Prevention Specialist for Drug Education at Schools

ABOUT US: Family Service & Children’s Aid is a non-profit agency that has been serving the Jackson Community for over eighty years. Our mission is to “Build Strong Families, Build Strong Communities”. To help meet the needs of our community we offer an array of services including Mental Health, Substance Use, Prevention programs (Parent Education, Breakout Drug Education, JUMP) Foster Care, Adoption, and Guardian services. Our agency is one of the leaders in Trauma Informed Care and strives to create a safe and welcoming environment where clients, and staff, are treated with dignity and respect. Our agency culture values work/life balance, self-care, flexibility and a team atmosphere where the work is meaningful and helps to create positive change in the lives of children and families.

Family Service & Children’s Aid is Hiring a Prevention Specialist for Breakout Drug Education!

Looking for an individual who enjoys teaching youth in a school setting. Enjoy working in more of a community-based setting vs. an office? Find facilitating groups/teaching class using evidence-based model interesting? Enjoy being an advocate for families and youth? Want to assist youth in being successful in school and avoid using substances? No weekends and be done by 3pm or earlier on Fridays. We are hiring individuals who:

• Enjoy laughing and have a good sense of humor (potlucks too!)
• Want to work for a flexible and work-life balanced agency
• Enjoy taking vacations and want generous paid time off (self-care)
• Love teaching and/or facilitating groups with middle school and high school students
• Want to be part of a team that works in the community at local school districts but have an office location as a base of operation
• Want to be a youth and family advocate
• Outgoing person who enjoys connecting with others
• Enjoy helping others with connecting to community resources
• Value individual supervision yet would welcome having group supervision along with access to a consulting psychiatrist
• Enjoy a team approach but have ability to be independent
• Want to have teammates to bounce ideas off of and be able to unwind with after a tough session
• Come join our team and be part of a work family that works hard but also knows how to have fun and prioritizes family first!

The Prevention Specialists coordinates and provides implementation of substance use prevention education. They teach the Breakout curriculum in local middle and high schools for 8 classes, teaching youth the impact of various substances, Works as a collaborative member of the Prevention Department at FSCA. Be part of community collaborative, advocating for youth services in our community. Join an expanding program in Jackson County!

FSCA offers one of the best employee benefit packages in our local community, including the following:

• BCN Health insurance
• Dental/vision insurance
• 403 B (agency contributes when able)
• Life insurance (agency pays for certain plan and employee can increase if would like for small fee)
• Short term disability
• Generous paid time off (4-6 weeks depending on years of service)
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 employee events throughout the year that are on company paid time (get paid to have fun!)
• FSCA provides in house training opportunities and external training opportunities including but not limited to EMDR, ASAM Continuum, GAIN, Motivational Interviewing, TF-CBT, Trauma, and trainings sponsored by DHHS, MSHN, CMHA, LifeWays and other State experts.

Qualifications for position are as follows:

• A Bachelor’s degree in social work, criminal justice, psychology, or a related human service program.
• Will consider non-human service degree if individual has experience with facilitating groups or teaching
• Has or is willing to obtain a MCBAP Certified Prevention Specialist credential
• Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation

When you work with FSCA, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values flexibility, family and providing quality services to our community. Why just work when you can help build strong families and strong communities?

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Is your Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology. or a related human service program?
• Do you have experience with working in front of and running a group presentation or teaching setting?
• Have you obtained a CADC from MCBAP or are you willing to enter into a developmental plan?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Jackson, MI 49201

Salary : $16 - $18