Prevention Specialist

Are you seeking a career where you can make a difference? Gulf Coast Center (GCC) recruits people who are committed to compassionate, person-centered service. Join our team today!

• Monday - Friday 8a-5p
• 12 Paid Holidays each year (in addition to time off accrual)
• Great Benefits
• 5% Salary increase upon 90 days of employment

The Prevention Specialist will assist the Prevention Services Program Director in implementing and maintaining a comprehensive substance use prevention program for youth and families in accordance with HHSC contractual guidelines. The Prevention Specialist is responsible for providing outreach, education and other prevention services that promote a proactive process to address health and wellness for youth, families, and communities by enhancing protective factors that increase knowledge, skills, and attitudes for making healthy choices.

These services promote a proactive process to address adverse childhood experiences, social determinants of health, and community risk and protective factors. Services address the State's four prevention priorities: underage alcohol use, tobacco and nicotine products use, marijuana and other cannabinoids use, and prescription drug misuse. To address these prevention priorities, the Prevention Specialist will utilize evidenced-based curricula, to provide classroom instruction within schools.

Family education will be offered at community sites throughout Galveston and Brazoria counties to meet the needs of youth and families. Job duties include outreach, public speaking, working as a part of an interdisciplinary team, coordinating service delivery, providing outreach, facilitating and preparing special events, participating in health fairs, community events, and other job related duties as deemed necessary by the coordinator.

Service delivery may be provided in non-traditional settings, and require irregular, evening and potentially weekend working hours.

Gulf Coast Center is committed to fostering an open, inclusive, and supportive environment that welcomes and embraces diversity in all forms. Gulf Coast Center defines diversity broadly including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, abilities (mental/physical), gender, gender identity, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and age. Gulf Coast Center embraces trauma sensitive and informed practices, provides suicide safer care, and fosters a safe and compassionate environment that promotes racial and health equity.

• Facilitate youth/parent education groups on topics related to tobacco, alcohol and other drug use
• Document services provided per HHSC contractual guidelines and current GCC policies and procedures. All documentation shall be complete, accurate, clean, and meet established time frames.
• Maintain accurate records for services rendered to corroborate key measures as specified by the HHSC contract.
• Comply with all GCC training requirements and those outlined in the HHSC contract specific to this position.
• Plan, assist, coordinate services and activities with community agencies related to family empowerment and substance use prevention, such as health fairs, Red Ribbon Week, summer camps, etc.
• Coordinate and conduct community education programs on Substance Use Prevention Provide outreach and other services in Galveston and Brazoria Counties
• Proactively seek opportunities to establish formal linkage, Memorandums of Understanding) and coordinate with other community resources.
• Presentations will be conducted per HHSC contractual guidelines and curriculum time frames.
• Presentations will be based on the following evidenced based curriculum(s):
  Strengthening Families (YPU), Positive Action (K-12)
• Complete all assigned tasks by due date or inform supervisor why the established due date is not possible.
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