Mental Health & Disability Program Coordinator - Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University

Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

Minimum Education and Work Experience

Masters / Ph.D. / Psy.D. or equivalent in Education, Psychology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Social Work or a related field; or a combination of experience and education that is equivalent to thereferenced degrees.
Demonstrated education and experience focused on mental health/mental illness, and dual diagnosis(mental health & disability);
Experience with successful program planning and delivery, including developing and delivering clinical training;
Experience in the management of complex projects;
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams;

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing program evaluations and research activities for program planning and development.
Demonstrated record of grants/contracts procurement and management;
Demonstrated evidence of scholarly work; including written products.

Work Scope

1. Responsible for the successful management and operation of mental health and dual diagnosis training
     programs at the CPD, including a clinical training model for healthcare professionals.
2. Provide oversight and coordination of the ACL grant-funded Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
     National Training Initiative.
3. Participate in grant writing and program development activities to enhance and build the CPD's mental
     health training capacity.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the clinical training aspects of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability NationalTraining Initiative;
Coordinates and supervises the training and technical assistance activities of the CPD in relation to mental health and dual diagnosis;
Serve as a liaison between the USU CPD and national mental health advocacy organizations and
service providers;
Independently coordinate and conduct trainings and community education activities related to mental health / dual diagnosis, and the intersectional issues of cultural diversity, poverty, gender, and sexuality;
Write grants and negotiate contracts to expand the nature and scope of USU CPD activities related to mental health and dual diagnosis;
Be responsible for and provide supervision and mentoring for students;
Plans, evaluates, recommends and implements new initiatives when appropriate.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with collaborators, vendors, employees, other managers, and community members. Supports a positive image of USU CPD inside and outside the organization.
Participates in budget creation and expense management for the Mental Health / Intellectual Disability National Training Initiative.
Assign work, as appropriate, to support staff, coordinating efforts to have quality work completed on time.
Ensure deliverables are provided to the clients for specified projects.
Participate in the dissemination of information in the form of conference presentations, research publications, and community trainings related to mental health, intellectual & developmental disabilities, and dual diagnosis.