Prevention Coordinator / Full-Time / Days

Chestnut Health Systems • Bloomington, IL

149d • $49,000 - $55,000

About The Position

Join Our Team as a Prevention Coordinator! Are you passionate about increasing community education? We're seeking a talented Prevention Coordinator to oversee and provide community training, distribute naloxone, and oversee prevention programming throughout McLean County, Illinois. Chestnut Health Systems is a leading provider of integrated health care services. Since 1973, Chestnut has grown to almost 800 committed, compassionate employees providing substance use, mental health, and primary care treatment to patients in Illinois and Missouri. We provide fully integrated care for all our patients by combining behavioral health care services with our community-based primary care health centers. Chestnut also conducts research and training throughout the U.S.A.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in education or behavioral health related field with at least five (5) years’ experience in prevention; or a Master’s degree in education or behavioral health related field with at least three (3) years’ experience in prevention.
• Requires good organizational skills and verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge regarding continuum of care, including understanding of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services preferred.
• Must have experience in coordinating community-based services and activities.
• Knowledge, skills, and understanding of best practices, curriculum development, and community coalitions including Strategic Prevention Framework preferred.
• Two (2) years’ supervisory experience preferred.
• Satisfactory completion of Chestnut’s background checking process.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and manage the local prevention projects in the McLean County service area.
• Familiarity facilitating the Strategic Prevention Framework in a community.
• Oversee development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention and recovery support services/activities.
• Oversee development, implementation, and analysis of process and outcome evaluations and community needs assessments.
• Coordinate oversight of development and implementation of media activities with Chestnut Marketing & Communications Department.
• Plan and develop grant and contract work plans and program activity budget management.
• Oversee development and submission of program/grant contract reports.
• Coordinate program meetings.
• Train, supervise, and mentor staff and interns.
• Participate and take leadership role in local, state and national advocacy groups/collaborations.
• Develop annual program work plan for assigned location(s)/contract(s).
• Fulfill agency responsibilities including staff development, monitoring research, participation in agency meetings and committees and other responsibilities as designated by supervisor.
• Promote Chestnut’s culture of customer service excellence through the adherence to Chestnut’s behavioral standards for customer service.
• Maintain and protect confidentiality and security of all organizational information gained in the course of performing job responsibilities including, but not limited to, financial and client information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Generous paid time off benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees