About the Role
At WellLife Network, every role plays a vital part in empowering people to live their best lives. As part of one of New York’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, you’ll join a team dedicated to compassion, inclusion, and excellence — helping individuals and families thrive every day. The Prevention Coordinator plans, coordinates, delivers, monitors, and evaluates evidence-based education on substance abuse prevention, and problem gambling prevention services for schools and community partners throughout Suffolk County.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and train prevention staff; provide onboarding, case consultation, and ongoing training in evidence-based prevention practices.
- Participate in recruitment, interviewing, selection, orientation, scheduling, and performance-management activities.
- Develop annual prevention work plans, service goals, implementation schedules, and quality-improvement activities with program leadership.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation of prevention activities, participant reach, fidelity, outcomes, and required OASAS, local governmental unit, funder, and agency reports.
- Maintain readiness for monitoring, audits, and program reviews by keeping policies, records, approvals, training documentation, and corrective-action plans current.
- Manage approved program materials, supplies, and naloxone inventory and distribution records in accordance with agency and applicable governmental requirements.
- Represent the program at OASAS, county, coalition, school, and community meetings and communicate relevant guidance and action items to leadership and staff.
- Build and maintain partnerships with schools, municipalities, health and human-service providers, youth- and family-serving organizations, and community coalitions.
- Support community education, advocacy, policy, and environmental-change strategies consistent with approved prevention plans and agency policy.
- Coordinate and, as needed, deliver OASAS-approved evidence-based prevention programs, presentations, and environmental strategies in school and community settings.
- Use needs-assessment findings, local data, and stakeholder input to identify priority populations, risk and protective factors, service gaps, and appropriate prevention strategies.
- Monitor curriculum fidelity, dosage, participant engagement, cultural responsiveness, accessibility, and outcome measures; implement corrective actions when indicated.
- Coordinate prevention education and naloxone training logistics, including outreach, scheduling, staffing, materials, attendance, and follow-up.
- Serve as the primary liaison to participating schools and community sites; establish clear implementation expectations and resolve operational issues promptly.
- Analyze program data and stakeholder feedback, prepare summaries for leadership and funders, and recommend adjustments that improve reach, quality, equity, and outcomes.
- Maintain confidentiality and follow agency policy, ethical standards, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
- Provide prevention, overdose-response, and naloxone education to community members, partners and families.
- Maintain professional competence through required OASAS and agency training, credential renewal, supervision, and continuing education.
- Prepare and deliver community presentations on emerging substance use and problem gambling trends, protective factors, prevention strategies, available supports, and referral resources.
- Perform other related duties consistent with the position’s purpose and operational needs.
Requirements
- High School Diploma / Associates Degree.
- CPP/CPS or commitment to complete OASAS trainings /requirements to obtain CPP or CPS within 6 months of employment.
- Experience working with children and adolescents or community action work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Ability to practice within the scope of OASAS Prevention regulations.
- Driving positions require NYS License, in good standing and drivers must be 21 years of age or older.
- Computer skills are essential.
- Access to a reliable vehicle that can be used on a regular basis for work.
- Excellent writing skills/time management.
- Ability to be flexible with scheduling (work evenings, possible weekends if necessary).
Skills
- Evidence-based education on substance abuse prevention
- Problem gambling prevention services
- OASAS Prevention regulations
- Community presentations
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Time management
- Verbal communication skills
Location
- Huntington, NY 11743
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Associate's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $26.44 - $26.44 Hourly
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k retirement plan (with matching)
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Personal days
- Free and low-cost gym and wellness access and support
- Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities
About the Company
- WellLife Network is one of New York’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations.
- The organization is dedicated to compassion, inclusion, and excellence.
