Pueblo Community Floater - Prevention Specialist

Job description

Position Summary

The Prevention Specialist – Pueblo Community Floater is responsible for supporting prevention programming, outreach, events, youth engagement activities, and community education across the Pueblo communities served by Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc., including Zia, Santa Ana, Jemez, Cochiti, and Sandia.

This position is located at Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. headquarters in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and will provide support to the Prevention Specialists assigned to each Pueblo community. The Floater Prevention Specialist will assist with program coverage, event preparation, youth activities, health fairs, prevention education, data collection, and other grant-related deliverables based on program needs, staffing support, and Behavioral Health Services priorities.

The Floater Prevention Specialist will work collaboratively with assigned Prevention Specialists, Tribal departments, Pueblo programs, schools, community partners, local agencies, and Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. Behavioral Health Services staff to support culturally relevant prevention activities. This position requires flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to respectfully support each Pueblo community’s needs, cultural protocols, and local priorities.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with Native American, Pueblo, or Tribal communities and an understanding of culturally grounded approaches to wellness. Knowledge of traditional activities, including traditional arts or regalia-making, is preferred, as many prevention activities may connect cultural identity, wellness, youth resiliency, and substance use prevention.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The Prevention Specialist – Pueblo Community Floater will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the Pueblo Community Floater Prevention Specialist supporting Prevention Specialists assigned to Zia, Santa Ana, Jemez, Cochiti, and Sandia Pueblo communities.
• Assist assigned Pueblo Prevention Specialists with culturally relevant, age-appropriate alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention activities grounded in the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Six Prevention Strategies and aligned with funding agency requirements.
• Provide support for prevention programming, outreach, youth activities, health fairs, community events, school-based activities, cultural wellness activities, and grant-related deliverables.
• Collaborate with assigned Prevention Specialists to help coordinate supplies, materials, participant sign-in sheets, activity documentation, event setup, and follow-up needs.
• Support Prevention Specialists in recruiting youth, families, and community members for Community Prevention Teams, youth-focused programming, wellness activities, and prevention events.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate experiential education activities that strengthen youth engagement, leadership, resiliency, cultural identity, wellness, and prevention awareness.
• Assist with prevention activities that may include cultural wellness, traditional knowledge, positive youth development, healthy lifestyles, and community-based prevention education.
• Maintain respectful working relationships with assigned Prevention Specialists, Tribal departments, Pueblo programs, schools, community partners, and local agencies while supporting the assigned Prevention Specialist’s lead role within each Pueblo.
• Collaborate with Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. departments, including Behavioral Health Services, Case Management, and other programs, to support prevention education and training for youth, parents, families, and community members.
• Assist with data collection, documentation, monthly reports, quarterly reports, activity summaries, sign-in sheets, and other required grant documentation.
• Provide coverage or additional staffing support when assigned Pueblo Prevention Specialists need assistance with community events, school-based activities, outreach, or prevention programming.
• Assist with identifying challenges, barriers, or gaps during program implementation and communicate recommendations to the assigned Prevention Specialist and Behavioral Health Services Program Director.
• Attend required trainings, meetings, staffings, and collaborative sessions hosted by Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos Behavioral Health Services and funding entities.
• Assist with prevention representation, outreach efforts, and staffing for health fairs, community events, school-based activities, youth events, and other relevant activities.
• Work collaboratively with therapists, case management staff, prevention staff, and other service providers to help identify individuals in need of additional support and make appropriate referrals through established program processes.
• Maintain flexibility in scheduling and assignments to support prevention activities across multiple Pueblo communities, including occasional evening, weekend, school-based, or community event activities.
• Maintain compliance with confidentiality requirements, cultural protocols, funding requirements, and organizational policies.
• Adhere to Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. Personnel Policies and Procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must obtain Prevention Specialist Certification within six months of hire. Training support may be provided.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and basic data entry.
• Effective communication, presentation, facilitation, and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work respectfully and effectively with diverse ages, backgrounds, families, youth, Tribal departments, schools, and community groups.
• Ability to work collaboratively with assigned Prevention Specialists and program staff while supporting established program goals and community priorities.
• Ability to work independently, remain organized, manage time effectively, and complete documentation by required deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to travel between Pueblo communities served by Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. to support prevention programming, outreach, meetings, and community events.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and background check.
• Must sign a confidentiality statement upon hire.
• Valid New Mexico driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of liability insurance required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, Human Services, Education, Psychology, Behavioral Health, or a related field.
• Certified Prevention Specialist, CPS-II, CPS Supervisor, or higher-level prevention credential.
• Experience working with Tribal communities, Pueblo communities, Native American organizations, or Native youth and families.
• Experience providing community-based services across multiple Tribal or Pueblo communities, with the ability to adapt support to each community’s needs, cultural protocols, and local priorities.
• Knowledge of, or lived/professional experience with, Native American cultural practices, Pueblo community values, and culturally grounded wellness activities.
• Knowledge of traditional arts, cultural activities, or regalia-making preferred, particularly as connected to youth engagement, identity, wellness, and prevention programming.
• Experience supporting prevention programming using the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Six Prevention Strategies.
• Knowledge of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention models, experiential education, youth leadership, and resiliency-based programming.
• Experience with grant-funded programs, data collection, reporting, and scope-of-work deliverables.
• Familiarity with New Mexico behavioral health systems, local schools, Tribal programs, and community resources.
• Experience assisting with or facilitating youth groups, community trainings, workshops, presentations, or wellness activities.
• Strong documentation, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to speak or understand a Pueblo language or another Native language preferred, but not required.
• CPR, First Aid, and AED certification, or willingness to obtain within 60 days of hire.

Working Conditions:

This position is based at Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. headquarters in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with regular travel to Pueblo communities, schools, community events, and partner locations. The position may require occasional evening or weekend work to support prevention programming, youth activities, trainings, health fairs, and community events.

Company Description

Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. (FSIP) is one of New Mexico’s oldest Native American nonprofit organizations, serving the Cochiti, Jemez, Sandia, Santa Ana, and Zia Pueblo communities and surrounding areas with culturally grounded programs in employment and training, food distribution, early childhood education, WIC nutrition support, and behavioral health services. FSIP is committed to strengthening community well-being by honoring tribal sovereignty, traditional culture, and collaborative partnerships while delivering essential services that empower individuals and families.