SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION COORDINATOR

Company: Greater Seacoast Community Health
Location: Somersworth
Posted on: November 18, 2024

Job Description:

Join Our Team as a Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator!

Job Title: Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator

Ready to Make an Impact?
Apply now to join us in this exciting, mission-driven role as a Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator and help us shape the future of health in Strafford County.

At Greater Seacoast Community Health, we are committed to providing comprehensive, quality healthcare for everyone in our community. Our mission is to ensure integrated care across a variety of services, and we are on the lookout for passionate, driven individuals who share our vision of becoming the Preferred Provider and Employer of Choice.

What You'll Do:
As the Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator, you'll take the lead in regional efforts to address substance misuse and promote health equity. Working as part of our dedicated SCPHN team, you'll spearhead strategies, programs, and initiatives that focus on substance misuse prevention, mental health, and social determinants of health. You will use a public health approach with the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to foster a stronger, healthier community.

Your leadership will shine as you engage and mobilize the community, facilitate our Prevention Leadership Group, and collaborate with a wide network of partners to drive impactful change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Regional Prevention Efforts: Develop and maintain a regional network of experts to support substance misuse prevention, collaborating on health promotion activities, programs, and strategies.
• Drive Evidence-Based Approaches: Implement data-driven and evidence-based prevention programs, ensuring cultural appropriateness and measurable outcomes.
• Foster Collaboration: Create and maintain key partnerships within the community, acting as a leader and facilitator across multiple platforms to unify prevention efforts.
• Community Engagement: Lead community education, facilitate trainings and workshops, and provide technical assistance to strengthen prevention activities.
• Social Marketing & Messaging: Develop creative prevention messaging through social media and other communication channels, using tools like Canva to design engaging materials that resonate with a broad audience.
• Support Strategic Planning: Play an active role in the strategic planning process, providing critical data, insights, and support to continuously improve program initiatives. What You'll Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Work, or a related field (preferred), or 3-5 years of experience in public health, community health education, or community organization.
  • Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) certification preferred, or willingness to pursue certification within the first year of hire.
  • Strong leadership, strategic planning, and community mobilization skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with precision, while building relationships with stakeholders and driving community health improvements.
  • A passion for substance misuse prevention and the ability to think creatively about integrated health strategies. Work Location(s):
    • Strafford County Public Health Network Goodwin Community Health, Somersworth, NH
    • Hours Per Week: 40 (8:00am - 5:00pm)
    • Days: Monday - Friday
    • Job Status: Full-Time, Hourly (Non-Exempt)
    • Eligible for Benefits: Yes
      • Pay: $25.00-$28.00 per hour
        Physical Demands & Work Environment:
        You'll need to be ready for a dynamic and collaborative work environment that involves multitasking, public speaking, and working both in an office and within the community. Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings and community events
        
        Benefits
        
        Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical and dental insurance with an agency subsidy. One of the GSCH health insurance plans has a no-premium option for employee-only coverage.
        
        GSCH offers a 401(k) plan with an employer match, employer-paid group term life insurance, and short-term disability coverage.
        
        Voluntary benefits include vision, long-term disability coverage, Flexible Spending Account, and access to local discounts.
        
        GSCH offers earned time accrual (15 days in your first year [pro-rated by FTE]), plus seven (7) paid holidays. Eligibility starts at 24 hours/week, with full benefits offered at 32 hours/week and above.
        
        About Us
        
        Greater Seacoast Community Health's mission is to deliver innovative, compassionate, integrated health services and support that are accessible to all in our community, regardless of ability to pay.
        
        The Greater Seacoast Community Health network includes Families First Health & Support Center in Portsmouth, Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth, and Lilac City Pediatrics at both locations. Strafford County Public Health Network and WIC Nutrition Program are also affiliated with Greater Seacoast.
        
        Greater Seacoast Community Health is a network of community health centers providing primary care, pediatrics, dental care, prenatal care, behavioral health counseling, substance use disorder treatment, mobile health services, WIC, social work services, a pharmacy, parenting classes, playgroups, and home visiting.
        
        We believe everyone should be empowered to maximize health and well-being and strive to make our array of programs and health services integrated, high quality, affordable, recovery friendly, trauma informed, inclusive, and easy to access.
        
        As not-for-profit community health centers and family resource centers serving the Greater Seacoast region of New Hampshire and southern Maine, our services are for everyone - infants to seniors, single people and families, insured or uninsured, all income levels. Learn more at GetCommunityHealth.org.
        
        Greater Seacoast Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, federal, or local law. Qualified Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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