Confidential Advocate & Prevention Educator (pos#0080445)
Hilo
Friday, 01 May 2026
Denotes essential functions. Serves as a confidential student resource for concerns related to sex and gender-based violence and misconduct. Informs students of options to address sex and gender-based discrimination under EP 1.204 and the related procedures under AP 1.204. Provide crisis response, advocacy, and referrals to student victims of all forms of gender-based violence, including, but not limited to, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, stalking, sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct. Maximize student safety, retention and success through policy and prevention education and programming. Design or obtain and implement culturally competent, intersectional prevention and bystander intervention curriculum as needed. Assess non-academic needs of students and make appropriate on and off campus referrals to meet physical and mental health needs. Support and advocate for student victims throughout the various stages of reporting and adjudicating complaints. Develop and maintain working relationships with campus partners, key community stakeholders and across the UH System; collaborate on programming as needed. Assess student needs and work with faculty, employers, advisors, etc., to identify and implement interim measures and/or support services that ensure equal access to educational environment for victims. Ensure that university, state and federal processes and standards are being upheld. Collect data and report on aggregate data in order to identify trends, plan for future education and outreach. Participate in mandatory training on a regular basis as identified by UH leadership. Evaluate impact of education efforts on campus climate. Recommend best practices for policies and procedures pertaining to victim services. Serves as a resource to administration, faculty and staff as it pertains to the University's responsibilities regarding prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence and misconduct. Other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Gender and/or Women's Studies or related field and 1 year of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for creating and facilitating training and outreach; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the necessary education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated. Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the area of sex and gender-based discrimination demonstrated by knowledge, understanding and ability