Education:
Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration/human services, or mental health required.
Experience:
Experience working with or providing training to multicultural audiences required. Must be a certified MHFA trainer or willing to become certified. Must be a certified QPR Gatekeeper or willing to become certified. Experience providing outreach and engagement to schools and communities preferred. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Skills:
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must be able to manage multiple tasks while working effectively as a team player. Must have strong communication, coordination, and organizational skills. In addition, strong presentation and group facilitation skills preferred. Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Teams, and other database/technology platforms. Skills with social media and database management are also critical.
Abilities:
Effectively interact and work collaboratively in a flexible work environment with a variety of constituents including CEO, board members, clients and family members or caretakers, interns, volunteers, school staff, and community partners. Ability to express ideas with clarity, confidence, and sensitivity. Must be able to maintain confidentiality involving clients in accordance with organizational and federal guidelines.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job's duties, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger dexterity, handle with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, kneel, crouch, or talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds frequently. The job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions:
The work environment is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must be available to perform the duties of the job mostly during core business hours (between 9 – 5pm, M – F), some flexibility with schedule may be available (evening and/or weekend hours). Employee will work a hybrid schedule and require approval of supervisor for remote work. The employee must pass a criminal background check. Certain job functions may require employee to pass a child sexual abuse and other criminal activity as well as a credit check. All staff providing services to staff or clients, must be free of illegal drugs and abuse of alcohol, and must be fully able to perform all required duties at all times.
The employee is also required to travel to different locations, such as school sites in northwest area of Prince George’s County. Therefore, the employee must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.
*Please note, only complete applications including responses to all application questions will be considered at this time. Thank you.