Prevention Program Mgr.

Salt Lake County•South Salt Lake, UT

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Salt Lake County is seeking a highly enthusiastic individual to join their team as a Prevention Program Manager. This role oversees the countywide Substance Use Disorders Prevention (SUD) Program, managing contracts and service delivery with local providers to ensure program objectives are met. The manager provides leadership and support to the Youth Services Prevention team, delivering prevention and psychoeducational programming to youth and families. Responsibilities include overseeing program implementation, quality, staff development, grants, budgets, data, outcomes, and partnerships with schools and community organizations. This position also plays a key role in evaluating current programming, identifying community needs, and shaping the future direction of prevention services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Work, or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of closely related experience, of which one (1) year must have been supervisory; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.
A valid Driver’s License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire.
A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a County vehicle.
Successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Federal, State, and local regulations related to mental health, SUD prevention, and public law
Knowledge of Preventive health strategies and risk reduction techniques
Knowledge of Public relations, outreach, marketing public speaking, and training and education principles
Knowledge of Mental health and SUD treatment and SUD prevention, theory, practice, and terminology
Knowledge of Techniques of effective program development, design, evaluation, and grant writing
Knowledge of County procurement practices
Knowledge of Program management and personnel principles and practices and effective supervision
Knowledge of Strategic planning theory
Knowledge of Project development techniques
Knowledge of Leadership techniques
Knowledge of Community organization methods
Ability to prepare and manage budgets
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing, effectively, clearly, and concisely
Ability to communicate and deal effectively with public, government, business, and community leaders
Ability to perform grant writing and RFP development, contract proposal evaluation methodologies
Ability to provide financial and program audits and perform program monitoring of contracted providers
Ability to utilize community organization methods
Ability to conduct training and public speaking
Ability to analyze and solve problems and resolve conflict effectively
Ability to perform statistical analysis
Ability to supervise, train, and mentor employees and volunteers
Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds
Ability to work with minimal supervision and act independently
Ability to develop, interpret and administer policies and procedures
Ability to perform effectively in stressful situations

Responsibilities

Oversees the SUD prevention and education programs and contracted services within the community.
Administers the development, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of SUD prevention programs.
Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
Oversees the contracting process and service delivery by developing, negotiating, coordinating and program auditing of all contracted prevention services.
Works closely with licensed professionals within the SUD community, to educate and support effective best practice prevention and intervention practices.
Assists with preparing and administering budget and expenditures, contracts, grant applications, and proposals.
Manages the SUD prevention payment system and data outcomes by coordinating the Web Internet Treatment Service (WITS) entries, authorizing payments, tracking utilization, and developing, implementing and analyzing reports.
Reviews invoices from contractors for accuracy and compliance and authorizes payment.
Conducts annual audit and program site visits of SUD prevention providers.
Ensures the SUD prevention services remains in compliance with Utah Code, State Rules, local ordinances, County policy and procedures, and contractual obligations.
Prepares and ensures all program reports, narratives, and statistical information is accurate, complete, and submitted to agencies in a timely manner.
Helps establish community coalitions of multiple supporting entities within the county with similar goals, to increase community understanding and awareness of best practice SUD prevention strategies.
Serves as technical expert and consultant by providing presentations, trainings to community stakeholders, county employees and departments, and public agencies.
Represents the department and attends and participates in meetings, seminars, training and other assigned activities.

Benefits

12 Holidays
up to 24 vacation days
12 sick days
one personal day
Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option
Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year
Flexible Spending Account
100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
Professional Development
Hospital insurance
pet insurance
auto and home insurance
discounts at County facilities