School-Based Prevention & Intervention Specialist

Best Side Design, LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Communities In Schools of Ohio seeks a Prevention & Intervention Specialist to support prevention programming across partner schools. You will train CIS staff, coordinate with site coordinators, and deliver evidence-informed content on vaping, nicotine, and healthy decision-making to students.

You will also build capacity by coaching staff to sustain programming beyond the grant period, maintain documentation, and participate in planning and evaluation activities with partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, education, public health, counseling, human services, prevention, or related field preferred.
• Experience with school-age youth, especially middle/high school.
• Experience facilitating groups, lessons, or prevention programming.
• Knowledge of youth substance-use prevention, vaping/nicotine prevention, or related areas preferred.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to train and coach adults and work with students.
• Ability to collaborate with school personnel, CIS staff, families, and partners.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain documentation and data.
• Ability to work independently while staying connected to a program team.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for travel between schools.
• Student-centered, engaging, flexible, collaborative approach.
• Comfortable working across multiple school environments.
• Builds positive relationships with students and young people.
• Acts as coach and resource to CIS staff and others supporting students.
• Delivers high-quality prevention programming with consistency and professionalism.
• Aims to build staff capacity and sustainability of the program.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate prevention and intervention programming with CIS staff and students at partner schools.
• Support programming on vaping, nicotine prevention, healthy decision-making, and related topics.
• Develop, adapt, and implement age-appropriate prevention curricula and activities.
• Train CIS Site Coordinators to run prevention programming independently.
• Provide training, coaching, modeling, and technical assistance to staff.
• Build relationships with students, staff, families, and community partners.
• Coordinate with Site Coordinators to integrate prevention with existing CIS supports.
• Help with referrals to additional services and resources as needed.
• Maintain documentation of programming, participation, services, and outcomes.
• Assist with data collection for grant reporting, evaluation, and improvement.
• Participate in planning, meetings, and partnership activities.
• Support prevention-related events, campaigns, and workshops.
• Travel to CIS partner schools as required.

Skills

Youth engagement

Curriculum delivery

Training & coaching

Partnership building

Facilitation

Program documentation

Relationship building

Adaptability

Student-centered approach

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work / education / public health / counseling / human services / prevention

Experience with school-age youth

Job description

Communities In Schools of Ohio seeks a Prevention & Intervention Specialist to support prevention programming across partner schools. You will train CIS staff, coordinate with site coordinators, and deliver evidence-informed content on vaping, nicotine, and healthy decision-making to students.

You will also build capacity by coaching staff to sustain programming beyond the grant period, maintain documentation, and participate in planning and evaluation activities with partners.