Prevention Coordinator - TISUPP

TITLE:                          Prevention Coordinator

HOURS:                       40 hours per week, some evenings, weekends (as needed)

SUPERVISED BY:         TISUPP Program Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Prevention Coordinator is responsible for implementing community-based, school-based, and family-focused prevention, education, and outreach activities for Project SPARK programs. The Prevention Coordinator will provide direct services to youth, parents, caregivers, schools, and community members; implement evidence-based prevention curricula in school and afterschool settings; recruit and engage caregivers and youth; deliver parent education sessions; support Youth Prevention Councils; coordinate with schools and community coalitions; and assist with program data collection, documentation, and reporting.

• Provide direct prevention services to youth, parents, caregivers, families, schools, and community members.
• Deliver evidence-based youth prevention curricula, including Project ALERT, Mind Matters 2.0, SmokeSCREEN, and other approved curricula, in school and afterschool settings.
• Conduct school-based prevention education, community outreach, and prevention activities throughout rural Arizona.
• Implement evidence-based prevention programming for youth, caregivers, families, schools, and other identified target populations with fidelity to approved curricula and program requirements.
• Recruit and support members of Youth Prevention Councils (YPCs) through school presentations, counselor referrals, teacher recommendations, student applications, outreach events, and other appropriate recruitment strategies.
• Support the development and implementation of Youth Prevention Council activities, including youth leadership, positive social norms campaigns, and youth-led prevention messaging.
• Conduct prevention education, community outreach, and prevention activities in schools, afterschool programs, and communities throughout rural Arizona.
• Support outreach activities that increase awareness of substance use prevention, overdose prevention, opioid overdose risks, and opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone education.
• Assist with planning, coordinating, and facilitating community outreach events, prevention activities, educational presentations, parent sessions, trainings, meetings, coalition activities, and other program events.
• Collect required program data and performance measures related to prevention programming.
• Represent Arizona Youth Partnership at community events, school events, coalition meetings, and other public activities as directed.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable requirements related to ethics, mandated reporting, participant safety, and professional conduct.
• Participate in other duties and activities as assigned by the supervisor.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting of actions and outcomes for all funding streams.

• Represent AZYP at public events, as directed, to promote prevention efforts.
• Participate in trainings as required by funder or AZYP
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience in community outreach, youth education, substance use prevention, public health, behavioral health, coalition development, and community engagement preferred
• Initiating and independent worker. Creative, flexible, collaborator, team-player
• Excellent presentation, oral, written communication skills; knowledge of Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point a plus

REQUIREMENTS

• Finger printing and Background Check; CPR/First Aid Certification.
• AZ Driver’s License, reliable transportation, and ability to travel countywide and statewide.
• Automobile Insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000
• Some evening and weekend hours as needed

Salary : $19