The Alcohol/Drug Education Coordinator will serve the Ontario County area and will be held primarily responsible for the planning, monitoring and delivery of community education, professional training and prevention services for conferences, training programs, in-services, presentations and educational consultations in an individual and/or public format consistent with the program goals and standards of the Council as set for forth by OASAS Prevention Guidelines. Candidate supervises school based Alcohol/Drug Educators.
Bachelor's Degree in education, health education, chemical dependency or related field required. Two years previous experience in either alcohol/chemical dependency treatment or prevention services preferred. Knowledge of the OASAS Prevention Guidelines a plus.
Training in formal and informal teaching methodology and instructional practice, technical knowledge of drugs and dependency, ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form, knowledge of community resources, creativity, initiative and flexibility in style.