Prevention Specialist

About Our Program

Eckerd Connects Prevention Services provides substance misuse prevention education and community based activities to build resiliency in youth. The foundation to the program is the use of evidence based curriculum that facilitates the teaching of life skills to youth at program sites including topics like communication skills, decision making, and self-esteem with age appropriate discussions about substance misuse including alcohol and tobacco.

The Hi-Five program focuses on elementary aged youth at partner locations. In this program model, youth are offered class, group, or individual services. At each level of service, we work to help youth build personal strengths and identify their personal protective factors.

The RISE (Resilience in Strength and Empowerment) program focuses on middle and high school youth at partner locations and focuses on group and individual services. Youth resiliency is developed through a series of sessions on topics that include setting reachable goals, making responsible decisions, and understanding addiction. Presentations are also offered to share the risks of early substance misuse with other students and community organizations.

Together these programs help to build a stronger community and leverage the development of individual resiliency for a better future.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide challenging, rigorous, and relevant educational experiences for each student, affording them the opportunity to achieve their full academic, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional potential.
• Coordinate and facilitate school-based activities and parent education services at assigned Hi-Five and Prevention Counseling school(s).
• Complete all program data and quality monitoring of Prevention programming, adherence to DCF licensing standards, data entry, contract compliance and active participation in the local county substance abuse coalition.
• Serve as a point of contact at the school, facilitating ongoing communication with teachers, students, and parents.
• Provide training and support to teachers, parents and support staff to enhance the delivery of services to identified youth.
• Coordinate and implement Prevention summer programming through supervising staff and coordination with local Sheriff's Department (or sponsoring agency).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University in Social Work, Human Services preferred. Or an Associate's Degree with at least one year of relevant experience required. If no degree, may substitute additional years of related experience and education.
• 2+ years' experience working with youth in school, counseling, or other therapeutic environment required.
• Experience in delivery of conflict resolution or social skills curriculum strongly preferred.
• Experience working with families in supportive and developmental capacity, preferred.
• Teaching, communication (verbal, written, listening) organizational (prioritizing tasks, maintaining case notes), counseling, child development, documentation, activity planning, motivation, creativity, data collection.
• Must have an appropriate and valid state driver's license and be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

Benefits

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Pay

Hourly Rate: $22.76