Job Description

 Facilitates age-and stage-appropriate, medically accurate substance abuse and HIV prevention education in schools and community settings. Uses best practices and evidenced based curricula with fidelity to ensure youth develop the desire for a productive future by avoiding substance use and unprotected sex and making responsible decisions. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• • Teach evidence based curriculum within the school and/or community setting. 
• • Function as a liaison for youth’s substance abuse, mental health and HIV testing needs via linkage to hub therapists and HIV counselor. 
• • Escort young people to counseling visits and lend support when they are receiving services. 
• • Facilitate collection of relevant evaluation data 
• • Serve as active participant in Strategic Prevention Framework process. 
• • Maintain records of all session and secure data per policy and procedure. 
• • Implement parent education series in tandem with other assigned Teen HYPE staff. Instill parents/guardians with confidence about their roll in the lives of their youth. 
• • Complete fidelity logs and excel attendance sheets for program activities. 
• • Meet with Project Director for supervision, support and evaluation. 
• • Attend team staff and organization staff meetings. 
• • Attend professional development workshops and trainings as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS 

• • Bachelor’s Degree preferred and two years of related experience OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. 
• • Possesses strong oral and written communication skills 
• • Works independently with little direct supervision 
• • Displays effective multi-tasking and time management skills
• • Works as part of a team

JOB PREREQUISITES 

• Operational knowledge of the Internet and web-related technologies