ABOUT US: Family Service & Children’s Aid is a non-profit agency that has been serving the Jackson Community for over seventy-five years. Our mission is to “Build Strong Families, Build Strong Communities”. To help meet the needs of our community we offer an array of services including Mental Health, Substance Use, Prevention programs (Parent Education, Breakout Drug Education, JUMP) Foster Care, Adoption, and Guardian services. Our agency is one of the leaders in Trauma Informed Care and strives to create a safe and welcoming environment where clients, and staff, are treated with dignity and respect. Our agency culture values work/life balance, self-care, flexibility and a team atmosphere where the work is meaningful and helps to create positive change in the lives of children and families.

Family Service & Children’s Aid is Hiring a Prevention Director:

Looking for a person who is passionate about Prevention Services for youth and adults! No weekends and be done by 3pm or earlier on Fridays. Interested in working with an established team of prevention instructors? Enjoy program oversight and program development? Find supporting front line staff rewarding? We are hiring individuals who:

· Enjoy laughing and have a good sense of humor (potlucks too!)

· Are dedicated to improving the lives of youth, adults and families

· Want to work for a flexible and work-life balanced agency

· Enjoy taking vacations and want generous paid time off (self-care)

· Values SPF: Strategic Prevention Framework

· Enjoy a team approach but have ability to be independent

· Believes in Harm Reduction and is dedicated to supporting Harm Reduction Efforts

· Enjoys identifying gaps of support in our community and designing prevention programming to close that gap

· Values an agency that provides leadership/supervisor opportunities

· Come join our team and be part of a work family that works hard but also knows how to have fun and prioritizes family first.

As the Prevention Director at Family Service & Children’s Aid, you will provide the day-to-day oversight of Substance Use Prevention Programs. This position will supervise and support the prevention instructors of the various programs including JUMP (targets at-risk youth and adults), Breakout Drug Education (targets 6th, 8th and 9th graders) and Parent Education (targets parents or others raising children). The Prevention Director will help monitor performance of contractual requirements for programs and assist with contractual audits. They will assist with grant applications for our prevention programs. This position will facilitate monthly utilization reviews of program documentation and quarterly reviews of program’s dashboard indicators. There are opportunities for career growth in this position.

FSCA offers one of the best employee benefit packages in our local community, including the following:

· BCN Health insurance

· Dental/vision insurance

· 403 B (agency contributes when able)

· Life insurance (agency pays for certain plan and employee can increase if would like for small fee)

· Short term disability

· Generous paid time off (4-6 weeks depending on years of service)

· 13 paid holidays and a Float Holiday to use for a

· 3 employee events throughout the year that are on company paid time (get paid to have fun!)

· FSCA provides in-house training opportunities and external training opportunities.

Qualifications for position are as follows:

● Master’s degree in social work or related degree, with 3 or more years’ experience with prevention programming, preferred, or Bachelor’s degree in social work or related degree, with 4 or more years’ experience with prevention programming, required.

● Has current CPS credential with MCBAP, required.

● Proficiency with Microsoft products and EMR systems.

● Program evaluation experience, preferred.

When you work with FSCA, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values flexibility, family and providing quality services to our community. Why just work when you can help build strong families and strong communities?

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Must have a legal right to work in the United States. FSCA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. While we appreciate every applicant’s interest, only those under consideration will be contacted. We regret that phone calls will not be accepted.

FSCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Is your master's degree in Social Work or a related degree with 3 years of experience with prevention programming?
• Are you proficient with Microsoft programs and EMR systems?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• MCBAP CPS credential (Required)

Work Location: In person