Prevention Specialist Floater

Apache Behavioral Health Services, Inc.; Whiteriver (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. in Whiteriver, AZ seeks a Prevention Specialist Floater to educate the community on substance abuse risks and coordinate prevention-based services across programs.

The role acts as a floater to support prevention initiatives with culturally appropriate adaptations. The position requires collaboration with educators, community organizations, and policymakers, plus strong presentation and data analysis skills to measure program effectiveness

Qualifications

• Experience in prevention education and program planning.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and report program outcomes.
• Experience with community stakeholders and schools.
• Cultural competence with Native American communities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate prevention-based services for clients, families, school personnel, and community partners.
• Deliver training sessions and workshops on substance abuse prevention.
• Analyze program data to assess effectiveness and guide decisions.
• Create newsletters and promotional materials for the community.
• Maintain professional conduct and attendance requirements.

Skills

Prevention strategies

Training delivery

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Public speaking

Community outreach

Education

High school diploma

AA degree in mental health or related field

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: PREVENTION SPECIALIST FLOATER

CLASSIFICATION CODE: GRANT FUNDED

DEPARTMENT: PREVENTION PROGRAM

REPORTS TO: PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER

STATEMENT OF JOB:

Toproactively collaborate with all programs within the Prevention Department to educate the community on the risk of substance abuse and misuse. The Prevention Specialist will coordinate prevention-based services to clients, families, school personnel, and community stakeholders. The Prevention Specialist will work closely with the Prevention Services programs and serve as a floater to provide direction with substance abuse prevention as a proactive process which empowers individuals and systems to meet challenges of life events and transitions. The prevention specialist will create and reinforce conditions that promote healthy lifestyles and behavior through the use of evidence-based practices, with culturally appropriate adaptations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In-depth knowledge of current prevention strategies, best practices, and intervention techniques – particularly in relation to substance use, and how it correlates to Women’s Wellness, Healthy Relationships, Health & Wellness, and Youth & Family Prevention.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver training sessions and workshops.
• Proficient in data analysis and reporting to assess program effectiveness and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including educators, administrators, community organizations, and policymakers.
• Demonstrated passion for promoting a positive and supportive learning environment for all students.
• Utilize data insights to assess the effectiveness of the prevention program and identify areas for Improvement.
• Provide guidance on implementing prevention initiatives that cater to diverse student populations.
• Ability to work under pressure with short deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Craft monthly newsletters to engage and inform the community of current drug trends. Collaborate with programs to design and create flyers and video campaigns.
• Perform responsible alcohol, tobacco, and other drug curriculum-based education, training, facilitation, and alternative activities targeting selective youth. These services will also deliver related services to older adults and develop environmental strategies to impact communities.
• Must conduct a minimum of 30-minute alcohol, marijuana and other drugs, presentations for youth and adults with an educational goal, that is objective specific to prevent or reduce use among youth and adults.
• Must facilitate age-appropriate prevention alternative activities (minimum 30 minutes in length) that that teach and/or reinforce skills that promote a healthy and substance-free lifestyle that include an education goal and objective to prevent or reduce substance use/abuse.
• Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude at all times; ability to build and maintain positive work relationships; demonstrate integrity and ethical conduct in all aspects of your work; ability to display a high level of professionalism in communication, behavior, and appearance; ability to accept constructive feedback to increase performance.
• Regular and reliable in-person attendance is required to ensure quality teamwork, performance, productivity, and collaboration; ability to demonstrate a commitment to your work and team by committing to punctuality and dependability in the work environment; this includes arriving to work on time, being present, engaged, and available to colleagues, internal and external customers.
• Take a proactive approach and work independently: Be resourceful and self-motivated, prioritize work effectively by managing your time well, anticipating challenges, developing creative solutions, paying close attention to detail, and taking ownership of your work.
• Ability to work effectively with others towards a common goal. Including being openminded, respectful, and responsive to others’ ideas and perspectives. Sharing knowledge and experience while being committed to achieving the teams’ objectives and understanding the importance of working collaboratively to achieve success.
• Abide by all applicable policies, procedures, and program standards of ABHS, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Indian Health Services, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and other pertinent regulatory authorities.
• Maintain ethical policies and guidelines as outlined in accepted State ethics laws, rules, policies, and principles and as outlined in discipline-specific code of ethics.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or clinical director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possession of a high school diploma with minimum of four years’ work-related experience in mental health field engaged in case management, mental health, developmental disabilities, aftercare, substance abuse or related areas; AA/Bachelor’s degree in mental health/human services or related field preferred. Experience working with Native Americans preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to speak the Apache language preferred.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving and organizational and time management skills with ability to work independently, with flexibility within prescribed deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively with a wide range of people, teams, managers, supervisors.
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
• MS Office proficiency and ability to correctly operate copy machine and fax.
• Ability to pass all pre-employment testing, including, but not limited to, fingerprint clearance, drug testing and background check.

NOTE: Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code, Section 472 and 473).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The physical characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Constant: standing. Frequent: repetitive use of hand, walking, standing, bending neck and waist, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting neck and waist, simple grasping of left and right hand, power grasping right and left hand, fine manipulation right and left hand, pushing and pulling right and left hand, reaching above shoulder level, reaching below shoulder level, lifting objects weighing up to 25 pounds from below the waist to a height of 3 feet.