Program Associate – Youth Tobacco Treatment – Per Diem (Healthy Communities of the Capital Area - HCCA)
About The Position
MCD Global Health, in collaboration with Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA), is seeking a per-diem Program Associate to provide school-based tobacco treatment services to high school students in Kennebec County, Maine. The position is grant funded through the Maine CDC’s Maine Prevention Network and supports partnerships with schools to deliver youth-focused tobacco treatment and help prevent tobacco-related diseases. The Program Associate provides tobacco treatment counseling and quit support, including helping students develop personalized quit plans, identify triggers, and build healthy coping strategies. The role also works with school staff and leadership to recruit and refer students, advocates for smoke-free and tobacco-free school environments and alternatives to suspension, and collaborates with school partners on systems changes that integrate tobacco treatment and restorative responses to behavioral health challenges. This is an as-needed, per-diem position with a maximum of 8 hours per week. The position is based at HCCA in Hallowell, Maine. The Program Associate reports directly to the Program Manager, with oversight from the Executive Director. A bachelor's degree is preferred, and students pursuing higher education in a relevant field are encouraged to apply. The anticipated pay is $40–$50 per hour.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree is preferred; students pursuing higher education in a relevant field are encouraged to apply.
- Ability to provide evidence-based tobacco treatment counseling and quit support to high school students.
- Ability to work with school staff and leadership and collaborate with school partners.
- Must attain Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification.
Nice To Haves
- Participation in MaineHealth’s Center for Tobacco Independence basic skills and intensive skills training.
- Motivational interviewing training.
Responsibilities
- Deliver evidence-based tobacco treatment strategies in Kennebec County high schools.
- Work with school staff and leadership to recruit and refer youth for tobacco treatment services.
- Help students develop personalized quit plans, identify triggers, and build healthy coping strategies.
- Advocate for school policies that promote smoke-free and tobacco-free environments and alternatives to suspension.
- Collaborate with school partners to implement systems changes integrating tobacco treatment and restorative responses to behavioral health challenges.
- Attend required meetings and training sessions.
- Participate in relevant professional development, including tobacco treatment and motivational interviewing training.
- Attain Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification.
- Track workplan activities and collect and enter required data into online and other reporting systems in a timely manner.
- Use written and electronic media for community awareness strategies.
- Protect confidential information about program participants.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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