Prevention Program Coordinator
**This is a grant-funded position which will be effective through September 30, 2020.**
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide leadership support for all RAI Coalition meetings, steering committee meetings, and ad hoc committee meetings;
- Ensure all Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant recordkeeping and recording requirments are met;
- Facilitate the DFC strategic work plan as described in the grant document such as developing community partnerships; recruiting new coalition members; cordinating community town hall meetings and other coalition events, partnering with volunteers, youth, schools, youth serving organizations and other community-based stakeholders;
- Provide leadership in planning and coordinating community and school-based education and awareness events, media campaigns, and community/parent outreach;
- Make presentations about the mission and work of the Coalition, as well as substance use prevention topics, to service clubs and other community groups;
- Leverage resources for sustainability of the DFC grant and the Coalition: research, identify, and prepare applications to obtain funding for various projects/programs. Develop and administer programs as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Master's degree in the human service field preferred;
- Bachelor's degree and one year of related experience (coalition building, project management, data collection and program evaluation) required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Certified as a prevention professional through the SC Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates, or able to complete the certification process within two years of employment.
Please complete the online application to include all current and previous employment history and education. A resume cannot be substituted for completing the employment history and educational fields of the employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
**LRADAC maintains a tobacco-free environment. No smoking or use of any tobacco product is permitted in any of its facilities or on any of its properties.**