Do you want to make a difference in your community and play a vital role in preventing substance use disorders and addiction? Hanley Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate addiction through prevention, advocacy, treatment, and recovery support. We seek an ambitious Substance Use Prevention Educator (Prevention Specialist) to join our team to develop and implement effective prevention programs and initiatives through education, community outreach, and collaboration with community partners. The Prevention Educator provides prevention programming in middle and high schools in Manatee County (and occasional travel to DeSoto, Hardee & Highlands Counties). It's an exciting opportunity to join a team in an industry-leading organization.
Candidates must reside in or near Manatee County, Florida, to be considered.
This full-time position:
- Offers a generous benefits package available on the first of the month after hire.
- Requires the use of a reliable personal vehicle. Frequent travel to schools, staff meetings, and community events within the designated counties is integral to this role.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with teachers to deliver approved substance use prevention curricula to schools and other agencies. This includes group or individual classroom facilitation, assembly facilitation, observations, monitoring, and direct implementation, including preparation and delivery of materials.
- Participate in community coalition meetings and task force committees.
- Recruit and secure school and community implementation locations.
- Secure training sites for approved programs.
- Market and promote programs to schools in the community.
- Provide education on alcohol and other drugs to parents and to faculty or agency staff.
- Provide community resources (i.e., substance abuse information) to schools and partners.
- Complete monitoring reports (i.e., DCF) as grant requirements indicate.
- Complete all documentation and Salesforce/CPG data entries daily and submit them within the required time frame.
- Assist the Prevention Coordinator and the Regional Prevention Coordinator on special projects.
- Maintain knowledge of prevention disciplines, trends, and best practices.
- Demonstrate success through documentation of satisfaction surveys, training evaluations, and observations.
