported through the construction of a 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that will bring our five service areas into one centralized location, further supporting our mission of providing holistic healthcare. Enrollment: approximately 20,500 undergraduate and 9,000 graduate students

Job Purpose

Primary goal is to organize and build capacity of community-based violence prevention efforts to understand and prevent sexual assault and interpersonal violence. Under the supervision of the Director of Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention responsible for the planning, organizing and implementation of a comprehensive sexual assault, advocacy, violence prevention programs and services for the university community. Trains, directs, and supervises others performing various tasks associated with the delivery of programs and services, including faculty/staff, students, graduate assistants/interns and peer educators. Services include, but are not limited to: resources and referral, advocacy, events planning and coordination, support groups, community outreach, and cultural events co-sponsored with other faculty/staff organizations, student organizations and other internal and external stakeholders. Position will monitor and rotate on-call to respond to sexual assaults and other forms of interpersonal violence on campus as appropriate. Position will manage a caseload including maintaining case files and responding to correspondence and telephone inquiries, develop a comprehensive plan of the client's service and advocacy needs and referring to campus and community partners as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in health education, health promotion, or related field and 2 year experience or bachelor's degree in health education, health promotion or related field and 4 years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Licensed MSW with at least 3 years’ experience in sexual assault and violence prevention/advocacy and 1 year in a supervisor role in a related area. Strong leadership, organization, facilitation and presentation skills required. Ability to speak to large audiences and facilitate small group discussions. Experience in college health with an emphasis working with providing advocacy services to faculty and staff. Demonstrated background in program planning, implementation, policy and grant writing. Excellent organizational skills and time management necessary. Intermediate desktop publishing, word processing and spreadsheet skills highly desirable. Experience with evidenced-based programming. Ability to establish effective working relationships and maintain positive public relations. Must have the ability to: conduct research; manage multiple tasks; plan; coordinate; innovate, evaluate; absorb and use new knowledge; and communicate effectively in a variety of mediums. Expected to act with discretion, and report unusual or sensitive situations and seek advance guidance and concurrence from the supervisor prior to taking definitive action. Has considerable independent authority when dealing with operations, planning and programming. Must have excellent team management experience and be able to juggle multiple complex priorities within a changing environment in a positive and solutions based manner. Ability to provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention strategies for students experiencing crisis. Must exercise good judgment in structuring and organizing work and setting priorities, balancing the interests of clients and readily readjusting priorities to respond to customer needs and expectations and mission of Student Health Services. Must demonstrate strong ethical, professional, and service-oriented leadership and interpersonal skills, sets a good example.

Salary Range

Salary commensurate with experience & qualifications

To Apply

Your application must be submitted online at https://uscjobs.sc.edu Follow the instructions to Create Application and enter Requisition Number 004466 to apply for this position.

To learn more about University of South Carolina Student Health Services, visit www.sa.sc.edu/shs/.