Coordinator Senior – Peer to Peer Program

99928BR

Campus: Tempe

Coordinator Senior

Job Description

Under administrative direction of Counseling Services, works closely and collaboratively with stakeholders to coordinate, plan, and implement scalable peer-support programming. Identifies and acquires necessary resources and coordinates efforts by all parties to ensure timely and collaborative delivery of training and education, capacity building, volunteer management, student worker supervision to benefit mental health promotion and suicide prevention strategies

Department Name

Counseling Services

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

EDUC OUTRCH & STDT SVCS

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$50,000 – $54,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties

• Coordinates all project activities for scalable peer to peer support; assists in execution of K-20 strategy for peer to peer programs.
• Recruits train and supervise a peer leader in mental health promotion and suicide prevention strategies
• Serves as advisor and mentor to Devils 4 Devils, a student organization focused on peer to peer strategies for mental health.
• Works closely and collaboratively with key student organizations, (including Devils 4 Devils) to define scope, strategy and outcomes.
• Mobilizes students to engage and implement peer-support efforts and programs
• Works collaboratively with all stakeholders, leadership, and community partners to define all project infrastructure to ensure successful implementation and advancement of scalable strategies.
• Establishes and continually monitors/manages project expectations with supervisors and team, assigns tasks and identifies issues for resolution to ensure optimal team effectiveness.
• Contributes to the implementation of departmental grant funded projects
• Develops program promotional materials, health communications, and other marketing strategies for mental health promotion peer-support programs.
• Designs and delivers targeted training content relevant for peer-support programming
• Participates as a representative on committees and planning efforts for mental health promotion and suicide prevention initiatives.
• Prepares and maintains all project status reports and schedules; tracks milestones/deliverables, critical paths and dependencies; re-sets expectations as needed in consideration of project progress/outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND five (5) years of related experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience coordinating and implementing mental health promotion and suicide prevention programs for high school and college-age students.
• Experience coordinating and implementing peer-based programs, efforts, and initiatives.
• Experience with training, education, and public speaking.
• Experience managing volunteers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective supervisory and managerial practices.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of student development and human development, including application to diverse staff and students.

Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office and community-based settings subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
• Ability to clearly communicate.

Department Statement

ASU CS has a strong commitment to meeting the needs of diverse people and creating an environment where all
persons feel welcome. The staff of psychologists, social workers, and counselors work with students from a wide
range of theoretical orientations. As the primary mental health care provider for ASU, we are committed to supporting our students’ academic goals by providing access and service for all of ASU’s students. ASU CS staff are committed to balancing the challenging demands of clinical service provision with a dedication to creating a collaborative environment that provides attention to our own personal wellness and professional development.

Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes valuable employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff. This package includes:

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available on day one.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.

For more benefits information, please visit:

http://cfo.asu.edu/hr-benefitsenrollment

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ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.