Mv Hope Coordinator

MV HOPE COORDINATOR# MV HOPE COORDINATORSkagit Valley Family YMCA Mount Vernon Hoag Road - Mount Vernon, WA 98273## Overview Salary Range $25.00 - $31.00 Hourly Job Shift Day## Description
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* POSITION SUMMARY:

** The MV Hope Coalition Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and administration of the MV Hope Coalition, a community-based substance use prevention coalition serving the Mount Vernon School District through Washington State's Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI).The Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining coalition activities using the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and evidence-based prevention practices. This position builds partnerships across multiple community sectors, facilitates coalition development, oversees prevention planning and evaluation, manages contract deliverables, and coordinates community-wide prevention initiatives that improve youth behavioral health outcomes.

Working collaboratively with community leaders, schools, youth-serving organizations, healthcare providers, law enforcement, behavioral health agencies, businesses, local government, parents, youth, and other partners, the Coordinator promotes environmental prevention strategies, strengthens protective factors, and supports long-term community capacity to prevent youth substance use and promote mental wellness.

The Coordinator functions with a high degree of independence while maintaining close collaboration with YMCA leadership, Health Care Authority Prevention System Managers, prevention providers, subcontractors, and coalition members to ensure successful implementation of grant requirements and measurable community impact.
** OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
** Skagit Valley Family YMCA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all groups in terms and conditions of employment and personnel practices. The Y does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal.

All staff hired at the Y are encouraged to embrace, continually support, and enhance diversity and equity on our campus and in our community.
** OUR CULTURE:
** Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.
** We are welcoming:
** we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.
** We are genuine:
** we value you and embrace your individuality.
** We are hopeful:
** we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.
** We are nurturing:
** we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.
** We are determined:
** above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.
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* ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

**** Coalition Development & Leadership
*** Coordinate and facilitate the MV Hope Community Coalition, ensuring representation from all required community sectors.
* Recruit, orient, train, and retain diverse coalition members reflective of the Mount Vernon community.
* Build coalition capacity through education, leadership development, and technical assistance.
* Coordinate coalition committees, work groups, strategic planning sessions, and annual action planning.
* Foster collaboration among schools, healthcare providers, youth organizations, law enforcement, local government, businesses, faith communities, parents, and youth.
* Represent MV Hope at local, regional, statewide, and national prevention meetings, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.
* Collaborate with neighboring coalitions and regional prevention partners to strengthen community prevention efforts.
* Recruit and supervise volunteers, interns, and community partners as appropriate.
** Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Implementation
** Lead coalition implementation using the Strategic Prevention Framework by:
* Conducting community assessments and reviewing local prevention data.
* Identifying community strengths along with risk and protective factors.
* Facilitating strategic planning based on data-driven community priorities.
* Guiding coalition selection of evidence-based prevention strategies.
* Supporting implementation fidelity and continuous quality improvement.
* Developing sustainability plans for coalition efforts.

Assist coalition members and community partners in understanding:
* Prevention science
* Risk and protective factors
* Environmental prevention strategies
* Evidence-based prevention practices
* Population-level prevention approaches
* Community mobilization strategies
** Prevention Program Coordination
** Coordinate coalition-supported prevention initiatives, including but not limited to:
* PAX Good Behavior Game
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