Youth Prevention Educator

Youth Prevention Educator

Are you passionate about empowering young people to make healthy choices and reach their full potential? Do you enjoy building relationships, facilitating engaging discussions, and making a positive impact in your community?

The Community Place of Greater Rochester is seeking a dedicated Youth Prevention Educator to join our team. In this role, you will work directly with youth, schools, families, and community partners to deliver interactive prevention programs that focus on substance use and gambling prevention, building healthy coping skills, strengthen relationships, make informed decisions, and develop the confidence and life skills needed to thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is energetic, compassionate, and committed to helping young people build the knowledge, confidence, and resilience needed to navigate life's challenges. If you are looking for meaningful work where you can make a lasting difference every day, we encourage you to apply.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm)

Pay Rate: $20 per hour

Essential Job Duties

• Deliver prevention education to youth, grades K-12, through evidence-based programming (EBP) in a group or classroom setting to address risk and protective factors identified within the community.

• Conduct outreach and attend community and/or school events to disseminate information that increases public knowledge and attention to substance misuse and/or problem gambling, and its effects on individuals, families, and communities.

• Provide in-person presentations within the community to increase awareness of prevention education and services.

• Complete intake assessment and develop service plan with youth referred to individual prevention services.

• Provides brief individual counseling and, when necessary, makes referrals.

• Maintain records and service data as required by agency, funders and regulators.

• Participate in training, in-services and workshops to maintain knowledge in substance use/abuse and gambling prevention among youth.

• Attend program meetings and provide program/project reports as assigned.

• Promote integrated services within the agency.

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with staff of schools, educational agencies, and community-based organizations.

• Other related duties as deemed necessary or as required.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree, one (1) year of work experience with youth, and one (1) year of counseling work experience.

• Receive clearance from the New York State Central Registry and Statewide Exclusion List.

• A valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to pass a driving background check.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

• Experience providing public presentations preferred.

• Proficiency in oral and written communication, as well as organizational skills.

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher).

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.

• Demonstrated ability to function in an ethical and professional manner.

• Demonstrated ability to relate and interact with diverse clients coming from different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.

• Maintain the highest standards for the organizations and maintain confidentiality of documents, communication, and meetings.

Physical Elements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to physically perform stooping, kneeling, walking, lifting, grasping, pulling, standing, talking, hearing.

• Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Must be able to travel as needed getting in and out of a car both indoors and outdoors and may have exposure to various weather conditions.

• Must be able to sit at a computer for extended periods of time.

The agencies are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic.

Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Pay Range: $20 per hour