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Child & Family Focus, Inc. is seeking a
Family Program Prevention Specialist for their drug and alcohol
Prevention Education Program in Delaware County, PA. The Family Program Prevention Specialist will spend the majority of their time (approximately 75%) marketing, coordinating, and delivering caregiver and family prevention programs. Caregiver and family prevention programming is evidence-based and targets protective factors including open family communication, shared family values, and supporting youth goals and development. The Family Program Prevention Specialist will also be responsible for marketing and delivering youth-based programs (approximately 25% of their time.) The work schedule for this position may vary. Evening and weekend hours may be requested based on caseload and/or training. This position primarily entails in-person services with occasional virtual services. One in-office workday per week is required with three to four days consisting of community-based and remote work.
The Prevention Specialist will be responsible for: - Leading the outreach and marketing of caregiver- and family-focused programming to schools and community organizations, such as churches, community centers, and nonprofits.
- Completing and submitting all necessary documentation related to outreach and marketing.
- Creating new relationships with and securing host sites to deliver caregiver- and family-focused programming.
- Connecting with and securing participants for caregiver- and family-focused programming.
- Coordinate scheduling, staffing, preparation for, and implementation of caregiver- and family-focused programming.
- Delivering evidenced-based, caregiver- and family-focused prevention programs including but not limited to LifeSkills Training Parents and Strong African American Families to participants in school, community, justice, and office-based settings.
- Completing and maintaining all necessary documentation related to programming, including but not limited to attendance sheets and pre- and post-survey data.
- Delivering evidenced-based, youth-focused prevention programs including but not limited to LifeSkills Training(Elementary, Middle, High, and Transitions), The Blues Program, Too Good for Drugs, Unity Circle, Girls Circle, and The Council for Boys and Young Men to participants in school, community, justice, and office-based settings when necessary.
- Delivering evidence-based intervention programs including but not limited to Teen Intervene to at-risk youth in school, community, justice, and office-based settings when necessary.
- Developing materials for effective program delivery through Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Actively participating in health and resource fairs, coalition meetings, and other events in the community with the goals of marketing programs, disseminating information about prevention, and contributing to the reduction or elimination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among young people.
- Meeting productivity goals to reach identified deliverables set by the Delaware County Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Drug and Alcohol Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
- Maintaining communication and collaboration with Prevention Education Program team members and leadership.
- Staying up to date on the latest alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use news and trends.
- Using and implementing the 5 core values of Trauma-Informed Care in all work practices - Safety, Trustworthiness, Choice, Collaboration, and Empowerment.
Work Environment: - Work in standard office environment as well as community settings to include schools, homeless shelters, detention centers, faith-based establishments, community centers, indoor and outdoor community resource fairs, and buildings maintained by other child and family-serving organizations.
- Availability to facilitate programming for families or other related events one to two weekday evenings per week, not to include Friday evenings.
- Availability to attend prevention education programming, health fairs or other marketing/outreach events on up to 15 weekend days as needed throughout the year.
- Substantial local travel in your own vehicle.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Psychology, Human Development, or Family Studies fields preferred.
- One or more years of experience working as a Prevention Specialist or in providing prevention education, health education, or a similar related service.
- Valid Driver's License and Reliable Vehicle: substantial local travel in your own vehicle to offsite locations as required by caseload or training requirements. It may be expected that three to four workdays will require travel.
Compensation and Benefits: - Hourly starting range of $20-$21
- Ability to earn an additional $4,000 per year through quarterly bonus structure tied to program deliverables
- Annual Salary Increase and Bonus
- Medical and Vision Benefits offered on first day of employment, 3 plan options offered by Independence Blue Cross
- Dental Benefits offered on first day of employment, 2 plan options offered by Guardian
- Ancillary Benefits offered on first day of employment, such as Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer, Short Term Disability
- Employer Provided Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy
- 9 Paid Holidays
- 17 days of Paid Time Off with additional days added through years of service
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401K plan with company match and profit sharing
- Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training
- Clearance Reimbursement
Eligibility Requirements apply
CFF is an equal opportunity and drug free employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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