Work For IMPACT Bay Area

Self Defense Class Instructor (Part-Time)

Instructors are the lifeblood of Impact Bay Area. They provide the vital training that makes Impact so unique. Candidates volunteer at least 100-150 hours to learn, and be certified in, the Impact curriculum. Once trained, instructors are paid $25 -$35 per hour to teach.

We are looking for individuals who are committed to ending the cycle of violence through Impact Bay Area. We are especially interested in individuals of color, multi-lingual people and individuals available to instruct mid-week and year-round. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please contact Executive Director, Erica Neuman at erica@impactbayarea.org

Impact Bay Area Seeks Applicants to become Part-Time "Padded Assailant" Full-Force Self-Defense Instructors

IMPACT Bay Area is a not-for-profit organization promoting healing and preventing violence by teaching full-force self-defense, personal safety and empowerment training to people of all abilities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our courses focus on teaching the critical emotional and physical skills necessary to stay safe from physical, sexual and emotional violence from strangers, acquaintances and relationship partners. All classes are provided in a safe, supportive environment creating opportunities for students to process and heal from past abuse or assault. IMPACT Bay Area services are delivered primarily to women and girls (some men-only and co-ed classes) in schools, not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses.

Becoming an Impact Self-Defense Instructor is demanding emotionally and physically, and is very rewarding for those with a passion to make a positive change in our society. An understanding of, or willingness to learn about, womens issues and violence against women is a must.

IMPACT Bay Area is currently expanding its pool of IMPACT-trained padded-suit instructors. Suited instructor candidates will be selected to begin a 100+ hour professional development/ training program. The training program, including the $1400 padded suit, is provided free-of-charge to qualified instructor candidates and takes about 6-9 months (part-time) to complete. All training is done on a volunteer basis.

Upon completion of classroom training, direct instruction with supervision and certification approval our instructors are paid at a wage of $25-$35/hour. Upon certification you will be paid to teach 2-6 hour Intro classes; 10 hour teen girl classes (over 2-3 days) and 23 hour adult women's classes (over 3-5 days). Most classes are taught on weekends and weeknights. Current instructors work a range of 50-200 hours annually.

Required Qualifications include:

• 2+ years work or volunteer experience with adults, teens, and/or youth populations
• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately to highly emotional or crisis situations
• Demonstrated comfort in dealing with survivors of physical, sexual and emotional trauma
• A willingness to explore own issues involving boundaries, women's empowerment, and violence in society
• Physical fitness, defined as the ability to stand for long periods of time, not fatigue easily and be able to lift 40 lbs
• Must be able to verbally and physically demonstrate self-defense techniques
• Demonstrated interest in safety of individuals, violence prevention and women's issues
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information and use feedback
• Demonstrated ability to both attend to individuals and be responsive to group needs
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated self-awareness & self-confidence
• Demonstrated ability to teach/train/facilitate
• Demonstrated understanding of professionalism and personal responsibility
• Reliable, regular access to email communication and to transportation

Preferred Qualifications include:

1. Schedule flexibility, (days, nights or weekends) two of these
2. Curriculum development experience
3. Professional work experience in violence prevention or women's rights fields