Community Prevention Coalition Lead & Trainer

Family Service League Inc.; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

Retirement plan

Life & AD&D

PTO

11 holidays

EAP

Disability insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Family Service League Inc. in Bay Shore, NY is seeking a Prevention Specialist to join our Prevention Resource Center.

This full‑time role focuses on building new community coalitions to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse across Nassau and Suffolk counties. You will train and provide technical assistance to community organizations, facilitate coalition meetings, and launch campaigns to promote health and wellness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Education, Social Work, or related field.
• At least six months of relevant community-level experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Valid and clean NYS Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of new community coalitions to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse.
• Attend and facilitate at existing coalition meetings.
• Initiate or facilitate five activities quarterly which will aid in the recruitment of stakeholders for the purpose of coalition capacity building.
• Develop and launch public information and social media campaigns to educate, promote and foster community health and wellness initiatives.
• Cooperatively address substance abuse and the consequences of use and abuse in the coalition community in collaboration with existing treatment and prevention providers and community leaders.
• Provide training and technical assistance in the planning and implementation of environmental strategies consistent with the needs of the community.
• Develop needs assessments in an identified community, an action plan, a logic model and communication plans for coalitions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, or related field

Job description

Family Service League Inc. in Bay Shore, NY is seeking a Prevention Specialist to join our Prevention Resource Center.

This full‑time role focuses on building new community coalitions to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse across Nassau and Suffolk counties. You will train and provide technical assistance to community organizations, facilitate coalition meetings, and launch campaigns to promote health and wellness.