Gun Shop Project Coordinator

Key Information

This is a HYBRID position (subject to change).

This is a term-limited position; funding cannot be guaranteed beyond September 29th, 2026.

Position open only to residents of the State of Colorado.

Please note – As of August 27, 2025, a hiring freeze is in effect for the Colorado Executive Branch. State agencies may finalize hiring only if a position was posted by August 26, 2025. Positions posted after August 26, 2025 have been exempted or approved for a waiver.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non‑discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to advance Colorado’s health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play.

Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long‑term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programs
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules
• A variety of employee resource groups

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About The Work Unit:

The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development, collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce.

The Office of Suicide Prevention serves as the lead entity for suicide prevention, intervention supports, and postvention efforts in Colorado, collaborating with communities statewide to reduce suicide through health policy, legislation, public awareness and education, training, assessments, and intervention programs.

This position operates independently and is accountable for coordinating, monitoring and outreach regarding suicide prevention initiatives related to lethal means safety, working‑age men, service members, veterans, and their families. Serves as the Office of Suicide Prevention’s subject matter expert on suicide prevention initiatives for these communities, applying professional standards and guidelines on best practices to provide technical guidance to grantees and stakeholders working on suicide prevention initiatives.

The position provides staff support and leadership to the Colorado Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Workgroup and the Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and Their Families.…