Position Summary:

Persons in this position will work to empower communities to promote alcohol and drug-free lifestyle; build community structures to support those lifestyles; and encourage and support coordinated, systemic approaches to the prevention of substance abuse.

Essential Job Functions:

Knowledge of the Strategic Prevention Framework Knowledge of child development, group dynamics, and behavior modification techniques. Knowledge of community mental health and public health in order to provide advocacy and enhance an individual’s access to community resources. Knowledge of the principals, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature related to prevention and substance abuse. Skill to analyze situations accurately and develop appropriate responses or techniques. Skills to communicate effectively in order to facilitate programming and relay information to others as part of an interdisciplinary team. Skills to develop reports, create presentations, and communicate findings to both internal and external audiences. Ability to promote positive, collaborative, and professional working relations among program participants, co-workers, and community-based stakeholders. Attend and participate in training activities, staff meetings, and supervisory sessions. Conduct community-based outreach activities throughout St. Croix. Develop an individualized risk reduction prevention plan in collaboration with the consumer, while documenting all sessions in the clinical record Implement Botvin life skills, evidence evidence-based intervention. Train to provide youth and young adults the evidence-based community-level intervention Botvin. Participate in the development and implementation of the environmental strategies Document all service delivery in the clinical record in accordance with federal, state, JCAHO and agency standards. Attend and participate in all staff meetings and training as assigned by the Program Coordinator. Participate in performance improvement activities Transport clients when necessary Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator. During your tenure with WestCare there may be new requirements, including, but not limited to vaccinations that are issued by local, State, Federal, and/or Funders that WestCare may have to comply with. Should this occur Human Resources or appropriate personnel will inform you.