Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey Coordinator

About the Position: The individual selected for this position will work in the Prevention Division Central Office located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services. The incumbent for this position will be the main contact and responsible for coordinating the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA) student survey. Within this role, the responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to review and revise the survey instruments, including collecting feedback from school personnel and youth.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop and/or revise survey administration documents such as protocols, consent forms, and training materials.
• Coordinating survey logistics such as revising procedures for securing paper versions of the survey and developing and deploying online survey links.
• Providing technical assistance to school personnel in preparation for survey administration.
• Collecting feedback from school personnel regarding the administration process.
• Collaborating with internal staff and contractors to make data available to school districts and the public.
• Assisting school sites/districts on interpreting and analyzing their data as part of a needs assessment process in order to prepare them for working with the school-based prevention services team on planning and implementing school-based programs.
• Working with a team to create fact sheets, presentations, and other data products from compiled OPNA survey data as needed.
• Presenting data to state, tribal, and local coalitions upon request and connecting them with their local coalitions/youth groups as needed.
• Researching other states’ school-based survey instruments, protocols, reporting methodologies, etc. in order to inform OPNA survey improvements.
• Assisting with projecting planning and administration costs.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Job Type/Salary:

• Application period: 04/23/2025-05/14/2025
• Full-time
• Vacancies: 1
• Annual Salary is $65,000.00
• Primary Working Hours are M-F; 8-5
• FLSA Status: Exempt

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Requirements at this level consist of a minimum of a master’s degree and three years of data-related project management experience or a bachelor’s degree with five years of data-related project management experience.

NOTE: No substitution for bachelor’s degree.

Special Requirements:

• Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position
• Applicants must apply to posting with a resume

Benefit Highlights:
ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include:

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums
• A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care
• 11 paid holidays
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match
• Longevity Bonus for years of service
• Training opportunities for CEU requirements

About us: The role of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) Prevention Division is to create healthy communities, in which people have a high quality of life, including healthy environments at work and in school; supportive communities and neighborhood connections with families and friends; and communities free of substance abuse and mental health problems. ODMHSAS uses the Strategic Prevention Framework to plan and implement effective prevention services. The framework is built on a community-based risk and protective factors approach to prevention - to reduce risk and increase protection. Prevention programs include, but are not limited to, Mental Health First Aid; the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment; PACT 360; Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); underage drinking prevention initiatives; and youth suicide prevention and early intervention initiatives.

PIN:2774

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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