Prevention Program Analyst I

Description

To develop, analyze, support, implement, and evaluate a variety of comprehensive school and community based drug or alcohol abuse prevention programs in Santa Clara County; and to conduct analytical evaluation studies in support of program objectives involving a variety of complex social problems and prevention treatment models and plans.

Typical Tasks

• Plans, analyzes, develops, implements, and evaluates comprehensive prevention and community development programs;
  
• Develops, promotes, and provides workshops, seminars, training programs and other prevention programs;
  
• Coordinates program planning and service activities;
  
• Formulates quantitative and qualitative methodologies for evaluating program objectives, conducts analytical research and evaluation studies in support of program objectives, and evaluates effectiveness of implementation strategies;
  
• Provides consultation, technical assistance, and advice to community groups, public and private agencies, and professional groups;
  
• Develops and analyzes demographic, socio-cultural and other data for evaluating prevention models;
  
• Keeps informed of current trends and acts as a resource specialist in the field of prevention, knows and develops community and school based resources;
  
• Participates in the development of and recommends criteria for broad Prevention Service goals, plans, and objectives;
  
• Develops, maintains and coordinates interdisciplinary professional and community prevention networks;
  
• Recruits, trains, and supervises consultants and volunteers;
  
• Acquires, develops, and pre-tests educational media including curriculums and other written and audio-visual materials;
  
• Performs other related duties as required.

Employment Standards

Sufficient education, knowledge, and work experience to perform the above tasks and attain the knowledge and abilities listed below.

Experience Note:

Prevention Program Analyst I - The skills, knowledge, and abilities required for this level are typically acquired through training and education equivalent to a Master's degree from an accredited school of social work, psychology, health, education, educational psychology, child development, sociology, behavioral or social sciences.

A Baccalaureate degree in a related field and two years of professional administrative and program development experience which included training, analysis, consultation, education, and program design, in a prevention type program, of which one year was related to school based and/or community development programming activities, may be substituted for the Master's degree.

Prevention Program Analyst II - The skills, knowledge, and abilities required for this level are typically acquired through training and experience equivalent to a Masters or Doctorate degree from an accredited school of social work, psychology, health, education, educational psychology, child development, sociology, behavioral or social sciences;

• Basic concepts of research methodology and evaluation techniques including statistical methods of collecting and analyzing data;
  
• Learning process and theory as it applies to behavior change;
  
• Theory, concepts, and practice of prevention program planning, design, organization, development and implementation;
  
• Community organization, group dynamics, training and consultation methods and practices;
  
• Psycho-social-cultural and economic factors affecting prevention services, including child and adolescent development and family systems;
  
• Local school system organization, goals, and services;
  
• Current issues, trends, and strategies in the prevention field.

• Plan, develop, promote, implement, and evaluate prevention and community development programs;
  
• Evaluate and problem solve issues relating to community development and/or school based prevention programming;
  
• Conduct analytical research and evaluation studies;
  
• Provide consultation and technical assistance to schools, parent groups, advisory boards, and others;
  
• Establish and maintain effective interdisciplinary prevention networks of agencies, services, and individuals, and work with and coordinate volunteers;
  
• Write and speak effectively;
  
• Effectively facilitate training programs for professionals, parents, and others;
  
• Implement school based prevention curriculum and/or community development programs;
  
• Deal sensitively with diverse multi-cultural and socio-economic issues.