Prevention Specialist (Prevention Deputy) (PREV WF)

Prevention Deputy Duties: Serve as a Prevention Deputy, responsible for maintaining day-to-day operations and oversight of integrated primary prevention efforts. Ensure the technical competence of the integrated primary prevention workforce and plan and evaluate prevention activities, training, education, and outreach. Coordinate comprehensive primary prevention activities addressing various harmful behaviors. Support I-PAG Prevention Lead in advising senior leaders on primary prevention activities and the public health approach to preventing harmful behaviors. Coordinate, plan, organize, implement, analyze, and integrate primary prevention efforts through coalitions and partnerships. Identify and integrate data, research and evaluation findings from various sources. Use data to conduct community needs assessments, select integrated primary prevention activities, and evaluate activities. Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention activities for two or more harmful behaviors in coordination with the Prevention Lead. Develop a Comprehensive Integrated Prevention Plan that includes population-based and/or targeted primary prevention activities that span across the socio-ecological model to address potential risk factors and bolster protective factors. Support ongoing prevention policy development and refinement at the local level that clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of the prevention workforce and leadership. Align policies to facilitate collaboration and integration across stakeholders to improve holistic well-being and prevent inter-related problem behaviors, such as harassment, discrimination, alcohol misuse, self-harm, relationship violence, etc. Provide oversight and quality control for other Prevention Specialist and Prevention Implementation staff work products and deliverables. Educate leaders on integrated primary prevention and enhance leader knowledge of integrated primary prevention and ensure delivery of ongoing primary prevention training/education, modernizing the content, delivery and dosage of prevention education. Apply a working understanding of health equity, social justice, and social determinants of health, and translate science to practice. Design process and outcome evaluation plans before implementation of prevention activities and conduct data analysis to determine effectiveness of prevention activities. Coordinate with personnel across prevention disciplines to ensure consistent messaging and unified efforts within the organization.