Nature of Work:
Embraces and Embodies Tucson Indian Center’s (TIC’s) Identity Document’s Mission, Purpose and Vision Statements; Core Values, Guiding Principles and Strategic Goals. Responsible for coordination, implementation, and performance measurements of the Native Connections Program (NCP)’s goals, objectives, and activities, which focus on preventing suicide and substance misuse, reducing the impact of trauma, and promoting mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth through the age of 24 years. Under the direction of the Wellness Director, coordinates the Native Connections Program (NCP) program and program contributors in planning, implementation and evaluation of program deliverables, including the engagement and participation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on policy development and implementation.
Essential Functions:
- Inter-agency task force collaboration: Collaborates closely with and under the direction of the Wellness Director to convene, facilitate, and strategize with task force members to complete joint review and development of policies and procedures that promote coordination of services to prevent suicide and substance misuse.
- Partnerships: Maintain effective and collaborative relationships with community leaders, including behavioral health professionals, tribal agencies, schools, as well as with TIC clients including youth and Elders.
- Policy work: Conduct inventory, review, assessment of TIC policies and procedures as they relate especially to behavioral health service delivery; collaborate with Wellness Director and TIC leadership on needs/gaps assessment and resulting recommendations for improvement.
- Evidence based youth education: Deliver and report on evidence-based suicide prevention curriculum in afterschool program setting and/or other settings.
- Evidence-based training certification and delivery: Become certified as a Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) or similar trainer, and attend intensive Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) or similar trainings. Provide ASIST and/or similar trainings to Wellness Department staff and collaborating professionals. Deliver QPR and/or similar trainings to community members. Conduct/coordinate small discussion groups, such as talking circles and/or sweat lodges, for interested clients.
- Community outreach & event planning: Create and submit for approval behavioral health-related education via TIC website, social media outlets, and newsletter. Provide event planning for, and behavioral health-related education at community activities during National Suicide Prevention Awareness month (September) or similar event, using the Hope for Life toolkit and/or other local tools.
- Data Collection and Performance Measurement & Analysis: Track and analyze performance measures to be reported monthly to the Wellness Director and Evaluator, collecting project specific data including documentation of activities, participation, and survey data.
- Reports: Prepare and submit monthly reports on all program activities, measuring and analyzing completion of all program deliverables.
- Newsletter: Write, edit and contribute to the monthly TIC newsletter.
- Other Duties: Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
Compensation details: 19.65-25 Hourly Wage
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