Prevention Specialist

Job Description

At St. Vincent Family Services, it is our job to help families build bright futures.

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We offer competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, 401K matching & a generous PTO package.

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SUMMARY

The Prevention Coordinator is responsible providing a range of prevention activities that promote social and emotional health and well-being, as well as alcohol, tobacco and drug intervention initiatives to youth, families and community members within schools, churches and the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Contributes to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for our clients, colleagues and community partners from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Integrates principles of Trauma Informed Care in all aspects of work.

Is sensitive to the children’s culture and socioeconomic characteristics that delivers the best possible care to the youth and families served.

Collaborate with schools, parent-teacher groups, churches, and other youth and community entities to identify mental health prevention and/or alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention services.

Provide prevention and early intervention services in the school based, after school summer camps/programs.

Select prevention curriculum, design prevention activities and coordinate program implementation while ensuring compliance and referring agency’s standards are met. Provide agency staff training as needed.

Maintain accurate documentation of direct and indirect services provided in accordance with OHHAS, ADAMH and agency standards.

Assist in the management of crisis situations with the exclusion of restraint.

Embrace and implement Trauma Informed Care strategies.

Demonstrate sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the children and families served.

Assist children and their families with social, emotional, education adjustment and development.

Gather statistical and research information to include evidence-based prevention approaches.

Provide advocacy, monitoring, and linkage to services for families.

Coordinate, facilitate and document group and individual consultations that foster mental health, alcohol, drug and/or tobacco wellness.

Participate in alcohol, tobacco or other drug awareness campaigns such as Red Ribbon Week, Great American Smoke Out, etc.

Participate in health fairs, business expos, parades and other community events for the purpose of providing anti-substance use messages.

Assist in providing orientation or information sessions for parents, teachers, staff or administrators in target area schools and community sites when requested.

Document all program actives as required and submit program reports and records according to the agency’s established deadlines.

Assist in maintaining and updating the agency’s community resource list, video reference list, curriculum inventory, program materials inventory, and physical inventory.

Attend training, seminars, workshops, and classes to achieve and maintain required credentials and continuing education as required by the agency, regulatory and licensing standards.

Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or GED required

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related discipline preferred

Prevention Certification (Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant)

Minimum 6 months experience in mental health or AOD prevention

Valid Driver’s License, Vehicle Registration and Proof of Auto Liability Insurance Coverage.

Proficiency with MS Windows and Outlook

Minimum two years of experience working with children and families.

Ability to work evening and/or weekend hours due to the service delivery and administrative needs of SVFC clients and families.

Ability to complete and turn in paperwork in a timely fashion.

Ability to maintain high degree of empathy and compassion in meeting the needs of our clients and client families.

Ability to build strong bonds with employees and managers to foster open, honest and candid communication.

Ability to multi-task and maintain organization in a fast paced, changing environment.

Ability to manage change in an organization reengineering its culture and approach to workload management.

Ability to create and maintain highest levels of confidentiality when dealing with client information, SVFC proprietary information and sensitive situations.

Ability to work and contribute as member of team.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Ability to complete, interpret and respond to clinical documentation inquiries.

Ability to communicate sensitive information to client families and employees.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and listen.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Ability to complete crisis intervention training and successfully pass course for certification and perform techniques to a satisfactory level.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

May experience loud, verbal displays of outbursts from potentially distressed children seeking treatment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

Building temperature may vary during each season and the work environment may be unseasonably cold or warm during the year.