Job Information
City of Somerville Prevention Services Coordinator in Somerville, Massachusetts
Statement of Duties
The Prevention Services Coordinator will support the Director of Prevention Services in a variety of prevention focused initiatives. The Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating regional planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation phases of activities related to prevention services initiatives. Such initiatives include the MassCALL3 Bureau of Substance Addiction Services grant and the City of Somerville Student Health Survey. The Coordinator will serve as a resource for best practices, trends, and data analysis related to prevention strategies and policies for the division.
Essential Functions
Oversees, coordinates, and implements all substance misuse prevention grant initiatives related to the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) MassCALL3 grant.
Build, maintain, and support strategic partnerships in the Somerville, Everett, Arlington, and Lexington communities to lead a coordinated team-based approach to substance misuse prevention efforts working with youth, caregivers, school faculty members, health directors, mental health professionals, youth-serving organizations, and city/town representatives.
Responsible for managing grant budgeting and invoicing as well as reporting, deliverables, and subcontractor relationships (including cluster representatives and evaluation services).
Oversee needs assessments (such as focus groups, key stakeholder interviews, pre-/post-tests and surveys) and review community data as needed to inform programming.
Develop and carry out strategic plans to inform and direct substance misuse prevention work.
Develop and implement program evaluation tools in conjunction with external and BSAS evaluators, informed by the Student Health Survey and other quantitative as well as qualitative data sources.
Coordinate and lead cluster meetings with representatives from all four communities as well as BSAS and technical assistance staff.
Ensure training and implementation of identified interventions are completed.
Maintain ongoing communication with BSAS Contract Manager at the Department of Public Health (DPH) regarding program activities and requirements.
Attend all BSAS grant-related meetings.
Build partnerships with substance misuse prevention coalitions in other communities.
In conjunction with Somerville Public Schools and external vendors, oversee the administration and evaluation of the middle and high school Student Health Survey, including in-depth analysis during non-administration years.
Informs dissemination strategies for the public on awareness, events, exhibits, and presentations with supervisor and/or Health Communications Officer.
Develop methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize data to provide usable information to develop strategies and policies.
Collaborate with and support Community Health Worker division, particularly the Harm Reduction Community Health Worker in addressing SDoH for vulnerable populations.
Promote person-centered, strengths-based, & resilience-building by encouraging ongoing participation of youth cohorts in shared policy-level decision-making.
Participate in ongoing multidisciplinary meetings related to prevention initiatives.
Establish and maintain strong community partnerships with various organizations and groups within the City of Somerville. This will include, but is not limited to, maintaining an up-to-date list of resources for individuals and caregivers.
Other similar or related duties as assigned.
Recommended Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, or human services and three to five (3-5) years.’ experience working with persons with SUD, harm reduction, and recovery, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Must have grant management experience, BSAS grant management experience a plus
Special Requirements: Valid MA driver’s license
Knowledge, Abilities and Skill
Knowledge: Knowledge of federal, state, and local public health regulations; working knowledge of public health issues and prevention programs, specifically experience in harm reduction strategies and substance misuse.
Abilities: Ability to work independently; ability to evaluate and monitor community and environmental health projects. Bi-lingual or multilingual ability in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Haitian-Creole is preferred. Must be able to travel to multiple locations.
Skill: Excellent organizational skills; excellent data processing skill in the use of office software including word processing, data base and spreadsheet applications; excellent public speaking skills, planning and organization
Work Environment
The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with occasional exposure to outside elements. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Employee may be required to work beyond normal business hours in response to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments. Travel to other communities as a regular part of the position.
Physical and Mental Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Skills
Few physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. May also be some occasional lifting of objects such as office equipment and computer paper (up to 30 lbs.)
Motor Skills
Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, filing, and sorting of papers.
Visual Skills
Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.
Hours: Full Time
Salary: $66,244.85
Union: Non-Union
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Date Posted: September 17th, 2024
City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply.
The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request. Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.
Pre-Employment Requirements for All Employees:
MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) clearance
Completition of Conflict-of-Interest Law Education training for municipal employees
Overview of Total Rewards:
4 weeks annual vacation (for non-union positions) union positions vary by contract
Medical insurance through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - 80% of premium costs paid by City
Dental coverage low and high plans through Cigna
Vision care through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
Long term disability through Sun Life
Group and voluntary life insurance through Boston Mutual
Health Care and Dependent Care flexible spending through Benefit Strategies
Deferred compensation plans through a choice of three vendors
Free, confidential services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by E4Health
Annual cancer screening & wellness release
Somerville Retirement Pension System
Tuition reimbursement
MBTA pass program
FREE Blue Bikes membership
Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
Benefits listed are for benefits-eligible positions and the above information is meant to be a general overview of the benefit programs offered by the City of Somerville and not a binding contract.
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