Position Description

Full-Time Positions Available

Prevention Specialist

SCAN-LISD AWARE Project (Webb County)

• Seeking highly motivated and responsible individual that wants to work in the field of drug prevention and intervention.

Founded in 1982 in Laredo, Texas, SCAN is a leading provider of social services in South Texas. The SCAN-LISD AWARE Project in Laredo, Webb County, Texas will increase SCAN'S ability to foster mental health awareness and resiliency among youth and their families by implementing a three-tiered public health model, which includes evidence-based universal and secondary prevention and tertiary intervention strategies among Laredo ISD students and their family members and employees of the school district.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide universal prevention activities including community outreach, information dissemination, and presentations on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) to youth and their family members.
• Provide secondary (selective) prevention services using evidence-based curriculum-based drug prevention education to project participants.
• Screen and assess eligible participants.
• Provide case management.
• Provide referrals to other support services.

Qualifications:

• An associate's degree or the equivalent (60 hours of college credit) is required. A bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, sociology, criminal justice, or related behavioral science field is preferred.
• At least 6 months to 1 year of work experience providing substance abuse prevention/intervention services to adolescents and/or adults is preferred, but not required.
• Experience providing curriculum-based education is preferred, but not required.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) skills are a plus, but not required.
• A valid TX driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportation are required.

Work Schedule and Compensation:

• Flexible work schedule is 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Salary: $17.31 hour

Benefits for this Full-Time Position Include:

• Paid Health & Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Bi-weekly Pay (direct deposit)
• Dental and Vision Insurance Coverage available at minimal cost
• Detailed Orientation and Ongoing Job Training Provided
• Great Work Environment!

Deadline: Until positions are filled

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