Prevention Specialist

Child & Family Focus, Inc. is seeking a part-time Prevention Specialist to join their Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education Program in Delaware County, PA. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering evidence-based prevention programs to young people and their families, with a focus on promoting healthy communication, coping skills, and positive relationships.

• Deliver prevention programs to schools, community organizations, and other settings, using evidence-based curricula such as LifeSkills Training and Strong African American Families.
• Work with youth, families, and professionals to promote prevention and reduce substance abuse.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community partners to promote prevention education and services.
• Assist in outreach and marketing of available programming to schools and community organizations.
• Participate in health and resource fairs, coalition meetings, and other events to promote prevention and reduce substance abuse.

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Psychology, Human Development, or related field.
• One or more years of experience working as a Prevention Specialist or in providing prevention education, health education, or a similar related service.

• Organization, scheduling, and time management.
• Classroom management and classroom engagement.
• Ability to work with youth, families, and professionals.
• Efficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, Zoom, Canva, and SurveyMonkey.

• Work in standard office environments as well as community settings to include schools, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, faith-based establishments, community centers, indoor and outdoor community resource fairs, and buildings maintained by other child and family-serving organizations.
• Availability to facilitate programming for families or other related events up to one evening per week, not including Friday evenings.
• Availability to attend prevention education programming, health fairs, or other marketing/outreach events on up to eight weekend days as needed throughout the year.
• Substantial local travel in personal vehicle or other reliable transportation to offsite locations as required by caseload or training requirements.

• Hourly rate of $17-18.
• Hybrid schedule.
• Annual Salary Increase and Bonus.
• Medical and Vision Benefits offered on first day of employment, 3 plan options offered by Independence Blue Cross.
• Dental Benefits offered on first day of employment, 2 plan options offered by Guardian.
• Ancillary Benefits offered on first day of employment, such as Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer, Short Term Disability.
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy.
• 9 Paid Holidays.
• 17 days of Paid Time Off with additional days added through years of service.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• 401K plan with company match and profit sharing.
• Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training.
• Clearance Reimbursement.

Child and Family Focus is an equal opportunity and drug-free employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics.