Confidential Advocate & Prevention Educator (pos#0080445)

Description

Title: Confidential Advocate & Prevention Educator

Position Number: 0080445

Hiring Unit: Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO)

Location: UH Hilo

Date Posted: April 30, 2026

Closing Date: May 21, 2026

Band: A

Salary : salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: Appointment to begin approximately June 2026, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

Position Overview

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawaii, recognized for its integration of cultural immersion and place-based research that leverages the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. A comprehensive, regional campus within the ten-campus University of Hawaii system, UH Hilo offers high-quality undergraduate and select postgraduate education, with distinctive strengths in areas such as marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization, while advancing research, scholarship, and creative activity that support community needs, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge systems, and workforce development priorities for the State of Hawaii.

At UH Hilo, we seek to cultivate an inclusive community of people with varied characteristics, ideas, cultures, and world-views where our students, faculty, and staff celebrate difference and respect tradition. To aid in these efforts, it is the policy and commitment of the University of Hawaii to ensure equal opportunity in higher education, both as a provider of education and as an employer. The Office of Equal Opportunity drives UH Hilo’s efforts to stop, prevent and remedy discrimination, while seeking to ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive work and learning environment.

The Confidential Advocate & Prevention Educator is responsible for providing confidential support to UH Hilo students who may have experienced sex or gender-based discrimination and to create and implement sex and gender-based discrimination prevention educational programming for the UH Hilo campus community.

Duties and Responsibilities

* denotes essential functions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Maximize student safety, retention and success through policy and prevention education and programming.
4. Design or obtain and implement culturally competent, intersectional prevention and bystander intervention curriculum as needed.
5. Assess non-academic needs of students and make appropriate on and off campus referrals to meet physical and mental health needs
6. Support and advocate for student victims throughout the various stages of reporting and adjudicating complaints.
7. Develop and maintain working relationships with campus partners, key community stakeholders and across the UH System; collaborate on programming as needed.
8. 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.
9. Ensure that university, state and federal processes and standards are being upheld.
10. Collect data and report on aggregate data in order to identify trends, plan for future education and outreach.
11. Participate in mandatory training on a regular basis as identified by UH leadership.
12. Evaluate impact of education efforts on campus climate.
13. Recommend best practices for policies and procedures pertaining to victim services
14. 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.
15. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

1. 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.
2. Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the area of sex and gender-based discrimination demonstrated by knowledge, understanding and ability to apply concepts.
3. Functional knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and systems associated with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
4. Demonstrated ability to recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve the full range problems that may commonly occur in the area of sex and gender-based discrimination.
5. Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.
7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
8. Ability to identify and respond to the needs of students who have experienced or report sexual misconduct.
9. Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in victim advocacy, university programming or education.
10. Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage time and create a personalized and confidential record keeping system.
11. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Evidence of successful completion of victim advocate training

2. Demonstrated record of working with diverse populations.

3. Experience using UH Hilo data tracking systems such as STAR.

4. Familiarity with equal opportunity principles.

5. Familiarity with University of Hawaii policies and procedures to respond to sexual misconduct.

6. Experience implementing prevention education programs.

7. Awareness of prevention education and victim advocacy best practices in a University setting.

8. Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Gender and/or Women's studies or related field.

To Apply: Click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application

and attach each required document. A complete application must include:

1. Cover letter explaining how each minimum and desirable qualification is met
2. Current resume
3. The names and addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three [3] current professional references
4. Transcript(s) showing degrees and course work appropriate to the position (copies are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required prior to employment).

Please do not include any self-identifying photos. Please redact references to Social Security number and birth date on transcript copies. Copy of diplomas will NOT be accepted. Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant. All requested documents/information become the property of the University. All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.

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Inquiries: Shaunda Makaimoku, shaunda@hawaii.edu

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

In accordance with Article 10 of the unit 08 collective bargaining agreement, bargaining unit members receive priority consideration for APT job vacancies. As a result, external or non BU 08 applicants may not be considered for some APT vacancies. BU 08 members with re-employment rights or priority status are responsible for informing the hiring unit of their status.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/