Area Coordinator, Youth Mental Health Academy, Sacramento

Our client is seeking an Area Coordinator to join their Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA) team. The Area Coordinator will be responsible for coordination of the YMHA which is being developed and operated through a contract from the State of California, initially for a three-year period beginning in 2023.

The Youth Mental Health Academy is a unique, exciting, multifaceted program with the goal of identifying under-represented minority and disadvantaged high school students and helping them realize their potential to join the workforce with careers in mental health science and practice. High school-aged participants in the Youth Mental Health Academy will be provided a range of workshops, immersive mentoring, and networking opportunities. To succeed at this goal will require creativity, imagination, and energy to build novel opportunities and services in California, with the possibility of a very broad impact on and transforming child and adolescent mental health. In addition, this position provides the opportunity to engage with a broad range of clinicians, policymakers, researchers, and community leaders.

The Area Coordinator will participate in the day-to-day coordination of their sites. They will have responsibility for communications with staff, parents and students, and the day-to-day operations to ensure the success of the YMHA in their city. This includes planning, operations, and compliance with organizational policies.

Reporting to the Area Manager, this is a non-exempt, full-time position based in Sacramento, California.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure needs of site personnel are met and communicated to the Area Manager, and Associate Program Director.

• Daily check-ins with staff at each site and program staff to ensure the efficient operations of the program.

• Be in direct contact with parents, students, teachers and other program staff and report urgent matters consistently.

• Coordinate breaks and lunch program schedules.

• Provide on-site support during the summer program and ensure site needs and supplies are met.

• Travel to California YMHA sites is required to oversee operations.

• Ensure all organizational policies and procedures are being followed and staff are compliant with program requirements and goals.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year of project coordination/ administration experience.

• High school diploma required, bachelors degree in a relevant discipline preferred.

• Prior experience with community-focused and/or educational initiatives preferred.

• Exceptional interpersonal, communication (written, verbal) and collaboration skills.

• Demonstrated management and organizationalskills.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.

• Able to share in morale building and group support to achieve goals and objectives.

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) some understanding of financial and organizational management.

Special Considerations:

Please upload your CV during the application process.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $50,657-$63,322 annually.

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.