Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, family ecology, consumer/community services, family studies, family and/or child development, guidance/school counseling, counseling psychology, education, public health, human services, or criminal justice.
• Must possess active status, with licensure or certification in accordance to professional field required by that governing body (LMSW, LPC, LLP, etc.) and one of the following:
  • Certified as a Prevention Consultant or Prevention Specialist (CPC-R or CPS) or
  • Must have a registered development plan and be timely in its implementation.
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator license.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to translate industry specific data into community friendly language.
• Coordinate and assist community based anti-drug coalitions.
• Provide training to coalitions on building capacity and engaging members all community sectors.
• Aid in creating and maintaining a social media presence for local anti-drug coalitions.
• Understands and applies the Strategic Prevention Framework to community work.
• Schedule and implement training programs and projects.
• Demonstrates full comprehension of management by objective (MBO) plan and meets quality programmatic standards.
• Completes activities associated with assigned MBO hours in a timely fashion and complete total assigned MBO hours.
• Reports data and outcomes as required.
• Disseminate substance use information at health and public fairs, school open houses and other community events as requested.
• Ability to adjust hours of work based on the community needs, including some evening and weekends.
• Knowledgeable of national and local substance use and prevention statistics and demonstrates the ability to apply current trends to service delivery.
• Coordinate and/or assist with agency summer camp (s).
• Establish and maintain liaison relationships with appropriate agencies regarding substance use prevention.