Regional Outreach and Engagement Manager (ROE)

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Health Educator 3 to complete the duties of Regional Outreach & Engagement Manager. As this team works to establish new statewide and local training contracts there is a need to identifying an individual with highly specialized skills and experience necessary to develop and deliver training and technical assistance on evidence-based substance use disorder treatment practices. 

Duties of the role will include both administrative and clinical training and coaching. Duties may include following:

• Using skills developed as an experienced, seasoned educator, independently develop and conduct foundational and skills-based clinical training with licensed and certified clinicians and other professionals across the Western United States (HHS Region 9, comprised of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the six U.S.-affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions) in their agencies in person and/or via web-based training platforms on clinical interventions for clients with mental health and/or substance use disorder and chronic medical conditions. 
• Continually review research and clinical literature and conduct needs assessments/analyses to gather current substance use disorder treatment research on evidence-based interventions, incorporating this information into training materials to be delivered in face-to-face and online formats.
• Utilize professional experience to facilitate expert consultation sessions with cohorts of licensed clinicians who have participated in training to provide continued instruction and coaching on implementation of clinical techniques with patients, helping them to apply new techniques and skills within the flow and structure of their agency.
• Independently develop new clinical training curricula and update existing curricula to ensure they are current; select appropriate teaching methods rooted in adult education practices to effectively provide instruction and clinical skill development; and include the latest research of efficacy. These trainings will be specifically designed to help experienced, licensed professionals develop new clinical expertise for delivering services to their clients.
• Independently conduct training-of-trainer sessions with licensed and certified clinicians. Sessions will be designed to help the clinicians develop advanced skills to convey complex clinical information to training participants, with guided practice and supervision.
• Develop, deliver, and manage special training curricula and lead the development of all corresponding instructional materials needed to conduct training sessions.
• Directly observe clinical skill for fidelity to evidence-based clinical practice. Provide written and verbal feedback, supervision, coaching, and training as needed to ensure that clinicians’ behavior conform to the fidelity standards for that clinical skill. 
• Develop and analyze evaluation forms on all training conducted. Assess the effectiveness of training courses, and adapt training approaches, as needed, to improve efficacy based on attendee feedback.
• Develop and foster cooperative working relationships with Training Department customers to strengthen collaborations.
• Maintain project files related to completed training and clinical supervision sessions, and post-training participant contact.
• Attend and contribute to regular project meetings.
• Participate actively in ongoing supervision with the Director of Training.
• Actively contribute to the development of peer reviewed journal articles and technical reports.