T​/TA Manager- Suicide Prevention in Health Systems

Pay Range:Targeted pay range of $65,700 - $87,000 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits Eligible:Yes

Work Schedule:Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel:Required

For Best Consideration Date:9/07/2026

The Senior Technical Assistance Manager is responsible for strategic program development, implementation, and administration that results in the delivery of high-impact technical assistance and resources that prevent substance misuse and other behavioral health problems in states, tribes, and communities.

The T/TA Manager - Suicide Prevention in Health Systems is responsible for delivering innovative training and technical assistance (T/TA) enhancing clinical practice among providers and promoting organizational change among health systems, with a focus on suicide care and the Zero Suicide framework. The T/TA Manager will review, share, and develop information about effective clinical programs, organizational policies, and practices that improve suicide care, prevention, and postvention outcomes across the nation.

Under the supervision of the SPRC Director of Healthcare Initiatives, and in collaboration with other SPRC Health Care Initiatives team members, this position will provide expert technical assistance, build prevention capacity, promote the expansion of an informed national workforce, and strengthen suicide prevention infrastructure. A successful candidate will have extensive experience implementing behavioral health systems change and an in-depth knowledge of the Zero Suicide approach and the crisis care continuum.

We do not use AI to screen applicants. All hiring decisions are based on an individual’s own skills, judgment, and expertise and ability to perform without AI assistance and we will not consider submissions that utilize AI tools or software during the application and interview process, including for AI-generated interview responses, content creation, or technical assessments.

This position is eligible for remote work depending on state of residence

• Directs T/TA program delivery, delivering training and consultation according to health care related grant deliverables.
• Monitors and responds to T/TA requests and integrates requests into long-range objectives and work plans.
• Serves on various external committees representing SPRC at relevant meetings and conferences, interfacing regularly with the public, contractors, and federal partners.
• Ensures compliance with evaluation procedures for programs and trainings delivered
• Directs and plans for T/TA service delivery to meet the needs of health and behavioral health providers and systems, identifying and addressing gaps.
• Develops T/TA service goals and objectives in alignment with annual work plans.
• Develops training curriculum, conference presentations and documents related to grant deliverables and annual work plans.
• Oversees consultant work on trainings, courses, publications, and resources designed to reach health and behavioral health provider systems.
• Performs various duties as needed and assigned by SPRC leadership, to successfully execute grant deliverable.

• Master's degree.
• 36 months of program administration or related experience.

Equivalency/Substitution:will accept 72 months of related experience in lieu of the Master's degree for a total of 108 months of related experience.

• Valid Driver's License

• Master’s degree or Doctorate degree in public health or behavioral health
• Licensure with a health or behavioral health credentialing board, example: MSW, LPC, NP
• 48 months or more of experience managing/ leading suicide prevention efforts in a health or behavioral health system. This experience must…