Child Abuse Prevention Educator

Non-exempt
Full-time
$35-40,000
Monroe, LA
Reports to: CAC Director
Revised December 2025
The Center for Children & Families is seeking a Child Abuse Prevention Educator to provide training on child abuse identification, reporting, and prevention as well as awareness campaigns to the northeast region of Louisiana. Responsibilities include coordinating and presenting preapproved child abuse prevention and education curriculum and maintaining relationships with and outreach to area schools, childcare centers, youth-serving organizations, parent groups, and other organizations.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required in social work, sociology, psychology, education, or other related field preferred
• Public speaking, classroom and presentation experience, and effective writing and computer skills preferred
• Strong passion for and commitment to child abuse prevention
• Must be reliable, self-motivated, self-sufficient, enthusiastic, and able to work both independently and as a team player
• Must have good decision-making skills, excellent communication skills, technology skills, and a willingness to interact with professionals in the community

Duties & Responsibilities

• Community Training, Outreach, and Awareness

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with area schools, childcare centers, and other community organizations to support child abuse prevention and education

• Provide trainings on child abuse identification, prevention, and mandated reporting to organizations including but not limited to schools, childcare centers, youth-serving organizations, parent groups, and other organizations
• Facilitate and scaffold trainings for diverse audiences of various sizes, backgrounds, ages, and abilities
• Coordination with The Center's marketing department, concerning child abuse identification, prevention, and awareness
• Assist in planning and implementation of community events as needed

• Be familiar with Center programs and demonstrate the ability to present as needed

• Collaboration, Supervision, and Administration

• Participate in continuing education to stay current with topics related to child abuse prevention, child development, body safety, and related content

• Accurately document all activities performed
• Attend job-related trainings and conferences as needed
• Maintain awareness and sensitivity to service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and integrate this into trainings
• Participate in regular supervision with the CAC Director
• Complete time cards weekly
• Other duties as assigned by the CAC Director
• Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Working Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a business office setting. Tasks require a variety of physical activities, not generally involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching and light lifting. Regular and consistent in-person interaction and continuous talking, hearing and seeing required in the normal course of performing the job. Common eye, hand, finger dexterity is required to perform some essential functions. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, critical thinking and creative problem solving. Regular automobile and airline travel may be required in normal course of job performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The Center for Children & Families is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.