Substance Use Prevention Coordinator

State of Maine • Augusta, ME

9d • $49,275 - $69,139 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Substance Use Prevention Coordinator plays a key role in helping Maine communities stay healthy, resilient, and informed. As part of the Substance Use Prevention Team, you will work alongside community partners, state agencies, and local leaders to strengthen prevention efforts that reduce substance-related harm before it starts. In this role, you will work with communities across Maine to understand local and state needs, share evidence-based programs and policies, provide hands-on support, and guide training for statewide and community partners. You will also help the program by securing funding to strengthen and grow Maine’s primary prevention landscape. As the Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, you will work closely with the Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and Control Program (TSUPC) to strengthen substance use prevention across the state. You will lead Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success (PFS) grant initiatives, guide project planning, implementation, reporting and financial oversight. As the Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, you will drive the program’s cannabis prevention efforts, conducting research, developing core strategies and educational resources, providing training and hands-on support, and collaborating with state systems to ensure coordinated action. In addition, you will oversee primary prevention workforce development initiatives by providing technical assistance on policy, system-level changes, and data-driven selection and implementation of strategies rooted in evidence. Success in this role relies on knowledge of primary prevention; public health; community mobilization; grant writing and management; environmental strategies; strategic planning; data-informed decision-making and evaluation.

Requirements

• A Bachelors Degree in Public Health, Community Health Education, Health Education and two (2) years experience in community or health education program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Directly related work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient knowledge of current substance use prevention best practices; willingness to pursue prevention certification.
• Demonstrated understanding of the policymaking process in Maine.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, outcomes assessment, experience with research and evaluation protocols and needs assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support the program in reviewing and approving community-level prevention implementation plans.
• Serve as the primary contact and subject matter expert for cannabis prevention and prevention workforce development for the TSUPC team.
• Increase collaboration and educational opportunities to improve Program efforts to address health disparities and serve priority populations.
• Collaborate with other state offices and departments including the Office of Cannabis Policy on related projects.
• Lead relevant workgroups.
• Maintain an inventory of research and best practices for substance use prevention, aligned with current and emerging evidence.
• Guide the development of substance use prevention contract deliverables and a substance use prevention training and technical assistance agenda.
• Collaborate in the development of program policies.
• Develop and manage the grant lifecycle, including research, proposal development, budgeting, submission, and post-award reporting.
• Inform programmatic policy responses and relevant education to the substance use prevention field.

Benefits

• Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($12,845.82 - $15,112.76 annual value), depending on salary.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit – Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($395.72 annual value).
• Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 14.11% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing and adoptive parents—receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees