Prevention Specialist Floater

POSITION: PREVENTION SPECIALIST FLOATER

CLASSIFICATION CODE: GRANT FUNDED

DEPARTMENT: PREVENTION PROGRAM

REPORTS TO:

PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER

To proactively collaborate with all programs within the Prevention Department to educate the community on the risk of substance abuse and misuse. The Prevention Specialist will coordinate prevention-based services to clients, families, school personnel, and community stakeholders. The Prevention Specialist will work closely with the Prevention Services programs and serve as a floater to provide direction with substance abuse prevention as a proactive process which empowers individuals and systems to meet challenges of life events and transitions.

The prevention specialist will create and reinforce conditions that promote healthy lifestyles and behavior through the use of evidence-based practices, with culturally appropriate adaptations.

• In-depth knowledge of current prevention strategies, best practices, and intervention techniques – particularly in relation to substance use, and how it correlates to Women’s Wellness, Healthy Relationships, Health & Wellness, and Youth & Family Prevention.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver training sessions and workshops.
• Proficient in data analysis and reporting to assess program effectiveness and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including educators, administrators, community organizations, and policymakers.
• Demonstrated passion for promoting a positive and supportive learning environment for all students.
• Utilize data insights to assess the effectiveness of the prevention program and identify areas for improvement.
• Provide guidance on implementing prevention initiatives that cater to diverse student populations.
• Ability to work under pressure with short deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Craft monthly newsletters to engage and inform the community of current drug trends. Collaborate with programs to design and create flyers and video campaigns.
• Perform responsible alcohol, tobacco, and other drug curriculum-based education, training, facilitation, and alternative activities targeting selective youth. These services will also deliver related services to older adults and develop environmental strategies to impact communities.
• Must conduct a minimum of 30‑minute alcohol, marijuana and other drugs presentations for youth and adults with an educational goal, that is objective specific to prevent or reduce use among youth and adults.
• Must facilitate age‑appropriate prevention alternative activities (minimum 30 minutes in length) that teach and/or reinforce skills that promote a healthy and substance‑free lifestyle that include an education goal and objective to prevent or reduce substance use/abuse.
• Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude at all times; ability to build and maintain positive work relationships; demonstrate integrity and ethical conduct in all aspects of your work; ability to display a high level of professionalism in communication, behavior, and appearance; ability to accept constructive feedback to increase performance.
• Regular and reliable in‑person attendance is required to ensure quality teamwork, performance, productivity, and collaboration; ability to demonstrate a commitment to your work and team by committing to punctuality and dependability in the work environment; this includes arriving to work on time, being present, engaged, and available to colleagues, internal and external customers.
• Take a proactive approach and work independently:
  Be resourceful and self‑motivated, prioritize work effectively by managing your time well, anticipating challenges, developing creative solutions, paying close attention to detail, and taking ownership of your work.
• Ability to work effectively with others towards a common goal. Including being open minded, respectful, and responsive to others’ ideas and perspectives. Sharing knowledge and experience while being committed to achieving the teams’ objectives and understanding the importance of working collaboratively to…