Job description
Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and
making a
difference
in the lives of others. Join our team as a Prevention Specialist in Kissimmee, FL!
Make more than a Living, Make a Difference
Our Benefits:
- Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
- 11 paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary term life insurance
Hourly Rate: $19.71
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Prevention Specialist is responsible for providing challenging, rigorous, and relevant educational experiences for each student, affording them the opportunity to achieve their full academic, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional potential.
- Coordinate and facilitate school-based activities and parent education services at assigned Hi-Five and Prevention Counseling school(s).
- Responsible for completing all program data and quality monitoring of Prevention programming, adherence to DCF licensing standards, data entry, contract compliance and active participation in the local county substance abuse coalition.
- The Prevention Specialist serves as a point of contact at the school, facilitating ongoing communication with teachers, students and parents. Provides training and support to teachers, parents and support staff to enhance the delivery of services to identified youth.
- Coordinates and implements Prevention summer programming through supervising staff and coordination with local Sheriff’s Department (or sponsoring agency).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, from an accredited College or University, in human services required.
- 2+ years experience working with youth in school, counseling, or other therapeutic environment required. Experience in delivery of conflict resolution or social skills curriculum strongly preferred. Experience working with families in supportive and developmental capacity, preferred.
- Teaching, communication (verbal, written, listening) organizational (prioritizing tasks, maintaining case notes), counseling, child development, documentation, activity planning, motivation, creativity, data collection.
- This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.
About Our Program:
Eckerd Connects’ Prevention/Intervention Counseling services are provided to all students in Grade 6 – 12, through individual or group counseling which combines character education with evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention interventions. Evidenced-based Substance Abuse Prevention Curricula is taught in group settings, aimed at building, and strengthening students’ social skills, impulse control, decision making, and self-esteem, and delivered through weekly sessions which include role playing, modeling, thematic art projects, conflict resolution games and recreational activities. Students in need of more intensive interventions receive additional individualized counseling. Additionally, the program involves students in community service projects that relate to their specific intervention plans and goals.
School Based prevention services provide prevention education to students through a Universal Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) model called Hi-Five. This is a multicomponent program that combines school-based prevention and intervention practices specifically designed to promote young people's SEL. Hi-Five Clubs provides students with opportunities to contribute to their school and community and experience the satisfaction, sense of belonging and enhanced motivation that comes from such involvement.
Our Location:
Eckerd Connects | Prevention Services
2599 Vine Street | Kissimmee, FL 34741
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EckerdConnectsPrevention
Connect with Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Qtn-KpLpc&t=2s
Copy & paste the link into your browser for more program information: https://eckerd.org/family-children-services/prevention-services/
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Eckerd Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.
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