Substance Use Prevention Program Specialist

Substance Use Prevention Program Specialist

$5650 to $7016 Monthly

Equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects the rich diversity of Los Angeles County.

Under general supervision, organizes, implements, and delivers evidence-based curriculum and services on substance use prevention to K-12 students in school-based settings; engages with community partners in implementing comprehensive prevention strategies; and assists in ensuring that substance use prevention programs deliverables are met.

• Insurance: choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan
• Paid Time Off: 12 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days

• Prevention services frameworks, such as strategic prevention framework, spectrum of prevention, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Strategies, Institute of Medicine (IOM) Classifications for Prevention, and environmental prevention strategies.
• Public health frameworks
• CASEL’s Social Emotional Learning framework
• Strategies and methods of engaging and instructing youth
• Community resources specializing in substance use prevention
• Electronic and web-based activities tracking processes and systems
• Social media management and content creation
• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications

• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Fact Finding – Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Using Technology – with electronic hardware and software applications
• Action & Results Focus – Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishments
• Adaptability – Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
• Attention to Detail – Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Maintaining trust through honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Self-Management – Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Presentation Skill – Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Professional Impact – Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respects and includes all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures

Education:

A bachelor’s degree in public health, counseling, social work, sociology, behavioral sciences, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience:

Two years of experience in providing substance use prevention services to students and families and collaborating with partners on community outreach, including one year of experience working with K-12 students.

Additional Requirements:

California Certified Prevention Specialist (CCPS) certification is preferred. A valid California driver’s license and availability of private transportation or ability to provide transportation between job sites is required. Positions may require work outside regular hours for community outreach and youth engagement activities as needed by the job. Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a performance exam, technical project, and structured interview.

For information about the examination process you may send an e‑mail to Janlie Vuong at . For general inquiries please…