PREVENTION SPECIALIST - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Creighton Road - Malone, NY/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$18.00 - $35.00 Salary/div /div h4Description/h4p style="margin-left:23px; margin-right:438px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:/span/p h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The Prevention Specialist promotes awareness, resources and education related to youth mental health and addiction at schools throughout Franklin County. Prevention Specialists also work closely with school staff to develop trusted relationships with students, increase awareness around risky behaviors, and support referrals for struggling students. This position utilizes a mix of evidenced-based programs and activities that foster positive youth development. /span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px"nbsp;/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Essential Functions (Job Duties)/span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Affect a lasting resistance to the abuse of drugs at the individual, school, family and community levels./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Facilitation of school-based prevention curriculums./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Community education and awareness./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Development of support groups, assessments and referrals./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Create and facilitate parent prevention coalitions./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Mental wellness and suicide prevention, education and awareness./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Support student-led prevention chapters./span/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"bull; Act as liaison between relevant community agencies as relates to substance abuse prevention./span/h1 h4Qualifications/h4brh1 style="margin-left:23px; text-align:justify"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Competencies /span/h1 ul lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Confidentiality./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Exceptional Communication, listening and interpersonal skills./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to exercise good judgment, critical thinking and discretion./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Demonstrates professional conduct at all times./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Knowledge and application of HIPPA Law and CFR 42 regulations./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Strong collaboration skills required, with ability to build collaborative relationships with school staff, administrators and members of an individualrsquo;s care team./span/li /ul h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Physical Demands/span/h1 p style="margin-left:23px; margin-right:44px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job./span/p p style="margin-left:23px; margin-right:44px"nbsp;/p h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Position Type/Expected Hours of Work/span/h1 p style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"This is a school-based, full-time position, which follows the school schedule. /span/p p style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Workweek schedule: Monday through Friday./span/p p style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Hours of work: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m./span/p p style="margin-left:23px"nbsp;/p p style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"emHours and schedules may vary depending on Company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur. /em/span/p p style="margin-left:23px"nbsp;/p h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Travel/span/h1 pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"This position is school-based, with routine meetings held at our outpatient clinics throughout the region./span/p h1 style="margin-left:23px"nbsp;/h1 h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Required Education and Experience/span/h1 ol lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Bachelorrsquo;s Degree, CASAC or Credentialed Prevention Professional (CPP) required./span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Chemical Dependency Counseling Degree preferred./span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Experience with those with struggling with addiction preferred./span/span/li /ol pnbsp;/p h1 style="margin-left:23px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Other Duties/span/h1 p style="margin-left:23px; margin-right:7px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice./span/p