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Title: Prevention Educator Intern
Salary: $20 per hour
Supervisor: Director of Ulster Prevention Council
Status: Non-Exempt Part Time approximately 18-20 hours per week
Length of Internship: OASAS funded internship will begin July 2023 through December 2023 with possible extension to 2024
Intern Summary:Ulster Prevention Council (UPC) is a program of Family Services based in Kingston NY. Our goal is to reduce and prevent substance use and substance use disorder (SUD) among youth and familiesthroughout Ulster County. We achieve this by providing evidence-based direct support services and strategies that address local needs and preferences. We work with health and human services agencies school districts government law enforcement youth organizations and community members to reduce and prevent alcohol and substance use.The UPC Prevention Educator intern will plan and implement prevention education throughout Ulster County Schools and community settings. The position enthusiastically supports practices and communicates the agencys Mission and Statement of Values.
Our Mission:
Family Services brings people together to find the support they need improving their lives and communities and building a stronger safer Hudson Valley.
Our Values:
Compassion Extending empathy and understanding to others.
Integrity Being honest and dependable.
Hope Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart to emerge and thrive when faced with a challenge.
Diversity Promoting a vision of community comprised of wide-ranging assets.
Respect Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgement.
Community Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectives.
Justice Promoting social and economic equity and fairness.
Quality Aspiring for excellence in every aspect of our work.
Intern Responsibilities:
Intern Requirements and Competencies:
Work Environment:
The intern will work in the Ulster Prevention Council office in Kingston as well as local schools community organizations health agencies and after school and youth centers (Everette Hodge Center in Kingston Boys and Girls Club YMCA etc.). The noise level is moderate.
Family Services Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact
Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We follow federal state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.
Required Experience:
Intern
Intern