• Full-time

OMNI Youth Services is the premier youth services agency in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and beyond. We have an excellent opportunity for a Prevention Specialist - Health Educator based in the Champaign/Central Illinois area. This position will work with our ILHPP.org team to educate and bring awareness to adolescent youth, parents and influential adults about the Human Performance Project, The Prescription Playbook and their core principles. HPP has a core message of healthy lifestyle choices and positive leadership development to empower students in healthy decision making that lead to optimal performance in all aspects of life and living.

This position will work with the community and school personnel to develop mutually beneficial training and programs for teens, parents, and school staff members. This position will use methods and instruments for collecting valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data, plan and implement training opportunities, outreach, and technical assistance, and message distribution through email, social media, website, and trainings, report on the program performance, and apply strategies for continuous quality improvement.

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in public health, marketing, education, human services or a related field is required.
• Proven leadership and project management experience a must (professional or volunteer).
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations with multi- or inter-disciplinary colleagues, implement effective prevention strategies with fidelity, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted through the course of work, write clearly and concisely, effectively speak publicly when conducting presentations and/or facilitating meetings, work independently under limited supervision and organize multiple work assignments, collect and report on work as required by the Department, when needed.
• Candidate must have a valid driver's license, access to a car, and the ability to lift and transport program materials required, and be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Creativity, design, and marketing skills are a plus. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and/or Adobe Suite) and use of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram).

• Self-disciplined project management, event planning, design, and website development.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish is preferred..

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible Schedule
• Paid Time Off