Prevention Specialist

About Hope For Youth : Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization that has been providing comprehensive child welfare services for over 50 years. Our mission is to facilitate positive outcomes for children, adolescents, and families across Long Island. We are also honored to announce that the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island (HIA-LI), an advocate for its member organizations since 1978, has recognized HFY as their Not-For Profit Business Award honoree for Excellence in 2025!

About the OASAS Primary Prevention Program : Our OASAS Primary Prevention Program offers evidence-based education and support to children, families, and community stakeholders, with the goal of preventing substance and alcohol use. Through classroom-based presentations and community outreach, we empower individuals with the tools they need to make healthy choices.

To be a successful Prevention Specialist you must be ready, willing, and able to do the following always :

• Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in program practice guide and employee manual
• Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct
• Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope for Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

How you will generally spend your time in this job :

To qualify for this job, you need to have at minimum :

This opportunity is available as a Full-Time position.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please include a resume, cover letter and salary requirements. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Hope For Youth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout employment and more.

Here are some of the other benefits of working for Hope for Youth.   All offers must be made contingent and once a contingent offer has been accepted, all processing must note the contingency throughout the process.

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Additional Pay Range Information

The salary range and / or hourly rate range listed for this position is a good faith determination of potential compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining an employee's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, licensing, certifications, other credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity, etc.)

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