Job Descriptions
COACH Program – 2 Positions
- Prevention Coordinator - $53,000 + benefits
- Prevention Specialist - $47,000 + benefits
Department: NCADD - Prevention
Report to: Project Director
Project Description:
The Creating Opportunities to Achieve Community Health (COACH) project is designed to build substance misuse/mental health promotion infrastructure to serve Detroit youth. COACH will utilize evidence-based alcohol and drug prevention and mental health promotion strategies through a basketball league. Prevention specialists will work to enhance youth participants’ protective factors and to educate family members and others in the community.
Note: These are 5-year federal grant funded positions. Evening hours required.
Academic Requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health or human services field, health education or education.
General Position Responsibilities:
The Prevention Specialist works in the community to facilitate Alcohol and other drug prevention and holistic mental health promotion services utilizing Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) to:
- Empower youth, families and communities to promote alcohol and drug free lifestyles.
- Build community structures to support healthy lifestyles.
- Encourage and support coordinated, systemic approaches to promote the prevention of substance use disorders and wholistic mental and physical wellbeing.
- Create and sustain systems and structures that build protective factors and resilience to alcohol and drug use, reduce its consequences and the effects of trauma, and encourage healthy thought processes and behaviors in children, families, and communities.
COACH Responsibilities:
- Become proficient in the delivery of evidence-based practices (EBPs):
o Prevention + Wellness SPORT
o Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
o Question Persuade Refer (QPR)
- Effectively deliver EBP prevention and mental health promotion curricula to:
o 11-14 year old youth
o Their parent(s), guardian(s), and/or other family participating in COACH.
o Basketball team coaches
o Community organizations and groups
- Collaborate with athletic organization/personnel, schools, parent-teacher groups, public health educators, civic organizations, church groups, and other youth and community organizations to provide information and awareness on: Alcohol and other drugs, Suicide Prevention, and trauma awareness.
- Network with other social service agencies including prevention, treatment, mental health, etc., to develop and provide a comprehensive system of holistic services, identify needs, and make referrals as necessary.
- Participate in meetings as assigned.
o Coordinator: Also coordinate and/or facilitate meetings as assigned.
- Participate in activities, e.g., community events for the purpose of promoting the COACH project.
- Assist in conducting GPRA data collection interviews as needed.
- Enter all required data and complete documentation for all program activities as required.
- Participate in development of reports according to established deadlines.
- Assist in maintaining and updating the community resource list, media reference list, curriculum inventory, program materials inventory, etc., related to the COACH project.
- Attend training, seminars, workshops, and classes to achieve required credentials and/or continuing education as required by the agency.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Director and/President CEO.
- Coordinator: coordinate the basketball league scheduling of coaches, practices, games, presentations, etc.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Fundamental approaches, strategies, and curricula for:
o Alcohol and other Drug prevention
o Holistic Mental Health promotion and wellness
- Engaging audiences of differing sizes, demographics, etc.
- Coordinator: Project supervision/management
Required Training & Experience:
Combination of education and experience represented by:
- Experience working in prevention services/activities in Substance Use Disorder, Public Health, Mental Health or related field.
o Minimum of 2 years of experience for Prevention Specialist
o Minimum of 3 years of experience for Coordinator
- Experience in community organization, program development in Substance Use Disorder, Public Health, Mental Health or related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in public speaking
- Working with and monitoring volunteers
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software
- Coordinator: 1 year of experience with supervision activities, project management, or service monitoring.
Preferred Credentialing, Knowledge and Experience:
- Currently a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) or Certified Prevention Consultant (CPC) by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP) or on a CPS Development Plan.
o Must be eligible and secure a Development Plan within 30 days of hire.
- Experience delivering prevention and Mental health wellness messages to diverse age groups.
- Knowledge and experience in:
o SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnership for Success
o Prevention + Wellness SPORT EBP
o Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) EBP
o Question Persuade Refer (QPR) EBP
- Experience in coalition development and participation.
- Coordinator: Knowledge and experience with logistics of basketball or other youth sports leagues.
o Master’s degree
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $43,000.00 - $47,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- substance use prevention: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Detroit, MI 48212 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Detroit, MI 48212