HRSA Program Coordinator

MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION ASSOCIATION OF OR

Portland, OR, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Healthcare

Full Time

Job Description

The Peer Company

HRSA Program Coordinator Job Description

Pay: $26.44 to $32.63 per hour

Schedule: 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week)

Benefits: This is a benefited position as outlined in The Peer Company Employee Handbook

Title: HRSA Program Coordinator

Reports to: Senior Director of Consulting, Training, and Workforce Initiatives

Department: Consulting, Training, and Workforce Initiatives

Note: This is 30-hour per week, 0.75 FTE role. The shift schedule is flexible, with the 30 hours to occur within the Monday - Friday workweek.

Job Summary

The Peer Company has been funded for a new grant through the federal HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET) program. This new grant, Project PEER (Peer Education & Experience Roadmap), will increase accessibility for people with lived experience hoping to enter the peer-delivered services workforce through the provision of stipends, coaching, training, and other technical assistance. An important component of Project PEER will be to develop and expand statewide experiential training sites such as field placements and internships to strengthen the development of students preparing to become peer support specialists. The project coordinator will play an important role in accomplishing these outcomes.

The Program Coordinator works collaboratively with the Senior Director, program participants and applicants, and community partners to implement program objectives. This role will coordinate the work of Project PEER participants and community partners to ensure successful outcomes.

Qualifications

Values Alignment: The Peer Company strives to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve and Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices with a Social Justice lens. Our values of Voice and Choice mean we believe in the person’s right to make their own decisions and that people are the “experts” in their own lives. We have an unwavering belief in every person’s ability to learn, grow, and recover.

Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization, as well as each employee of The Peer Company.

Education: Associate’s degree and 1-2 years of relevant work experience OR a high school diploma and 3-4 years of relevant work experience.

Background Check: A criminal background check will be conducted by The Peer Company in accordance with The Peer Company’s background check policy. A criminal record does not necessarily exclude an individual from employment with The Peer Company.

Pre-Hire Drug Screen: As part of The Peer Company's commitment to fostering a safe, productive, and professional workplace, we require pre-hire drug screening for all potential employees. The screening will be conducted in accordance with The Peer Company’s drug screening policy and applicable state and federal laws.

Experience:

Identifies as having at least 2 years of lived experience in recovery with addiction and/or mental health challenges (may include both addiction and mental health challenges)
Understands the principles of trauma informed care, recovery, consumer-involvement, and trauma-informed care

Licensure/Certification:

Peer Support Specialist (OHA Traditional Health Worker certification) or MHACBO CRM certification required or able to be obtained within 90 days of hire
Access to reliable personal vehicle preferred

Skills:

Must be a good communicator and sensitive to various communication and learning styles
Comfortable with the shared duties and daily prioritization shifts inherent to a small non-profit environment
Ability to maintain high quality of work while being driven, independently motivated, and with a strong desire to succeed
Ability to attend to competing priorities on a consistent basis while maintaining accuracy
Ability to support grant evaluation activities
Well-developed writing skills including the ability to write for publication, and to create reports, technical assistance guides, and educational and training materials
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Typing and general technology skills to navigate electronic systems easily and efficiently (e.g., email, Microsoft Teams, etc.)

Essential Functions

Responds to incoming referrals and general inquiries about Project PEER
Provides program orientation and ongoing support and modeling to Project PEER participants throughout the project lifespan
Community Outreach to potential referrers and internship sites
Identify and engage referral or internship providers
Coordinate information sessions
Educate referral providers about Project PEER so that they can make suitable referrals within grant parameters
Cultivates relationships with outside agencies, including other peer-delivered services agencies in the area and across Oregon
Supports professional working relationships with key partners throughout the state and conducts outreach to build key partner pool of available internship sites
Provides administrative support through activities such as:
- Arranging logistics for virtual meetings (scheduling, outreach, moderating, etc.) and facilitating monthly connection opportunities for participants and experiential learning/internship site partners
- Providing high-level coordination to Project PEER participants and partners (e.g., ensuring that all Project PEER participants have certification training, internship placements, engaging in stipend tracking and completing payment requests, providing technical assistance with support of Senior Director, etc.)
Maintains accurate tracking/data system and collaborates with Senior Director to develop evaluation systems
Communicates with all staff, partners, and supervisor in a timely and accurate fashion
Travel by car as needed to perform coordinator duties
Other relevant duties as assigned

The above essential functions represent work performed by this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific essential function will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position. Employment with The Peer Company is "at-will." This means employees are free to resign at any time, with or without cause, and The Peer Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. As an at-will employee, it is not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed with The Peer Company for any set period of time.

The Peer Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at The Peer Company are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, Veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.