City of Dover, New Hampshire ยท 2 days ago
26-048 Prevention Programmer, Full-Time
Dover, NH
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$24.43/hr - $35.37/hr
2+ years expThe City of Dover, New Hampshire is seeking a Prevention Programmer to implement prevention strategies for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) programs within the community. This role involves working directly with middle and high school students and collaborating with various stakeholders to promote effective prevention initiatives.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Plan and conduct ATOD prevention programs targeting differing age groups within the community and school system. Programs may include media development, policy change, education presentations, community awareness projects, or coordinating workgroups for special events or initiatives
Collaborate with local, state and federal prevention programs and organizations, and their staff
Serve in an advisor to Dover Youth to Youth and coordinate the activities of these peer based prevention groups within the community, to include: timely communication with parents and students; preparing for each meeting; setting and creating agendas for each meeting; conducting trainings as appropriate for current activities; and supervising Youth to Youth activities in the community
Provide training as assigned. This may include adult or youth audiences and include training student members of Youth to Youth in core advocacy skills such as: public speaking, policy change, working with the press, and creating media. Also includes training students to conduct any task they are implementing before the activity takes place and 'quality control' steps during and after the activity
Support and maintain administrative systems within the Community Outreach Bureau Prevention Services Unit, to include: providing information for monthly reports, gathering data for grants, inventory control, and data archive
Complete administrative responsibilities as assigned, to include: posting current events and activities on Facebook or other social media, updating web sites, maintaining contact lists and other data bases, and preparing press releases, letters and other written documents
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
The Prevention Programmer must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Communication skills: Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to teach prevention topics, the ability to teach advocacy skills, and the ability to teach youth and others to be instructors
Technology skills: must develop and maintain the ability to: (1) effectively use word processing, spread sheets, Publisher, and PowerPoint; (2) perform basic photography; (3) use of video editing software; (4) maintain social media sites; (5) maintain databases; and, (5) modify / update existing web sites used by the Coalition and Youth to Youth
Organizing skills: This position requires the ability to participate in the planning, development, and organizing of community wide substance abuse prevention programs and initiatives. Must be able to oversee the implementation of complex community programs
Prevention Knowledge: Must develop and maintain knowledge of: (1) the basic principles of prevention programming and the prevention field, (2) the consequences of the use and misuse of alcohol, nicotine, marijuana and other commonly misused substances, and (3) knowledge of the laws, current events and trends relating to substance misuse
Advocacy knowledge: Must develop and maintain knowledge of the process for implementing community advocacy activities, to include: audio and video media development, educational programs, legislative initiatives, non-legislative policy change, and community awareness programs
Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or is currently enrolled in such a program and agrees to attain that level of education
Has attained and currently holds Certified Prevention Specialist status in New Hampshire; or is willing to work toward that status
Preferred
Master's degree in public health, social work, or other relevant field
Two years relevant experience youth development/leadership, public health education, health promotion or project management
Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating effective and innovative drug prevention programs
Company
City of Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city located in Strafford County, in the Seacoast region of eastern New Hampshire, near the border with Maine.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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