Youth Aware of Mental; YAM Health Educator; Outreach Program Coordinator

Youth Aware of Mental (YAM) Health Educator (Outreach Program Coordinator)

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• Job Posting
  
  Title:
  
  Youth Aware of Mental (YAM) Health Educator (Outreach Program Coordinator)
• Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry
• Position Open To: All Applicants
• Weekly Scheduled
  
  Hours:
  
  40
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Earliest
  
  Start Date:
  
  Immediately
• Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Aug 31 2026
• Location: AUSTIN, TX

The Youth Aware of Mental Health Educator will provide child and adolescent mental health educational activities in partnership with school districts, communities, and providers across our region. Educational activities are delivered to middle and high school students in virtual, face‑to‑face, and hybrid environments. The employee will conduct training needs assessments and monitor and report on training effectiveness.

• Implements training and education programs specific to the YAM program. Travels to schools to deliver student wellness and resilience programming and other related initiatives designed to support junior high and high school students from a variety of backgrounds. Provides middle and high school students with mental health educational activities in partnership with school districts, communities, and providers across the region. Works with school counselors and teachers to provide education and training on the curriculum to ensure student safety and program fidelity.
• Serves as a point‑of‑contact on logistics and operations of YAM implementation. Coordinates training events by determining and securing date, time, and understanding class size. Maintains training schedules. Collaborates with the Outreach and Communication team to provide support in building district relationships through presentations, outreach visits, technical assistance, and other. Assemble appropriate references, technical supports, and back‑up materials.
• Supports the planning, development, and execution of recruitment, implementation, communication, and reporting plans. Participates in consultation calls and booster trainings. Collaborates with other YAM facilitators to support the delivery of YAM in local schools and serve the planned number of students.
• Gathers evaluations of services provided. Collects student and school‑level data, as directed by leadership. Provides reports regarding the learning experience(s) by soliciting feedback/assessment regarding course materials, development tools, delivery method, and post‑training performance. Assists with tracking data and reports.
• Verbally and in‑writing collaborates and communicates with team members and colleagues (internal and external), schools, other colleges and universities, and other stakeholders. Ensures professional and accurate documentation. Drafts, edits, and prepares correspondence, reports and other material using word processing, spreadsheets and/or databases. Provides phone and virtual technical assistance to partners and school district personnel. Collaborates with the Outreach and Communication team, to provide additional support in building school and community relationships through presentations, outreach visits, technical assistance, and other.
  
  Schedules virtual and on‑site meetings, trainings, webinars, and events among team members, partners, and/or participating school district and medical practice personnel. Manages email correspondence. Creates agendas, arranges logistical details, and organizes receipts and documentation necessary for reimbursement. Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to the work to be performed and three years of experience coordinating or administering a program, or one year of experience and a master’s degree.
• Experience in training or providing presentations, with a demonstrated ability to perform prolonged speaking engagements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs (e.g., Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Presentation, Word/Docs, Outlook/Gmail, etc.).
• Relevant…