UTHealth Houston's Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is hiring a Program Coordinator! This role will provide overall design, execution, management, and effectiveness of public education and/or outreach programs for Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) . The YAM program is a free, evidence-based, classroom initiative led by certified facilitators.
It promotes mental health awareness and suicide prevention by helping students build coping skills and resilience. As a universal prevention program, YAM is offered to all students, not just those at risk. Research shows that for every 91 students who participate, one severe case of suicidal ideation or attempt is prevented.
The program is delivered in three to five 45-60-minute interactive sessions over three to five weeks. Students attend one or two sessions per week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) with a day in between to reflect on the material. This role travels between school sites.
Bilingual is preferred. What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care.
That’s where you come in. Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide.
Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus: 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
Free financial and legal counseling Free mental health counseling services Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. Resources for child and elder care Plus many more!
Provides overall design, execution, management, and effectiveness of public education and/or outreach programs in order to ensure the achievement of its assigned goals and objectives. Position Key Accountabilities: Coordinates, develops, implements, and evaluates the delivery system for education and outreach programs in targeted communities. Participates in all phases of projects and in research related activities, including assessing regional needs for program education, developing regional outreach plans based on needs assessment findings.
Researches and analyzes data pertaining to education, and attends functions to keep abreast of relevant scientific and technical developments related to programs. Communicates with community and a variety of health care professionals to share objectives, outcomes by writing articles for newsletters, web pages, and other publications. Acts as a liaison with appropriate institutional agents; prepares/makes oral presentations at professional meetings.
Uses program databases to collect program evaluation data; writes program reports and case studies to document outreach efforts; submits abstracts to professional meetings. Maintains current scientific, technical and regulatory environment information concerning relevant developments related to program area. Interact extensively with the public and/or external organizations to facilitate programs.
Participates in national and regional task forces and work groups to provide capacity building assistance and information to partners; applies health education theories, models, and concepts to partner activities. Ensures that plans and protocols are followed to ensure compliance with all federal, state laws and UTHSC-H policies, rules and regulations. Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills: None required. Bilingual preferred. Minimum
Bachelor's Degree required. May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement. Minimum
3 years of related experience required. May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement. Physical
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.
Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C. F.
R. §791.4. Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Day shift