Thursday, June 5, 2008

GCASA needs school based student screening and referral services providers to work in schools

GCASA's prevention program has contracts with schools in Genesee and Orleans Counties to provide a substance abuse prevention educators in the schools to provide substance abuse screening and referral services.

People filling these positions need to be good with troubled kids, their parents, and work well in a complex organization like a school.

People filling these positions need to be self directed, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and know how substance abuse affects individuals, groups, families, and school performance. They also will need to become familiar with community resources.

GCASA recognizes that people in these positions have a very unique skill set and we are developing a career ladder for Student Screening and Referral Services providers.

If you, yourself are interested in exploring this career or know someone who is please contact, Maryann Bowman, GCASA's Director Of Prevention at 585-815-1877, mbowman@gcasa.org, and/or Kim Corcoran, GCASA's Director of Human Resources at 585-815-1801, kcorcoran@gcasa.org. Please spread the word. There are a couple of positions available.
Here is the job posting. Click on the image to enlarge it for easier reading.

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