Under the supervision of the Prevention Program Director, the Prevention Specialist will support and participate in community and school initiatives that strengthen student health and well-being, strengthen families and neighborhoods. As part of the Community Prevention and Intervention Project the Prevention Specialist will be responsible for working with schools, communities and businesses. This will include the implementation, development, and management of community and school services. The Prevention Specialist will work directly with parents, senior adults, and students in various programs. The Prevention Specialist will facilitate communication and coordination of activities, establish and maintain relationships to support the integrity of the community and school projects.

Special events or projects may take place during the early evenings and/or on a weekend.

There is an option for this position to be a 10 month position.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Required Bachelors Degree

Field Education, Sociology, Psychology, Public Health, Social Services, Human Services, and Social Work, Community Health or related field.

EXPERIENCE

· Preferred: Substance misuse and/or public health prevention with competency using Evidence Based Programs/Strategies. Work with community coalitions/committees. Additional acceptable experience: youth counseling in mental health or substance abuse service environment

Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children, students, and families is required

• Must have the ability to demonstrate significant knowledge of positive youth development, asset development, risk reduction, and protective factors

REQUIRED CREDENTIAL / LICENSE

Required Valid NYS Driver’s License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

· General computer skills, including keyboard and mouse operations; visual and/or auditory capacity.

· The employee may lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally carry up to 30 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to adhere to strict policies/regulations relative to being in a tobacco-and alcohol-free workplace.

· Work is performed in a school and within the community; working with students, families, school staff, and other adults

SKILLS

· Experience with and ability to show examples of past successes developing and facilitating presentations and programs with diverse groups including children, teens and adults

· Knowledge of and keenly interested in the public health approach to reducing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug related problems

· Excellent group facilitation, leadership development and dynamic public speaking skills

· Ability to build relationships with children of various ages and their parents/guardians

· Must have strong technology skills, good record keeping and time management skills.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills and familiarity with computer software such as Microsoft Office are a must.

• Ability to adhere to ethical conduct
• Demonstrate responsibility and reliability including strong organizational, time-management skills
• Be non-judgmental and respectful manner especially in regard to immediate crisis response
• Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders
• Conduct research and apply best-practices and evaluation methods

RESPONSIBILITIES

May perform all or part of the following duties

· Coordinate scheduling with schools/partners, plan and implement substance abuse prevention strategies, and programming with fidelity to a wide range of populations from youth to older adults including: Teen Intervene, WISE, Triple P Parenting, Too Good For Drugs, etc.

• Plans and directs efforts to involve students and engage families in the community and school activities.
• Participates in capacity-building activities.

· Adapt existing trainings and content to meet the needs of an audience

· Collect statistics and relevant data to generate reports and to meet deadlines as needed

· Provides education and support to the community and schools for promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy choices

· Acts as a resource person in substance abuse education. Selects, develops and maintains educational resources on health and wellness topics for dissemination

· Plans exhibits and health fairs to motivate their audiences to understand health issues so they can act in ways that promote good health

• Asset development (risk reduction and protective factor) activities

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Working with students: 2 years (Preferred)
• SUD Clinical: 2 years (Preferred)
• Social Work: 2 years (Preferred)
• Youth Counseling: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person