Job Description:

Job Title: Prevention Specialist

Location: Union, MO

Department: Prevention Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Shift: Dayshift

Job Overview:

We are currently hiring for someone to join our team in St. Louis, MO as an Prevention Specialist. In this role, you will play a crucial role in providing prevention and early intervention services to local school districts to mitigate substance use among youth.

Your responsibilities will include offering training, curriculum development, assessments, referral facilitation, consultation, and reporting outcomes as needed. You will also serve as a point of contact for community-based coalitions, providing technical assistance and training resources to enhance their ability to prevent substance use. If you are passionate about preventing substance use and have experience in the human services field, we invite you to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary contact for community-based coalitions, teams, and task forces in the assigned geographic area.

Provide technical assistance and training resources to coalitions to strengthen their efforts in preventing substance use.

Attend conferences and internal in-services as required by contract and/or project leadership.

Assist in creating yearly community needs assessments for the contract award area and coalition needs assessments in the designated geographic area.

Develop and deliver prevention and early intervention services to local school districts, including training, curriculum development, assessments, referral facilitation, consultation, and reporting outcomes as required.

Experience and Education Qualifications:

Master's Degree in social work, counseling, criminal justice, psychology, or a related human service field from an accredited college or university; OR

High school diploma or GED with at least one (1) year of experience in the human services field.

Brightli is on a Mission:

At Brightli Medical Group, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued and empowered to make a difference in the lives of our patients. We believe in continuous learning and professional growth, and we strive to create opportunities for our employees to thrive. Join us in our mission to provide high-quality psychiatric and addiction medicine care to individuals in need, and become part of a team that is dedicated to making a positive impact on the community.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.