What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prevention Consultant position at Family Connections, Inc.?
I. Core Values
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services related field, experience in the provision of prevention related programs. At least three (3) years’ experience working in non-profit, social service environment in development or implementation of community-based services, prevention programs, or any other human service programs. Experience in community organizing, developing community partnerships, implementing evidence-based programs and project management.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
Valid New Jersey driver’s license, safe driving record, and vehicle availability are required.
- Demonstrates awareness of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.
- Contributes to valuable and positive cultural humility transformation in individuals, organizations, and social systems to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum.
- Demonstrates cultural humility through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency’s clients’ and coworkers’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Committed to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child and believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.
- Works from a strengths-based perspective.
- Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately.
- Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures.
- Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
- Respects others’ professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings.
- Able to give and receive constructive criticism.
- Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
- Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
- Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.
- Collaborates with consultants, school districts, and community service providers to facilitate training, workshops, 15 webinars, assemblies, etc.
- Facilitates evidence-based curricula to students, families, community members and school personnel on topics such as anti-bullying, sexual health and pregnancy, substance use prevention etc.
- Assists in the programmatic data collection, reporting, continuous quality improvement processes and evaluation of services to target population.
- Provides follow-up to ensure consumer satisfaction of services.
- Coordinates programs services to ensure an effective and efficient service delivery system, which may include coordinating purchasing and meal ordering, event planning, productivity spreadsheets etc.
- Attend trainings on evidenced-based curricula, staff trainings and meetings to improve professional skills and enhance the program activities.
- Maintains systems, procedures, and methods for programmatic record-keeping while ensuring accuracy.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services related field, experience in the provision of prevention related programs. At least three (3) years’ experience working in non-profit, social service environment in development or implementation of community-based services, prevention programs, or any other human service programs. Experience in community organizing, developing community partnerships, implementing evidence-based programs and project management.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
Valid New Jersey driver’s license, safe driving record, and vehicle availability are required.
- Knowledge: Knowledge of community resources, social service, and mental health systems.
- Skills and Abilities: Ability to identify problems/challenges and to consider potential solutions independently. Ability to use data to promote continuous quality improvement. Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to supervise staff regarding trauma informed interventions. Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Ability to work professionally and collaboratively on multi-disciplinary team.
- Work Environment/Physical Demands: The individual must possess the ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, and lifting of up to or in excess of 50 pounds.
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
