Prevention Specialist

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Communicates with Program Director/Lead Prevention Specialist and assists in coordinating program activities with service providers, school districts, and community.
• Program activities include prevention education, presentations, and positive alternative activities.
• Represents the agency and speaks before the public and the private sector.
• Implements and is familiar with key measures for reporting purposes and maintains appropriate CSAP strategies pertaining to program design.
• Provides youth training using the evidence-based curriculum to program attendees.
• Administers surveys to participants, and appropriate referrals if needed.
• Provides problem identification and referrals to appropriate community-based agencies.
• Complies with implementation plan activities.
• Documents attendance and participation in a timely manner in compliance with agency policies and procedures, including documentation of services provided, documentation of referrals made, progress and follow-up reports and other timely status and compliance reports as requested by the Director.
• Provides information about prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use; keeps current to literature and developments in the field.
• Attends specific training in the curriculum implemented for prevention education/skills training before facilitating sessions independently and specific 16-hour training as required.
• Prepares and maintains records as required and administers consent forms and participant files in a timely manner.
• Participates in agency wide activities as needed in order to meet the goals and objectives of the organization in furthering its mission.
• Maintains good work habits through timeliness and low absenteeism.
• Punctual at all times; Takes initiative to identify and analyze problems; generates alternative solutions.
• Responds to all communication from both internal and external sources in a timely manner.
• Carries out any and all other assignments to meet the goals and objectives of Aliviane Inc.

Qualifications

• Basic concern for quality of care, appropriate for helping at-risk youth.
• Understands, accepts, implements and promotes Aliviane Inc. Mission Statement, program/department goals, philosophy and objectives; Serves as a role model for employees, clients and community partners.