Prevention Education Specialist

Prevention Education Specialist serving Wood County School Districts is a 10 month position.

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Position Overview

The Wood County Educational Service Center (WCESC) is seeking applicants for Prevention Education Specialist. This position supports local schools by delivering engaging research-supported prevention education programming to students across all grade levels (K-12).

This role focuses on helping students develop safe decision-making coping and refusal skills that reduce substance use and other at-risk behaviors. Programming may address topics such as substance use prevention suicide and violence prevention gambling prevention sexual abuse prevention and healthy relationship skills.

The Prevention Education Specialist works in a school setting collaboratively with teachers school administrators families and community partners to promote social-emotional learning and support safe healthy and drug-free school environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach evidence-based prevention education lessons to students in Wood County schools. Coordinate program delivery with school administrators and staff to ensure programming aligns with district needs.
• Offer classroom small-group or individual prevention education sessions for students when appropriate.
• Guide students to develop skills in decision-making coping and refusal strategies that promote healthy choices.
• Support school-based teams in addressing risk factors and strengthening protective factors that contribute to student success.
• Use available data (such as youth survey results and pre-/post-tests) to help guide programming recommendations.
• Collaborate with community agencies when additional resources or services are needed. Complete required documentation and reports to support program evaluation and compliance with funding and certification requirements.
• Attend professional development opportunities including conferences and webinars to remain current on prevention education best practices.

Working Environment

This position is primarily school-based and involves regular interaction with students and school staff. Occasional travel between school sites may be required. Work may include interaction with students experiencing behavioral challenges.

Qualifications:

• Clear background check
• Reliable transportation.
• Associates degree required (Bachelors degree preferred) in education social work human development and family students or a related field.
• Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience with school-aged youth in a school setting (preferred).
• Experience in substance use mental health gambling and/or relationship violence prevention education preferred.

Why Join WCESC

The Prevention Education Specialist plays an important role in helping students develop the skills they need to make healthy choices and succeed both in school and in their communities.

Benefits include:

• School district based work schedule
• Monday-Friday no weekends
• Winter spring and summer breaks
• Health insurance
• Dental vision and life insurance options
• Personal and sick time

Please reach out to Alana Stanbery-Sigg at with any questions.