Title: Youth Mental Wellbeing Program Coordinator

FTE/Status: .8 to 1 FTE (32-40 hr/wk) depending on funding and number of hires, up to two positions available.
Start Date: Open Until Filled with March 1, 2022 as a goal
Hours:  Mostly between Mon. to Fri.  8 to 5 p.m.  Some weekends and evenings.
Reports to: Prevention Program Manager
To Apply: Send cover letter, resume and three professional references (including name, title, phone number and email contact) to info@wfcn.org
Compensation: Starting Range: $23 to $25

DESCRIPTION:

• Coordinate all aspects of a sustainable youth mental wellbeing program, including youth suicide prevention and mental health promotion.
• Promote healthy youth development by developing and promoting youth leadership opportunities, community and mental health promotion messages, and applying trauma-informed, hope raising and resilience building frameworks and practices.
• Deliver and strengthen the M.A.D.-H.O.P.E. Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Wellbeing Training Curriculum, using peer to peer strategies.  Expand capacity for implementation by developing and implementing a Train-the-Trainer model.
• Lead and support the M.A.D.-H.O.P.E. planning team and youth advisory groups or clubs that develop.
• Cultivate and convene strategic partnerships to create or strengthen program sustainability.
• Increase youth & adult leadership and engagement in M.A.D.-H.O.P.E. and other mental wellbeing strategies, including the youth-led Trusted Adult Campaign & Workshops and collaborations like ”Let’s Chalk About It” or “VolunTeen” summer programs.   
• Participate in program development, including identifying and procuring resources.
• Develop strong volunteer base of trainers and project leads, especially youth.
• Supervise AmeriCorps members, interns and/or volunteers.
• Provide program outreach and community awareness activities, including social media.
• Collect, analyze, disseminate and report on program data. 
• Provide research and leadership in recognizing and addressing the disproportionate impact of suicide on LGBTQ+, Native American, Latinx, Rural and BIPOC youth and delivering youth suicide prevention within a social justice framework.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Apply advanced organizational and relational and team building skills to develop diverse, strong, trust-based relationships/partnerships/collaborations and to navigate and streamline systems to work with others within systems or develop systems to advance goals.
• Learn and apply contemporary prevention science theory and strategies to develop and implement quality youth-centered mental wellbeing and suicide prevention programming.
• Work positively with youth and young adults as valued team members and leaders. Recruit, train, schedule, manage and support volunteers to present M.A.D.-H.O.P.E. workshops and lead other prevention strategies, includes high school and college aged students/interns and adult community members.  Supervise interns, volunteers and others.
• Demonstrate strong communication, networking, presentation and facilitation skills—awareness of body and spoken language. Use visual aids. Bilingual skills a plus! Present curriculum in high school and middle school classrooms. Develop materials (i.e. curriculum & volunteer manuals).
• Provide regular face-to-face, e-mail and phone contact with many sector representatives, including county-wide school systems, parents, youth and young adults. Ability to communicate and raise community awareness of youth suicide through social media, Facebook, webpage, etc. and positive social norming.  Outreach to existing and potential clubs and partners.
• Advanced computing in MS Office applications and other presentation and desktop publishing applications. Creation of forms, flyers, spreadsheets; use of and reporting of data; development of training and guidance materials. Able to learn new technology skills.
• Assess, evaluate and report on programmatic and operational information as required.
• Strong problem-solving ability.  Calm under pressure. Strong emotional self-regulation.
• Demonstrate cultural competency. Work with diverse populations. Value equity & social justice.
• Positive attitude. Persistent character with understanding and value of a strength-based, abundance perspective and trauma-informed practice.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Administrative tasks—e-mailing, phone work, filing, copying, data entry and reporting as relevant to WFCN need and project assignment.
• Attend Whatcom Prevention Coalition Meetings; Some weekend and evening events.
• Scheduling and logistics for trainings, community meetings, outreach opportunities, & events.
• Attend relevant trainings.
• Seek funding opportunities through networking and research.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years experience, successfully and passionately coordinating youth-centered programs; promoting healthy youth development in school systems or youth serving organizations.
• 1 year experience with youth suicide prevention or related health
• 1 year experience with data collection and analysis.
• 1 year experience in well-being promotion.
• Demonstrated experience in presenting and training.
• Demonstrated understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity issues in serving youth.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Preferred: Experience working in a middle school/high school setting.
• Preferred:  Bi-lingual and bi-cultural in Spanish.
• Candidates lived experience aligned with populations of focus highly encouraged to apply.

BENEFITS:

• Starting range: $23 to $25/hour
• Value work life balance and promote wellbeing. Flexible scheduling aligned with needs of the project.
• Prorated Health/Dental benefits with FTE. .8 FTE is considered full time and is covered at 100%. Mileage reimbursement for approved travel for business purposes. Generous Paid-Time Off, Bereavement and 11 Holidays
• Professional development, resume building, professional recommendations.

Whatcom Family & Community Network is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Candidates with lived experience aligned with populations of focus are highly encouraged to apply.

To Apply: Send cover letter, resume and three professional references (including name, title, phone number and email contact) to info@wfcn.org