Assistant Director, Office of Prevention and Education

Assistant Director, Office of Prevention and Education

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The Assistant Director of the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern (OPEN) will be a member of a collaborative team responsible for prevention, education, and training related to: alcohol and other drugs, sexual violence, sexual health and other wellness-related initiatives for the Northeastern University student community. The role includes assisting in implementing a comprehensive, research-driven, culturally relevant, and in-depth prevention programming to create long-lasting change for the campus community. The Assistant Director will act in a direct service role providing assessment and brief intervention services for students referred for alcohol and other drug use. They will also serve as a Confidential Resource Advisor in the Sexual Violence Resource Center, an entry point for student affected by sexual violence. The Assistant Director will provide training and secondary supervision to graduate and work-study students at OPEN. They will provide customized presentations to students, faculty and staff on topics related to alcohol and other drugs and sexual violence prevention. The Assistant Director will provide operational and organizational support around staffing and scheduling for the OPEN team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide alcohol and other drug assessment and brief intervention services (BASICS) to students referred by OSCCR, Residential Life or who are self-referred
  
  
• Provide trauma-informed services at the Sexual Violence Resource Center, an entry point for students affected by sexual violence
  
  
• Provide secondary supervision and training to the graduate assistants and work-study students
  
  
• Provide operational and administrative support for both sites staffed by OPEN (Main office and Sexual Violence Resource Center)
  
  
• Facilitate weekly psycho-educational groups on alcohol or sexual violence
  
  
• Provide educational sessions for Orientation, Freshmen Experience/other academic classes, fraternities and sororities, athletes and any other student groups that request an OPEN program
  
  
• Conduct community outreach through programming and educational materials
  
  Qualifications:
  
• Master's degree in social work, counseling or related field and independent licensure or working towards independent licensure required
• Experience working with young adults or college-aged population
• Works exceptionally well with diverse groups, including international populations, those identifying as BIPOC and LGBTQ, and other under-represented populations
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience communicating with college-aged individuals on matters related to alcohol and other drugs, sexual violence, and/or other wellness-related topics
• Sophisticated understanding of how intersectionality, privilege, and socioeconomic status relate to issues around alcohol/other drugs, sexual violence, sexual health and wellness
• Strong presentation skills
  
  Salary Grade:
  10
  
  Additional Information:
  Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
  
  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
  
  To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
  
  
  
  To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/879/cw/en-us/job/507595 jeid-3d8d7a82e67d3d42a2158874e9d31819