Youth Services - Prevention Coordinator

• Primary Services Area(s): Sheboygan County

• Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week.
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays’
• Simple Ira with matching contribution
• Tuition reimbursement

• Coordinate the implementing and expanding of curriculum and programs applicable to middle and high school levels.
• Co-facilitate the Strategic Prevention Framework process with community action teams to assess needs, mobilize and build capacity, develop a comprehensive strategic plan, implement evidence-based strategies, and measure the effort's impact.
• Implement group education/behavior change workshops using the evidence-based curricula.
• Conduct youth assessments and one-to-one early intervention sessions.
• Assist with expanding other targeting programming into new service areas.
• Aid in collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data for evaluation, fund development, and marketing purposes.
• Support other Youth Services programming by implementing prevention education at the middle and high school levels.
• Represent the agency at all appropriate community meetings and events.
• As appropriate, assist with implementing special initiatives, including, but not limited to, advocacy, parent education, and social marketing campaigns in our community and other coalition activities.  
• Expand research-based ATODA programs in schools/communities served.

• Participate in agency staff/committee or program meetings and attend all designated agency functions.
• Assure thorough documentation and accurate, timely data entry into the agency’s electronic data capture system.

• Provide leadership and/or support in implementing alcohol and drug-free social or community service activities.
• Provide support to other Youth Services programs, as needed.
• Assist in identifying public policy initiatives to advance our mission.
• Assist in implementing other environmental strategies in the community.
• Prepare program activity reports for evaluation, fund development, and marketing purposes.
• Participate in agency events.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, or other related fields is required. 
• Experience organizing, training, and supporting adults and youth to engage in public action. 
• Knowledge of outcome-based evaluation, prevention theory, substance use, and mental health. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Honed organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Public speaking and presentation skills.
• Relationship-building skills and experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Applications
• The ability to demonstrate cultural humility.
• The ability to collaborate and work as part of an interdisciplinary team. 
• Relationship-building skills and experience.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, initiative, and a commitment to Elevate’s mission. 
• Pre-employment criminal background check, employment background check, driver’s license check and drug screening required. 

• This position may require travel throughout counties served by Elevate, Inc. (primarily Sheboygan County).
• Must have a reliable vehicle and valid vehicle insurance.
• This position requires working in public school settings and may require occasional early morning starts to accommodate school schedules. 
• This position serves community events, which may occasionally require working weekend and evening hours.
• Must be willing to have training in the administration of Naloxone within the first six months of hire and be willing to administer Naloxone in the case of a suspected opioid overdose.

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