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Prevention Programs Coordinator
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OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
La Grande, OR (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
Job Listing ID:
4506218Job Title:
Prevention Programs CoordinatorApplication Deadline:
08/31/2026Job Location:
La GrandeDate Posted:
06/05/2026Hours Worked Per Week:
40Shift:
Day ShiftDuration of Job:
Full Time, more than 6 months SR You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.) Obtain Contact Information Job Summary Center for Human Development, Inc. is seeking a full-time Public Health Prevention Programs Coordinator. CHD Prevention Programs Coordinator encompasses community and state interventions, surveillance and evaluation, communications, screening interventions, and state administration and management to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and associated effects, across the lifespan. Job duties for Prevention Programs Coordinator will involve management of programs expenditures within a given budget.- Bachelor's degree in Health Education, Public Health, or related field or has the same knowledge level, can perform the same work as the degreed employees, and has attained advanced knowledge through a combination of work experience and intellectual instruction.
- Certified Prevention Specialist preferred or willingness to pursue credentialing. Experience in coordination of delivery of health promotion, coordination of implementation of primary prevention projects, and development of community coalitions.
- Must possess a valid Oregon Driver's license and be insurable for client service purposes, travel between business offices, and to attend required meeting and/or trainings.
Essential Job Functions:
- Knowledge of Risk and Protective Factors, the 6 CSAP Prevention Strategies, the Social Ecological model, and the National Academies of Medicine Continuum of Care or willingness to learn.
- Ability to work well with others from a variety of disciplines, and conflict management skills.
- Must demonstrate critical thinking, respond flexibly to changing needs, provide leadership to create key values and shared vision, apply effective problem-solving skills, balance multiple priorities, and the ability to use sound judgment in responding to client issues and concerns.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including active listening, emotional intelligence.
- Ability to interact in an empathetic and nonjudgmental manner with culturally diverse populations and persons experiencing a wide range of social conditions.
- Ability to use discretion, maintain confidentiality, and practice ethical conduct.
- Willingness to learn and engage in conversations about problem gambling, addiction, drug use prevention, harm reduction, and risk.
- Serve as primary point of contact for state programs related to this position.
- Maintain compliance with the Service Element Language (SE) governing Health Services Division, Problem Gambling Prevention Services.
- And more in full job description on website.