ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION?
Prepare Inc. is seeking motivated individuals who are eager to build a part-time career as certified Violence Prevention and Self-Defense Instructors for kids, teens, and adult classes. This rewarding work allows you to make a significant impact in people’s lives. Join the empowerment self-defense movement and become a valued member of the Prepare team.
ABOUT PREPARE INC.
Prepare Inc. is a leading educational services company dedicated to offering comprehensive violence prevention and evidence-based programs focusing on personal safety, communication skills, healthy relationships, and self-defense. We conduct classes in schools, community organizations, workplaces, and also offer public sessions. Since our founding in 1992, Prepare Inc. has empowered over 60,000 individuals. Learn more at www.prepareinc.com.
BECOME A PREPARE INSTRUCTOR
We provide thorough training and offer a stipend upon completion of the program. Once certified, instructors start at a pay rate of $30 per hour. Our multi-disciplinary training is rigorous and consists of learning as a student first, observations, training sessions, and assisting/co-teaching classes. It takes approximately 6 months (part-time) to complete certification requirements and activities are scheduled based on mutual convenience.
We are currently recruiting instructors to wear “suits” that protect their bodies from full-force, full-contact strikes. The suited instructor is a critical role that provides participants with real-time practice and feedback in both verbal role-plays and physical resistance rehearsals.
Requirements:
Candidates must reside in the New York City metro area.
Availability required: at least two or three days a week during school hours, and one weekend day per week.
Commitment to professionalism
Training for our next cohort of instructors begins in fall 2024.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: teaching, experiential learning with adults and/or young people, counseling, health and wellness education, youth services, public health, trauma survivor support, martial arts, criminal justice, personal safety, or other relevant social justice-focused work.
Strong interest in ongoing personal and professional development.
Ability to synthesize information and incorporate feedback effectively.
Benefits:
Pay starts at $30/hour once certified
Stipend of $16/hour for instructor training activities (received upon certification)
Pay of $16/hour for facilitation during certification process
Stipend for staff meetings ($16/hour) and long-distance travel ($20/hour)
16-hour Adult Basic class ($495 value)
Meals may be provided, dependent on venue/time
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume and cover letter expressing your interest in the position to marissastrniste@prepareinc.com.
WHY I BECAME A PREPARE INSTRUCTOR
“After taking the Basics course, I had a strong desire to pursue instructor certification so that I could share what I had learned as an instructor for children. Prepare Inc. provided the type of education that I wish I had received when I was younger. Prepare isn’t just focused on teaching self-defense skills. Rather, their comprehensive approach includes building critical listening, communication, and problem-solving skills, which are directly applicable to a variety of everyday situations. Seeing young people become advocates for themselves and others encourages me to continue teaching. I hope that one day Prepare’s work will be just as important to the development of young people as learning how to read.” – Tanya Perez
“I believe that everyone deserves a fighting chance. Prepare offers all communities the opportunity to combat the narrative that was given to them about violence – a narrative perpetuated by rigid gender stereotypes and unhelpful scripts learned at young ages. I am a product of that opportunity. After ten years, it is icing on the
cake that I continue to pay it forward as an instructor.” – Daniel Williams
I teach at Prepare because I know how much the Basics class changed my life. It gave me the skills to communicate and set boundaries successfully. I wanted to share this opportunity with others so that they could build this same agency into their own lives. – Ernest Wawiorko
