What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prevention Specialist position at Greene County Educational Service Center?
Prevention Specialist
We are seeking a qualified candidate to join our Prevention Services Team starting in August of 2025. The Prevention Team’s mission is to provide the most up-to-date preventive services to youth and adults in Greene County and surrounding areas. The evidence-based programs and services we provide focus on substance use/misuse, suicide prevention, building resiliency, and development of skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stressors youth may experience.
Evidence Based Programs our Prevention Team provides include:
- Trauma 101
- Stewards of Children
- QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer
- Hidden in Plain Sight
- SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (in schools only for ages 12 up)
- Mental Health First Aid (Youth and Adult)
- SOS: Sources of Strength
- Botvin Life Skills
Qualifications
Minimum requirements include: Bachelor's degree in Social Services/Social work; Currently hold a Registered Applicant (RA) credential with Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board; Work experience in the field of prevention — specifically, with students in grades K-12.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Familiarity with substance abuse prevention, ideally SBIRT
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills, organizational skills, and technology/computer skills, especially in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to be flexible and professional in dealing with staff, stakeholders, partners, and students
- Must possess considerable knowledge of community organization principles and resources and community prevention needs
- Solid knowledge of current trends and developments in prevention programs
- Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention programs for diverse populations
- Ability to be proactive in finding resources and partners to aide in implementing programs for students
- Strong and positive work history and attendance records
- Must be a self-motivator who is adept at planning schedule and timelines.
General Duties and Tasks:
- Comply with GCESC policies and procedures.
- Conducts, coordinates, and implements prevention services and activities on behalf of the organization.
- Establishes and maintains positive relationships with partner agencies and school districts
- Participates in all necessary meetings and trainings
- Leads various student programs/activities such as Youth Led Prevention
- Have ability to survey stakeholders, examine needs assessment results, and implement programs based on those results
- Ability to team with various people from various agencies and districts
Reports to the Prevention Services Supervisor, Rachel Miller in the Mental Health Department at GCESC
Salary commensurate with education and license.
