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Full Time Trainer

Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. GEMS has helped hundreds of young women and girls, ages 12-21, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and to develop to their full potential. GEMS provides young women with empathetic, consistent support and viable opportunities for positive change. In addition, GEMS provides training and technical assistance to increase and improve the capacity of victim service providers and other allied professionals to develop and implement programs and services for commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked girls and young women.

GEMS is seeking to hire an experienced and passionate full-time Trainer to join the training and technical assistance department. The Trainer will conduct training and provide technical assistance for service providers, law enforcement, and prosecutors throughout the country. The Trainer will manage training inquiries, liaise with training partners, and collaborate with partners and Training Department team members to organize and execute GEMS’ trainings and provide targeted technical assistance. The Trainer will also assist in the development of training materials.

The Trainer will utilize adult learning principles to foster understanding related to the issues of commercial sexual exploitation of children and domestic minor sex trafficking. The Trainer will also use project management skills to ensure that all projects are managed effectively. Successful candidates will have a firm understanding of domestic violence and/or other types of gender based violence, and will have practical experience working on issues related to gender based violence. Experience conducting trainings with adults is essential.

Qualifications:

-Demonstrated passion and commitment to issues of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking
-Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years experience with training and project management
-Experience working within trafficking/commercial sexual exploitation fields (preferred)
-Experience collaborating with community, nonprofit, and government agencies
-Experience utilizing adult learning principles
-Knowledge of social services systems
-Demonstrated ability to explain concepts effectively
-Comfort working with large groups of participants
-Stellar written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to travel extensively
-Sense of humor
-Fluent in Spanish (preferred) Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree required

- At least 5 years experience in victim services or related field, experience with trafficking/CSEC preferable

- Experience serving as trainer

- Knowledge of social services systems

- Experience with youth services

- Ability to explain concepts effectively

- Comfortable working with large groups of participants

- Experience with project management, curriculum development, and technical assistance provision

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Extensive travel required

Please send an email with the subject line “Trainer” and attach a detailed cover letter explaining your interest in this specific position and the issue of commercial sexual exploitation/domestic trafficking, and relevant experience, with a resume to resume@gems-girls.org

No phone calls please. Due to time constraints, only applicants asked to interview will be contacted.