What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Svcs Admin Grant Project Manager position at Albright College?
Position Summary:
The project manager of the SAMHSA grant will report to the Director of Counseling Services/Vice President of Student and Campus Life. Primary responsibilities will be to manage the grant by providing all updates, assessments and required paperwork, serve as a point of contact for community stakeholders and provide oversight of all programming and outreach efforts of the Center. This person will oversee student interns and mental health screening days; depression (October), eating disorders (Feb) and Drug and Alcohol (April). The successful candidate should have a comfort level with social media and the Microsoft Suite including Excel and some experience with statistical analysis. Candidate must demonstrate a commitment to enhancing equity and inclusion within the team and across a culturally diverse campus while celebrating people of all statuses and identities. This is a short term, part time (25 hours per week) professional position that ends on Sept 30 and does not include benefits. The project manager will be required to work some evenings and an occasional weekend.
Essential Job Functions:
General Responsibilities
Data analysis and synthesis
Comprehensive understanding of mental illness and mental health
Planning and Organizational skills
Ability to successfully market events
Provide leadership on campus wide events and workshops
Other responsibilities as designated by the Director of Counseling Service
Programming
Oversight of Peer Educators to provide psychoeducational programming
Create informational programming for faculty, staff and students to increase awareness
of mental illness
Provide direct oversight of three screening days depression (October), eating disorders (February) and Drug and Alcohol awareness (April).
Ability to provide trainings that introduce the services of the counseling center to various counseling constituencies including but not limited to residential living, tutoring, public safety, student success specialists, FYS courses and sports teams.
Provide innovative campus wide and residential mental health programming
Coordinate speakers on mental health issues
Grant Management
Manage all of the reports for the SAMHSA grant.
Create and implement the assessments needed to meet the requirements of the grant
Capacity to assess impact of programming and provide quantitative and qualitative results
Cultivation of committee of community stakeholders
Ability to run student mental health groups
Ability to respond to the reporting requirements of the grant
Qualifications/Prerequisites:
1. COMMUNICATION
Strong communication skills required, both oral and written
Ability to work and interact with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and parents
Must be team oriented and show flexibility with work
Ability to present complex information to a broad spectrum of audiences
Excellent presentational skills
Quality report writing skills
2. SKILLS
Knowledge of general business and office processes, computer and software operation such as Windows, Excel, Microsoft Office, and database programs, etc.
Knowledge general policies and procedures relating to higher education and student affairs
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to present complex information to a
Strong attention to detail required
Must be able to work autonomously and take initiative with projects
Demonstrated commitment to building an inclusive and equitable Albright community, as described in Albright College’s Inclusivity and Equity Statement.
2. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
One to three years of fulltime work experience in mental health services
Experience in higher education preferred
Supervisory experience (student or professional).
4. EDUCATION
MA/MS in mental health counseling, social work, clinical or counseling psychology or a related field. Exceptional candidates will be considered if they are currently in a Master’s program for counseling, student affairs or a related field.
5. LICENSES
License preferred but not mandatory