Prevention Specialist ~ Wendover

Tooele County; Wendover (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tooele County Health Department seeks a motivated Prevention Specialist in Wendover, Utah to promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles through education, outreach, and workshops aligned with coalition goals. You will deliver evidence-based programs to youth, families, and community members while collaborating with partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing strategic plans, grant management, data collection, reporting, training, and high-fidelity implementation of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, Health Education and Promotion, Social Work, or a closely related field.
• Two years of professional prevention services experience.
• Experience facilitating/assisting coalition work in alignment with state and local prevention strategies and community support initiatives.
• Experience with community programs, teaching, presenting or public speaking.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate promoting healthy, substance-free lifestyles in partnership with the Wendover Prevention Group.
• Develop and implement Strategic Action Plans.
• Grant development, submission, and management.
• Collect and disseminate data regarding the strategies implemented.
• Facilitate grant and stakeholder reporting.
• Provide technical assistance to coalitions and partnerships focusing on current risk factors in the community.
• Facilitate evidence-based prevention courses for the community.
• Oversee high-fidelity implementation of prevention interventions in the assigned community.
• Engage with diverse social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds.
• Attend trainings in and out of state as needed.

Skills

Public speaking

Coalition work

Community engagement

Teaching/presenting

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health/health education and promotion/social work

Job description

The Tooele County Health Department is a family-friendly organization dedicated to providing excellent benefits and career growth opportunities where everyone can reach their full potential. We are seeking a motivated Prevention Specialist to help promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles in Wendover, Utah. This position delivers evidence-based education to youth, families, and community members through group sessions, presentations, workshops, and outreach efforts that align with coalition goals and objectives. Prevention Specialists are energetic self-starters who thrive both independently and in team settings, collaborating effectively with community partners, co-workers, and stakeholders while managing multiple priorities with professionalism and flexibility.

Works under the general supervision of the Prevention Specialist Coordinator

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate promoting healthy, substance-free lifestyles in partnership with the Wendover Prevention Group.
• Develop and implement Strategic Action Plans
• Grant development, submission, and management.
• Collect and disseminate data regarding the strategies implemented.
• Facilitate grant and stakeholder reporting.
• Provide technical assistance to local/regional coalitions and partnerships that focus on the current risk factors in the community that lead to serious mental health disturbances and/or suicide.
• Facilitate multiple evidence-based prevention courses to the community.
• Oversee high-fidelity implementation of all prevention interventions in the assigned community.
• Work effectively with people from a variety of social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds.
• Ability to attend trainings in and out of the state.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

• Graduation from a college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, Health Education and Promotion, Social Work, or a closely related field.

AND

• Two years of professional prevention services experience.
• Experience facilitating/assisting coalition work in aligning their efforts with state and local prevention strategies and community support initiatives.
• Experience with community programs. Teaching/Presenting/Public speaking

Preferred:

• Spanish language proficiency

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to lift up to 25 pounds frequently. Even though the weight lifted may only be a negligible amount, a job is in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree.

Tooele County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or any other protected class.