Project Director/Youth Substance Abuse Prevention

The Project Director/Youth Substance Abuse Prevention is responsible for overall supervision and support of grant funded alcohol and other drug prevention efforts in a predominantly Latino and Spanish speaking community in Contra Costa County.

Duties for this position include:

• recruit, coordinate and build the capacity of collaborative, action-based team of diverse stakeholders;
• build capacity of youth, parents and agencies to develop strong, supportive community networks for youth;
• assure grant goals are fully integrated into target community;
• achieve program performance standards;
• consult and facilitate action teams, task forces, committees and residents in the development and on-going implementation of prevention strategies;
• develop and manage all direct clinical and prevention interventions;
• supervise work of consultants, interns and other participants involved in development and implementation of grant programs;
• support professional and personal development of staff and colleagues;
• represent grant to funding agencies, including government, foundations and donors
  

Required qualifications for the position:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Educational Psychology or related field
• 12 months experience in job offered or related such as Educational Psychologist, Special Education Teacher, Project Coordinator
• Academic background or work experience must include: community organizing; group facilitation; interpretation and analysis of public and social policy and needs assessment data.
• Fluent Spanish.

Applications for available positions should include a cover letter and résumé, and may be faxed to 925.363.5857, attn: Executive Director, or emailed to astein@newconnections.org. Include the job title in the subject line.