Prevention Specialist II Drug and Alcohol
Franklin County has an immediate opening for the following position: Prevention Specialist II Drug and Alcohol Part Time $18.17
Requirements include: One year as a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialist Trainee; or A Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education, Education, the Social or Behavioral Sciences or related fields and one year experience in drug and alcohol prevention work; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Essential Functions Of Job
1. Develops, implements and maintains a County-wide Drug/Alcohol prevention and community education program, including programs for youth, seniors, women, parents, etc.
2. Assists and empowers community groups to include prevention initiatives in their goals and to participate in active prevention practices.
3. Provides technical assistance to schools, community agencies, businesses, industry, etc. regarding drug/alcohol programs, preventions and awareness.
4. Coordinates County-wide prevention initiatives and cooperative efforts.
5. Responds to requests of community groups for educational programming.
6. Utilizes various media techniques in order to disseminate information; i.e., newsletter, newspaper, etc.
7. Provides educational and informational programs to general public relating to identification of drug/alcohol behavior, problems, scope of problem and community resources.
8. Identifies high risk target populations and develops appropriate strategies.
9. Assesses impact and effectiveness of prevention efforts.
10. Maintains records and statistics on programs and other necessary data.
11. Orders and previews educational and training materials and makes recommendations for use or return.
12. Maintains resource library for reference materials, books, etc.
13. Travels frequently to perform essential duties.
Other Duties Of Job
1. Attends meetings and training as necessary.
2. Performs other job related duties as required.
Supervision Received
Receives occasional instruction and little supervision from Drug/Alcohol Program Specialist in regard to daily work duties.
EOE