LA PLATA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH - Behavioral Health Program Coord: Collaborates to develop & implement behavioral health programs targeted at priority population communities in La Plata County. Devoted to providing paraprofessional client & admin support. Maintains program data; creates reports; assists managers with program development, planning, compliance, & evaluation; develops & delivers education presentations; tracks budget, expenditures & grants; assists with grant writing. Ideal candidate will have strong organizational & communication skills. Requires BA & 4 years of healthcare or public health exper or any combination thereof. Full Time with medical, dental, vision, retirement, 38+ paid vacation/holiday days, 13+ paid sick days & paid parental leave benefits. Wage $24.85/hour. Application deadline 4 pm 8/5/24. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
CLASS TITLE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR
GRADE: G09
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEALTH
FLSA STATUS: N
REPORTS TO: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPERVISOR
DATE: 7/24
JOB SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Program Coordinator is responsible for supporting all programs in the Behavioral Health program area including substance use prevention, suicide prevention, and harm reduction. The coordinator supports coalition building, provides meeting facilitation, assures program deliverable completion, and serves as backup for all programs. The coordinator provides excellent customer service to internal and external partners and facilitates certain activities that meet grant deliverables.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Essential functions may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks. Reasonable accommodations, as defined under the American with Disabilities Act, will be made when possible. Under the general direction of the Behavioral Health Programs Supervisor, the Behavioral Health Coordinator will perform the following duties: Facilitation • Facilitate community engagement opportunities for the behavioral health team including coalition meetings, workgroups, etc. • Coordinate logistics of community engagement meetings (i.e., agendas, meeting notes, logistics) Grant/Contract Support • Serve as a point of contact for all behavioral health programs for support with grant deliverables. • Support data collection and reporting for contracts; serves as back up for Behavioral Health Supervisor on contract meetings as needed. • Utilize appropriate tools, resources, and guidelines to implement contract deliverables. Staff Support • Lead behavioral health meetings in the absence of the Behavioral Health Supervisor; support day-to-day questions and concerns from staff; troubleshoot program processes and IT issues. • Support program staff with professional development activities. • Support program staff as backup if someone is out of the office (i.e., run meetings, support harm reduction events, attend street outreach) Communications/Outreach • Participate in community partnership development through meetings and targeted outreach. • Support staff and Behavioral Health Supervisor with changes/updates to websites. • Support staff and Behavioral Health Supervisor with developing, reviewing, submitting and following up on communications requests. • Participate in community public education activities and outreach to raise awareness. • Build and maintain Community Partner Resource list. • Maintain good community partner relations. • Distribute communications materials, and/or other informational or educational documents to community partners and through one-on-one education services. Finance/Administration • Receive and review invoices and related accounts payable documents; verify accounts payable information and code invoices for payment. • Supports actions to resolve payment issues by coordinating with vendors and department contacts. • Help with management of subcontracts, including providing training and support to subcontractors. • Oversee supply inventory and ordering for harm reduction supplies. • Help draft and ensure that procedures are in place for harm reduction services and coalition/collaborative meetings. • Support quality compliance, process improvement and achievement of grant deliverables. Referrals • Provide referrals to resources. Collaborate with other agencies in creating and supporting a referral system. • Serve as a support for staff who help facilitate continuity of care within Harm Reduction program. Performs other duties as assigned. Regular and predictable attendance is required.
MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT USED: General Office Equipment
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position would be: Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology or nursing and four years of healthcare, public health, behavioral health, communications or related experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of: Basic project management principles. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Behavioral health topics Survey research best practices including instrument design and methodology. Skill in: Meeting facilitation Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work performed. Providing attention to detail in assignments. Using technology and computer applications efficiently and professionally. Educating and training others. Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment). Using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines. Communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to: Handle multi-faceted tasks, changing priorities, ambiguity, and complexity. Be detail oriented, excellent organizational skills, a commitment to a high level of accuracy. Work both cooperatively within a team and independently. Provide in-the-moment feedback to staff. Research, analyze, and evaluate programs, policies, and procedures. Apply methods of research, program analysis, and report preparation. Develop and maintain positive, professional, productive relationships. Keep accurate and complete records and be a good steward of data, including sensitive and confidential information including electronic health records.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT The conditions listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Please direct all requests for accommodation to the Human Resources Department. Environment: Work is primarily conducted indoors with occasional time spent in an outside environment. Incumbent experiences routine exposures and hazards of a typical office environment. Incumbent is occasionally required to work after normal work hours to attend governmental meetings. Requires sufficient hearing and speech ability to communicate verbally in response to inquiries, complaints, and to speak to groups of people or the media in an informational or training situation. Requires ability to lift and carry objects occasionally up to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity to operate computer and office equipment. Requires the ability to sit and perform administrative and computer work for significant periods of time.