Prevention Specialist

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• Location 23751 U.S. 30,Carroll, IA, 51401,United States
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Are you ready to make a difference and be a part of making positive community change? We have the position for you!

GREAT BENEFITS including vacation, sick and personal leave - 13 paid holidays including your BIRTHDAY!!! IPERS Retirement Benefits. Group Health, Dental and Vision insurance. Family friendly atmosphere and great co-workers.

Immediate opening for a Prevention Specialist! FT Focus of work will be prevention of substance use disorders within our catchment area. Bachelors degree in Education or Human Services related field preferred. Successful candidate will be a self-starter, possess strong computer, communication and presentation skills. Position will involve program development and educational programming with youth and adults in community, school, and workplace settings.

Travel Required. Occasional evening/weekend hours always with ample notice for classes. EOE

Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership

The Behavioral Health Department supports, empowers and connects with individuals, families and communities so that healthy choices are made, and lives are changed. A prevention specialist is a professional who provides education, resources, and support to individuals, groups and other community stakeholders in the area of substance use disorder/problem gambling prevention.

• 1.Must work effectively with community stakeholders to create community change as related to substance use disorders/problem gambling.
• 2.Skill base must be adaptive, innovative, and motivational when working with others.
• 3.Must be able to look at data to develop plans based on best practices.
• 5.Responsible for maintaining public relations between the agency prevention project and community resources. This includes providing information on the range of substance use disorder services available in the community.
• 6.Provide group presentations for schools, industry, community groups, coalitions, human services agencies, and other appropriate groups.
• 7.Provide support, consultation, reinforcement and coordination to area communities, coalitions, task forces and agencies to unite and coordinate community level change.
• 8.Responsible for recruiting and coordinating qualified volunteers, to include peer advising as needed to meet project goals and objectives.
• 9.Provide information and documentation to file timely reports as required by general contract conditions and Policies and Procedures Manual.
• 10.Must be a good steward of resources.
• 11.Able to participate in a state-wide substance use disorder/problem gambling prevention planning process and locally engage stakeholders to provide input to the state agencies.

• 1.Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• 2.Ability to obtain and maintain a driver’s license, automobile, and current valid insurance to travel to designation locations.
• 3.Ability to follow agency’s policies, practices, and procedures.
• 4.Ability to establish, collaborate, and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, stakeholders, and community contacts.
• 5.Ability to work with confidential information.
• 6.Ability to work in a team-based environment.
• 7.Ability to adapt to the organization’s changing needs.
• 8.Ability to participate/facilitate community coalition development.
• 9.Ability to implement Science-based or Model Prevention Programs or be…