REGIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR

About Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health (MPNN BH)

Connecting people to developmental and behavioral health services to create opportunities for healing, growth, and recovery.

Our organization provides services designed to help members of our community achieve their individual goals. MPNN BH has over 60 distinct programs to aid and support all ages and many situations.

Job Summary

The employee coordinates and implements a broad range of Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies, Services, Programs and Trainings throughout the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Region in multiple community-based settings including, but not limited to, schools, organizations, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCAS, homes and churches. This position requires occasional evening work and intermittent weekend work. The employee will have excellent verbal and written communication skills. The employee will have excellent presentation and facilitation skills, and will demonstrate skills, abilities and knowledge to effectively work with individuals across the lifespan. The employee will exhibit the highest degree of professionalism, respect, team work, creativity and a positive and enthusiastic approach to all dimensions of this position. The employee Reports to the Director of Program Planning, Development and Prevention Services.

Job Responsibilities

· Implements Mental Health First Aid Trainings (MHFA)

· Implements ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) Interface Trainings

· Implements Botvin Life Skills Training Program Classes (LST)

· Implements Nurturing Parenting Program Classes (NP)

· Implements Children First Classes

· Implements Counter Tools Tobacco, and Problem Gaming and Gambling Merchant Education Strategies

· Implements LOCK and TALK (Suicide Prevention) Strategies

· Implements Question, Persuade and Refer Trainings (QPR)

· Completes and submits reports as required

· Assists with community engagement in coalition building, focusing on preventing youth substance use, suicide prevention, youth marijuana use prevention, and problem gaming and gambling prevention.

· Attends and distributes prevention educational materials at community resource events

· Participates in, and provides support for all Prevention, Health and Wellness Division Events

· Participates in drug take back events

· Participates in Coalition and Task Force Meetings

· Participates in Required Trainings and Staff Meetings

• Other Duties, as assigned

Requirements

Job Requirements

Essential

• Must pass all required Background Checks.
• Must possess a valid Virginia Driver's License with reliable transportation and driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier.
• Must obtain a TB test with satisfactory results within 30 days of employment, and yearly thereafter as required by licensing authority.

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree

Experience

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Preferred Competencies

• Has general knowledge of the literature, trends, and developments in the field of substance abuse prevention and counseling.
• Skilled in the use of standard office machines, including a telephone, calculator, copier, facsimile, television, computer, camcorder, etc.
• Able to exercise tact, courtesy, firmness, and fairness in contact with school officials, students, supervisors, families, and the public in the application of program regulations and guidelines.
• Able to exercise considerable discretion in handling confidential files and cases.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments