radKids Program Coordinator

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We are looking for someone to coordinate and oversee our upcoming radKids Program, which includes handling planning, implementing, and evaluate the program.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for coordinating the activities of all current and new radKids Instructors.
• Ensuring radKids Instructors receive proper training and certification.
• Network with grade schools, middle schools, and high schools to foster mutual agrements, partnerships, awareness, and implementation of the program into the school systems located on both the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Quad Cities.
• Conduct performance management evaluation of radKids Instructors.
• Screen, interview, select, and hire radKids Instructor applicants.
• Other duties, assigned.

Purpose of radKids

Since its inception in 2000, radKIDS(r), Inc. has been committed to providing education that enhances the ability of children and parents to utilize knowledge, skills, and power to protect themselves from violence and harm.

radKIDS(r) Making A Difference

radKIDS(r) strengthens family, encourages physical fitness, teaches realistic physical skills and core safety values to live by through its program. The radKIDS curriculum is a fun, activity-based program including lectures, safety drills, physical skills to resist or stop violence or harm, and dynamic simulation. We believe that every child deserves personal and life skills to live safer.

radKIDS(r) primary mission is to share the radKIDS(r) developmental curriculum in schools and educational facilities. By certifying educators to share radKIDS(r) with children, we can and do enhance the culture and climate in schools. Reducing bullying and absenteeism while increasing the focus and time in the learning environment, and thereby increasing the evaluated outcome of both the students and the schools.

radKIDS(r) can also be shared through community based educational programs offered as after school programs, day camps, recreation programs, law enforcement educational initiatives, as well as through scouting and religious youth groups and even concerned parents and adults who truly want to help make a difference in the life of a child.

• 250,000 children have been trained in the radKIDS(r) personal Empowerment Safety education program.
• More than 4800 community based instructors have been trained in over 46 states and Canada.
• 96 children threatened with abduction used their skills and returned safely to their families.
• Hundreds of children spoke up and got the help they needed to stop the abuse.

Through radKIDS(r) training, children become empowered and learn to replace the fear, confusion, and panic or dangerous situations with confidence, personal safety skills, and self-esteem.

National Network

Community-based organizations and local instructors receive training and support from national headquarters to provide the radKIDS(r) program as a part of their own youth work. These groups, which have safety goals compatible with those of radKIDS(r), include police departments, educational organizations, civic groups, fraternal organizations, faith-based groups, citizens' groups and concerned parents.

Programs

The radKIDS(r) Personal Empowerment Safety Education program is a 10-hour family centered safety education program that emphasizes essential decision-making skills as well as physical resistance options to escape violence. radKIDS(r) is a life skills educational model that enhances natural instincts with real skills while increasing the foundational resiliency skills we all need to not only survive but excel. Children from 5-13 years of age participate in the program with their adult partners to create a true safety partnership.

"There is no better investment for a community and society than to invest in their children's safety and well-being. As we stand today, approximately 22% of our population is comprised of children; we can be assured they make up 100% of our future." - Stephen M. Daley, radKIDS Executive Director.

Instructor Certification Program

This insightful 40-hour instructor's program presenting the radKIDS(r) curriculum is taught in a relaxed environment over a five day period. Participants are provided with history and insight about the problem of violence against children and are given the necessary training and techniques to empower children to avoid, resist and if necessary escape violence and harm.