PREVENTION SPECIALIST

Habilitative Systems, Inc. (HSI); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Habilitative Systems, Inc. (HSI) in Chicago, IL is seeking a Prevention Specialist to engage at-risk youth aged 11-24 from Austin, North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, and West Garfield Park.

You will provide culturally competent, recovery-oriented prevention services, assess risk, and administer life skills curricula in collaboration with schools, courts, and community organizations.

Qualifications

• Graduation from High School or its equivalent; associate degree in human services or related field preferred.
• Five (5) years demonstrated work experience in Social Service, Prevention or Community Outreach.

Responsibilities

• The Prevention Specialist is responsible for providing a wide array of culturally competent, recovery oriented, trauma sensitive, and direct engagement services.
• Provide comprehensive prevention services as indicated in the Prevention Work Plan, generating, and ensuring a required participants each fiscal year.
• Assess participant risk using the Risk and Protective Factors Checklist V.3, the Ohio Mental Health Consumer Outcomes System, Functioning, and Satisfaction Scales and the Columbia Impairment Scale.
• Administer various life skills and evidence-based, trauma-informed curricula.
• Provide homework assistance and tutoring; facilitate peace circles and peer juries when conflicts arise; support the youth in the development of youth-led activities and community agenda.

Skills

Communication

After-hours flexibility

Public speaking

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree in human services

Job description

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PREVENTION SPECIALIST

Chicago, IL, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1029

Salary Range: $36,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Prevention Specialist is responsible for providing a wide array of culturally competent, recovery oriented, trauma sensitive, and direct engagement services. The target population served by the Prevention Specialist is at-risk youth, 11-24 years of age from Austin, North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, and West Garfield Park, referred from the court systems, schools and community-based organizations and residents.
• Provide comprehensive prevention services as indicated in the Prevention Work Plan, generating, and ensuring a required participants each fiscal year.
• Assess participant risk using the Risk and Protective Factors Checklist V.3, the Ohio Mental Health Consumer Outcomes System, Functioning, and Satisfaction Scales and the Columbia Impairment Scale.
• Administer various life skills and evidence-based, trauma-informed curricula.
• Provide homework assistance and tutoring; facilitate peace circles and peer juries when conflicts arise; support the youth in the development of youth-led activities and community agenda.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from High School or its equivalent, associate degree in human services or related field preferred.
• Five (5) years demonstrated work experience in Social Service, Prevention or Community Outreach.

3. Licenses required:

N/A

4. Skills and abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong advocacy skills and problem solving abilities, and people skills.
• Flexibility to attend community meeting/events after hours and on weekends.
• Possess people skills and public speaking skills.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License and personal vehicle.