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General Description: This position will work to empower communities to promote alcohol and drug free lifestyles; build community structures to support those lifestyles; and encourage and support coordinated, systemic approaches to the prevention of substance abuse. Create and sustain systems and structures that discourage substance abuse, reduce its consequences, and encourage healthy behaviors in children, their families, and other adults. This is a grant funded position.
Position Description:
The Prevention Specialist works in the communities to facilitate substance abuse prevention services based on the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies which include: 1. Prevention Education, 2. Alternative Activities, 3. Information Dissemination
4. Problem Identification and Referral, 5. Community-Based Process, and 6. Environmental and Social Policy
Position Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with schools, parent-teacher groups, civic organizations, church groups, and other youth and community organizations to provide information and awareness on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
· Network with other prevention and social service agencies within the region to include prevention, intervention, treatment, mental health, etc. in order to provide comprehensive services, identify needs, and make referrals as necessary.
· Participate in alcohol, tobacco or other drug awareness campaigns such as are available.
· Participate in health fairs, business expos, parades and other community events for the purpose of providing anti-substance use messages.
· Assist in providing orientation or information sessions for parents, teachers, staff or administrators in target area school and community sites when requested.
· Document all program actives as required, and submit program reports and records according to the agency’s established deadlines.
· Assist in maintaining and updating the agency’s community resource list, video reference list, curriculum inventory, program materials inventory, and physical inventory.
· Attend training, seminars, workshops, and classes to achieve required credentials and continuing education as required by the agency.
· Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director and/President CEO to meet program and agency objectives.
Education & Experience:
Combination of education and experience represented by:
To apply contact:
Myron Woodson at email; MWoodson@ncadd-detroit.org
Terry Phillips at email; Tphillips@ncadd-detroit.org
The National Council On Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Greater Detroit Area (NCADD-GDA) has over 68 years of experience serving people impacted by substance abuse and is currently involved in comprehensive programming that spans the entire treatment continuum (Prevention, Assessment, Outpatient, intensive Outpatient, and Recovery Services). NCADD-GDA is one of almost 100 affiliates across the country that embodies the axiom that recovery is possible. This agency is also affiliated with the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA), a research and advocacy organization. NCADD receives most of its funding from federal substance abuse block grants, Healthy Michigan (Affordable Care Act) and Medicaid allotments through the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA). NCADD-GDA also receives funding from United Way of southeastern Michigan, as well as, through the generosity of its consitinetents.
CARF accredited (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), NCADD-GDA provides prevention, treatment, recovery and advocacy services in Southeastern Michigan. Among its many regional activities, NCADD is the lead organization for the annual Michigan Celebrate Recovery Walk & Rally. Planned with more then 20 other organizations, this event has hosted up to 2,000 people in recognition of the National Recovery Month. For these efforts, NCADD received the 2011 National Recovery Month Award. In 2012, NCADD was the National Hub event for Faces & Voices For Recovery, which had national & local speakers, and 4,000 attendees.