Prevention Services Coordinator

Arrowleaf • Vienna, IL

1d • $51,284 - $69,139

About The Position

When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.

Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.

Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.

Job Title: Prevention Services Coordinator 

Home Office: Johnson County Office - Vine (JCOV) or Union County Office - Manion (UCOM) 

Area of Focus: Community Collaboration

Program(s): SUPS – The Substance Use Prevention Services helps students 11-18 learn about substance use and misuse through a prevention-oriented curriculum and community-wide awareness building activities that aim to reduce the prevalence of substance misuse in our communities.STOP - STOP School Violence - Focuses on preventing and reducing school violence through education, crisis intervention, and community collaboration.

Immediate Supervisor: Assistant Director of Prevention Services - Tracy Morrow

Supervises: Community Advocates (SUPS & STOP).

Hours of Work: Full-time 40 hours/ week.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related area; qualifies as a Mental Health Professional (MHP)
• at least 1 year of experience in the provision of health or human services to children, adolescents, and adults.
• Must be 21 years of age
• maintains a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance
• operates agency vehicles and personal vehicles while driving for agency business in a safe and lawful manner at all times
• maintain First Aid & CPR certification
• must complete required registry clearances and criminal fingerprint background checks
• schedules evening or weekend hours as required for community events and outreach
• travel to off-site/community-based locations for direct service delivery
• participates in a 24-hour crisis rotation
• Must possess administrative, supervisory, problem solving, decision-making, and analytical skills
• demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to represent the organization externally across a wide range of stakeholders
• excellent computer skills
• requires general knowledge of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, community resource and human service systems, service planning, case coordination, and effective clinical supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) preferred
• Master’s Degree in Human Services or Related field preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates possessing experience in program development, coordination, and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Intervenes to change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of clients to improve individual and family-level functioning.
• Ensures regular updates, as they relate to program engagement and programmatic needs, are provided to the direct supervisor without prompting.
• Provides direct support within assigned programs, as needed, to temporarily meet increased demand for services or when staff ratios must be maintained to ensure that program/project timelines are monitored and keep the direct supervisor informed about programmatic successes and barriers.
• Communicates in a professional, efficient, and effective manner on behalf of the supervised program(s) to ensure that all stakeholders (i.e., employees, participants, families, referral sources, community members, etc.) are kept apprised of program events, requests, and engagement opportunities, as directed.
• Coordinates, communicates, and seeks out opportunities to collaborate and develop partnerships with other community organizations, agencies, and groups; maintains networking and referral contacts with community stakeholders and other health or human service providers both internally and externally; participates in relevant community groups, consortia, and coalitions.
• Primarily maintains assigned program records (i.e., paper and electronic records); participates and assists with compliance-related duties during program surveys, program site monitoring, and program audits.
• Completes biweekly review of Prevention Hub and internal tracking systems to ensure programmatic documentation and completion of programmatic requirements; provides instruction to direct staff on compliance needs and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
• Monitors and evaluates all program(s) and grant contracts to ensure adherence to applicable rules, program standards, and that contract deliverables or outcomes are continuously met; ensures submission of various reports as required by program contracts/regulations
• Participates in daytime and after-hours on-call rotation; provides crisis intervention and support services and/or supervision of staff providing crisis intervention and support services.
• Assists with and maintains oversight of planning for required program activities, including, but not limited to: National Prevention Week, Youth Advisory Committee, Communication Campaign, Youth Prevention Education, Drug Take Back Day, MyGenerationRx, Illinois Youth Survey, School Safety Teams, Key Informant Interviews, Violence Prevention Tour, and Family Resource Events.
• Promotes and garners interest for special programmatic service offerings such as youth advisory committees, recovery committee meetings, area project board meetings, and community committee meetings for assigned programs and provides updates regarding Agency and program information during outreach activities.
• Provides a minimum of bi-weekly individual supervision to all direct reports; maintains a team-based environment to motivate and inspire staff to work collaboratively towards the Agency’s mission/vision.
• Monitors program budgets, expenses, and programmatic income; maintains understanding of program budgets and provides direction for direct staff in authorization of expenses in line with contractual requirements.

Benefits

• Professional & upward mobility opportunities
• A family-oriented atmosphere
• Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year, after 6 month probation period)
• Health, vision and dental insurance option available.
• Dental, vision and health available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
• Up to $50,000 life insurance policy
• Travel reimbursement
• Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
• Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager