Prevention Services Program Coordinator

Description

Bay State Community Services (BSCS) is the safety net agency that is committed to helping those most in need. If you are looking to be part of a non-profit agency that has an excellent reputation, strength-based supervision and high regard when it comes to honoring the mission of our work, Bay State Community Services is the right place for you. Apply now!!

Bay State Community Service’s Prevention Team is dedicated to fostering healthier communities for all by addressing substance use prevention and promoting well-being. We manage several community-based prevention grants, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) and other government agencies, in the areas of early childhood prevention, youth substance misuse and suicide prevention, and tobacco prevention. We are looking for a dedicated part-time and full-time coordinator to join our growing team. You will work closely with community stakeholders and youth to plan, implement, evaluate equitable evidence-informed prevention strategies to drive policy, practice, systems, and environmental changes. We strive to center racial equity and social justice in all we do. 

Program descriptions:

MassCall3 also known as Building Up Youth (BUY): BUY brings together 5 communities (Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton and Randolph) working in partnership to prevent youth substance misuse and help all young people grow up to have healthy futures. The collaborative utilizes SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to assess regional needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to prevent misuse of substances of first use (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis) among youth. Current strategies include a positive youth development leadership program, advocacy and alcohol policy change, and a social norms/positive community norms campaign. 

Impact Quincy: Impact Quincy (IQ) Coalition, established in 1991, is a community-based collaborative dedicated to building healthy communities through partnership, equity and collective action. With new funding, we are working on rebuilding and relaunching IQ and creating a new Strategic Plan with a focus on youth leadership and youth alcohol prevention.

Greater Boston Tobacco-Free Community Partnership (TFCP): The Greater Boston TFCP supports the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention (MTCP) goals and priorities to invest in and work with communities, especially with historically oppressed communities, to reverse unjust policies, share decision-making power, and build community capacity to live a life free of commercial tobacco and nicotine. The TFCP focuses on commercial tobacco prevention but with the broader understanding that many of the “root causes’ that influence commercial tobacco usage, dependence and exposure are also contributing to other health inequities. The TFCP collaborates with local partners to prevent youth from starting to use tobacco/nicotine, protect everyone from secondhand smoke and promote free resources to help people quit in the Greater Boston region, with an emphasis on the community of Brockton. 

Hours: Both part-time and full-time positions available

Location: Hybrid. Full-time staff are expected to come into office in Quincy or Braintree 1-2 days/week as well as attend meetings/events in the community throughout the week, including occasional evening and weekends; Part-time staff are expected to come into the office a few hours/week with flexible schedule, including occasional evening and weekends

What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference in our local communities...

• Coordinator all aspects of the Strategic Prevention Framework, including developing a strategic plan, to assess and address youth substance use through evidence-informed prevention strategies [BK1] 
• Coordinates the Greater Boston Tobacco-Free Community Partnership Program and travels throughout the Greater Boston region to build relationships and disseminate information on tobacco prevention and cessation 
• Coordinate and assist in the development and implementation of needs and resource assessments and related activities, including hosting Town Halls, focus groups and interviews
• Engage individuals, community groups, schools, youth and organizations to coordinate and implement prevention strategies
• Monitor program progress, goals, and objectives, and maintain regular contact with community partners

Important Health and Wellness Benefits Begin On Your First Day of Employment

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance 

Eye-Med Vision Benefits 

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