Prevention Specialist

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Prevention Specialist

Communicare
38655 Oxford, Mississippi, United States
Posted 5 days ago

Job Description

Description:

Responsibilities:

The Prevention Specialist is responsible for structured dual diagnosis prevention programs, primarily those provided in the college setting. Activities include implementing and evaluating prevention programs designed to prevent/reduce substance and mental illness.


Duties:

  • Implement classroom-based educational intervention. Implementation entails completing standardization training, conducting participant recruitment (e.g. recruiting students through sign-up sheets and classroom appearances, as well as calling and/or emailing participants to remind them of their appointment), and managing required classroom activities in a professional manner.
  • Collect data on participants. Data collection involved pretest, posttest, and follow up intervention data.
  • Score and enter collected data into prevention databases located on Project laptop. Data entry must be completed on a biweekly basis.
  • Keep records as required by Communicare and external funding/auditing sources.
  • Attend in-service training and other meetings as assigned.
  • Turn in schedule for upcoming week to Coordinator by Friday @ 3pm
  • Report daily activities notes to Coordinator
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


Requirements:

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.
  • Ability to relate effectively to college-aged individuals.
  • Experience in public speaking and/or teaching.
  • Data-entry skills.
  • Acceptable criminal background check.





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