GR-ACY Coordinator, Department of Surgery

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here.

Position Summary: This position serves as a Coordinator for a multidisciplinary, hospital-based alternate sentencing program for youth and adults with charges related to impaired driving and substance misuse. The Program lead will be responsible for working with schools and community partners to develop, implement, and lead group sessions. The Coordinator works with the Manager in the development of program services, maintaining program data reports, and providing information for all programmatic and grant related reports.

Core Responsibilities:

•  Plan, implement,and coordinate existing programs and services under supervision of the Manager and in alignment with the mission and values of the organization.
• Assist the Manager to plan, implement and coordinate existing programs and services
• Participates in onboard and training GRACY Facilitators along with the Manager.
• Ensure staff complete required data entry per requirements in data tracking systems and electronic records programs.
• Submits data reports to the Manager for review.
• Maintain a strong collaborative relationship with VCU Health internal partners and community partners.
• Oversee client and community support, requests, and other unit needs.
• Manage all equipment and property assigned to the unit.
• Lead GRACY Sessions with facilitator.

Minimum Hiring Standards:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Nursing, or another human service field OR 5-7 years of experience in the field OR some combination of education and years of experience.
• Experience in substance use disorder.
• Experience in facilitation of groups.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
•  The ability to work some evenings (1-2) per week and weekends (1-2) per month.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
• Proficient understanding of Microsoft Office (Word. Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services or Public Health Related Field.
• 3-5 years of experience working with AOD use disorder or group counseling
• Minimum of 3 years managerial experience with direct reports.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret information for senior leaders.
• Ability to oversee team training and access university systems
• Fluent in Spanish
  

Additional Information:

University Title: Health Services Program Manager (Open), Health Sciences

ORP Eligibility: Yes

Restricted Position: This is a restricted position with no set end date and continued employment is dependent upon project need, availability of funding, and performance.

Vaccination Requirements: Please note that if you are employed as a university employee working in any of the health system's facilities, you will need to follow VCU Health System policies, which will include but will not be limited to, vaccination requirements.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. VCU School of Medicine comprises 18 clinical departments, eight basic health science departments, and 11 affiliated institutes and centers, and provides preeminent education to physicians and scientists in order to improve the quality of healthcare for humanity.  All full-time university staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more.  Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/

The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Jessica Carey
jessica.carey@vcuhealth.org