Learning Collaborative Youth Organizer bei Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

Job Title: Learning Collaborative Youth Organizer  

Location: San Jose, CA

Schedule: PT, 30 to 35 hrs/week onsite

Reports to: Associate Director of Community Partnerships

Who We Are

Our mission is to end domestic violence in the moment and for all time.

In 1971, our founder Bea Robinson Mendez, concerned about the lack of services and options for domestic violence survivors, gathered a small group of her friends to figure out a solution.  They set up a shelter in a garage and established a hotline number to provide information and support to survivors. Unbeknownst to them, it would become the second domestic violence agency in California and the first bilingual domestic violence shelter in the nation. So began the story of Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (NDS). Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence, often the most frequently reported crime, and arguably the one with the greatest damaging effect on our families, youth, and communities.  We are the only stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls and serving an average of 3,000 survivors of domestic violence annually. Our comprehensive, compassionate, bilingual, and multicultural services are available free of charge to all individuals across the gender spectrum and of varying abilities.

By joining NDS, you become part of a team that serves thousands, uplifts community models of support, and looks first for a way to say “yes.” NDS is a place where inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and liberation (IDEAL) are not just celebrated, but they are central to our existence. We are emerging from the pandemic in a stage of rapid reflection, and change, which means exciting new opportunities are opening up for forming transformative community partnerships, nurturing our staff, and growing our team.

Culture and Climate

NDS has developed a supportive workplace culture where personal and professional connections are valued and facilitated. Our guiding values are:

·         Oneness & Connectedness

·         Survivor & Community Centered

·         Compassionate Accountability

·         Equity & Justice

·         Inclusion for Liberation

Overview:

The Learning Collaborative Youth Organizer will lead efforts to engage, education, and empower youth around issues of domestic and interpersonal violence, healthy relationships, and community healing.   This position supports youth-led advocacy, prevention education, leadership development, and community building rooted in equity, survivor-centered practices, and cultural responsiveness.  

Key Responsibilities:

Youth Engagement & Leadership Development 

• Recruit, coordinate, and retain youth participants for programs, workshops, and campaigns focused on domestic violence prevention and health relationships
• Facilitate regular youth leadership groups, healing circles, and prevention education workshops using trauma-informed, culturally response and age-appropriate practices. 
• Build trusting relationships with youth survivors and at-risk youth through consistent engagement in schools, community spaces, and peer-based environments. 
• Mentor and support youth leaders in developing peer education tools, presentations, and creative projects (e.g. art, social media, storytelling) to raise awareness about domestic violence and health relationships. 
• Support youth in planning and leading community outreach events, advocacy campaigns, or service projects centered on violence prevention and community wellness.

Community Partnership & Outreach 

• Build and maintain partnerships with schools, after-school programs, youth serving organizations, and local leader to expand outreach and programming opportunities. 
• Represent the organization at schools, collations/collaboratives, and community events to raise awareness of services and engage new youth participants. 
• Support outreach efforts tailored to underserved youth populations.  

Advocacy & Systems Change 

• Encourage and support youth in advocating for policy or school-based changes that address domestic violence, bullying, and other forms of abuse. 
• Connect youth leaser with opportunities to speak at panels, school board meetings, or public events to amplify their voices and lived experienced. 

Documentation & Organizational Support 

• Maintain accurate records of youth activities, services provided, and participant data in accordance with funder and agency requirements. 
• Participate in cross-departmental collaborations, staff meetings, and professional development trainings.  
• Contribute to a healing-centered and survivor-defined team culture. 

Qualifications: 

• Experience working with youth in community, school, or peer education settings. 
• Knowledge of domestic violence, trauma, and social justice frameworks. 
• Strong facilitation and relationship building skills.
• Bilingual /bi-cultural preferred.

Next Door Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requested or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.