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Position:
Program Coordinator
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Location:
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Springfield, MA
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Job Id:
813
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# of Openings:
1
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Program Coordinator
Salary range: $57,000-$63,100 per year + $2,500 Sign-On Bonus
Hampden County, MA
The Legacy Program Coordinator for Hampden County plays a vital leadership role in supporting Mentors with lived experience of exploitation and human trafficking as they guide survivors toward safety, stability, and empowerment. This position provides ongoing supervision, coaching, and professional development to Mentors while fostering collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to reduce exploitation and strengthen survivor safety. The Program Coordinator also maintains a small caseload of Mentees, ensuring direct, compassionate support alongside program leadership.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist Mentors in developing an appropriate support service, education, and placement plan for each assigned Mentee. Provide oversight with required documentation required for each Mentee and track trainings.
- Work collaboratively with Mentors and multi-disciplinary teams, including law enforcement, to enhance each Mentee's safety and ability to aid in a prosecution, when appropriate.
- Provide weekly supervision to Mentors and facilitate weekly staff meetings. This may include providing training and assisting with professional development. Assist Mentors with developing crisis intervention/harm reduction plans and intervening as a team when clinically necessary. Assist Mentors with improving engagement levels for Mentees.
- When appropriate, co-facilitate My Life My Choice exploitation evidence-based prevention group with adolescent youth in schools, group homes, etc.
- Supervise the day-to-day operations which include quality assurance with Mentors/Legacy program, monitoring Mentee budget expenses, and activities along with approval of time sheets, mileage and credit card for Mentee activity purchases.
- Conduct intakes as needed and/or assign intake to a Mentor. Work with Mentors to determine the most appropriate clinical match for each Mentee. Track waitlist when necessary and work with Vice President to determine the needs and risk of youth on waitlist.
- Maintain regular communication with MDT members, other service providers, stakeholders, and collaterals to strengthen community relationships. Ensure Legacy participation in regional task forces, coalitions and any other meetings that are critical to CSEC awareness. Provide education and awareness on Legacy services to providers, community partners, and caregivers.
- Maintain a smaller caseload of Mentees who have been commercially sexually exploited. This support will include weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly meetings (depending on where a youth is in recovery) with each meeting lasting 1-3 hours. Contacts may occur wherever the youth reside.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- A personal interest in, and commitment to, working with children and youth
- Ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Positive attitude and belief in the hope of recovery from commercial sexual exploitation for youth.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Personal history as a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation as an adolescent or young adult.
- A significant length of time in recovery from sexual exploitation or human trafficking
- Knowledge in a Trauma Informed Model approach and how to best support Vicarious Trauma for Mentors
- A minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
- A current driver's license and access to a car.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
- Demonstrates and promote cultural competence, awareness, and respect for diversity
- Promote agency core values and mission
Who We Are
RFK Community Alliance provides high-quality care and support to people and families facing complicated challenges. As a multi-service agency, we offer a wide range of programs serving a variety of needs across all ages, from infants to seniors. We are team players when it comes to caring. We work with the people we serve, their families, schools, and other community partners to develop a network of support. We provide opportunities to build skills and confidence. We nurture strength, determination, and resilience.
How We Promote Equity, Cultivate Leaders, and Grow Together
At RFK Community Alliance, we're dedicated to a culture where everyone can show up to work as their full authentic selves. Diversity and inclusion doesn't happen by accident, it's by design. Together we are the designers. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes our organization stronger. We care about including diverse perspectives and experiences throughout every level. Which is why we're committed to honoring, celebrating, and fostering diversity and inclusion on our team, in our clientele and within our community. Our team must reflect our community and vice versa. We value, respect, and support all types of diversity across all identities including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, LGBTQIA, age religion and abilities. We take responsibility for the community we're creating here at RFK Community Alliance, and we're here to contribute to the progression of our society to a more inclusive and equitable one.
Why You'll Love Us
In addition to being a part of a supportive team, we offer amazing employee benefits, including:
*Health Insurance
*Dental Insurance
*Vision Insurance
*Generous paid time off
*Holiday Pay
*Educational Assistance
*Employer paid life insurance
*Employer paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
*Retirement Plan with generous employer match
*Tuition Reimbursement
*Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
$2,500 Sign-On Incentive!
This position is eligible for the RFK Community Alliance Sign-On Incentive in the amount of $2,500 in your first year of employment. You will receive $500 after 3 months; $500 after 6 months; $1,500 after 12 months.
To apply for this position please click on Program Coordinator. RFKCA offers a compassionate, inclusive company culture and excellent work environment. RFKCA is deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability. EOE/AA
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Pay Range: $57,000 - $63,100 per year
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RFK Community Alliance
dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan
Mar 07, 2026