OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINER REGION 1 /#0604

Job Description

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every single day? Do you want to work where you are valued and feel like you make an impact? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? If so, then please consider becoming part of the Central Plains Center family. We offer:

1. Flexible work hours
2. Generous leave time and holidays
3. 100% health coverage for our employees
4. Matching retirement
5. Supportive work environment

Central Plains Center. ....." Our mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with mental illness, Intellectual Disabilities and chemical dependency, and their families, by providing accessible services and resources which support individual choices and promotes lives of dignity and independence."

Education and Experience:

• Must have high school diploma or GED; College degree preferred,
• Lived personal or family experience with substance abuse challenges and in recovery preferred
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and be able to efficiently document services in a timely manner
• Have experience working in behavioral health with an in-depth understanding of overdose prevention
• Must have valid TX driver's license and be insurable

Job Purpose:

• Offer community-education on overdose prevention and overdose response
• Provide accurate and current best practice information about addiction treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and overdose prevention
• Offer community-based distribution of overdose reversal medications

Job Function:

• Proficiently provide Overdose Prevention training and Naloxone distribution
• Provide vigorous outreach throughout HHSC Regions 1 and engages community partners
• Work as part of a team to meet performance measures
• Efficiently document and submit reports and other data as required or requested

This Organization Participates in E-Verify

Central Plains Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer