AdolescentPreventionSpecialist

## Job Summary The Adolescent Prevention Specialist is responsible for the promotion, development, facilitation and evaluation of youth groups, presentations and programs offered by the Corewell Health Teen Health Center-Taylor. These prevention programs are interactive and use educational/team building activities, including but not limited to the arts, role-playing, and implementation of research-based curricula. The primary focus of programming may include: Alcohol, tobacco other drugs and violence prevention; HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention; self-esteem, anger management, communication and other coping skills. Other duties may include educational presentations in schools, after-school and summer programming, participation in community meetings and events. Adolescent Prevention Specialist may assist in oversight and guidance of Peer Educators. ## Essential Functions * Under the direction of the program Supervisor, assist with the planning, scheduling, implementation, and evaluation of all program activities, and trainings on prevention related topics. Activities may include after-school, in-school, community, and/or summer programming. * Proficient with data entry and database organization. * Participates in monitoring program outcomes, outputs and objectives. a. Maintains and completes program documentation/logs necessary for reporting. Accurately collects client/participant information for the State of Michigan data system. b. Collects and compiles evaluation measures, including satisfaction of clients/participants to the Program Evaluator for reporting results to funder/s, supervisor, staff, and other stakeholders. Along with the prevention team, uses evaluation results to modify program activities as needed. * May write or assist in writing reports, program plans, and new programming as required by Supervisor. * Assists in recruiting, training, and supervising Peer Educators. * Attends meetings of funder/s and other community events as required. Networking