CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Education and Training
Program Manager (Full-Time Position)

Posting Date: March 11, 2013-Open Until Filled

Mental Health America of Greater Houston seeks to hire an Education and Training Program Manager who will be responsible for the management of the organization's education and training programs.  These programs include, but not limited to, Women’s Mental Health, Mental Health and Aging, Mental Health & Chronic Disease, and the Community Resource Center.  The Education and Training Program Manager also supports other programmatic areas within the Education and Training Department such as the MHA Pro Bono Counseling Program and the Integrated Health Care Initiative. The Education and Training Program Manager reports to the Director of Education and Training.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • supervising one full-time employee and
  • coordinating and supervising the work of interns and volunteers;
  • creating and revising educational materials including brochures and training curricula;
  • coordinating the delivery of training in the community;
  • conducting outreach and networking to foster collaborative relationships for each program
  • conduct marketing efforts to publicize programs. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, health, psychology, or a related field
  • Minimum two years of related experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to represent the organization in a positive, professional manner in the community and to build and maintain professional relationships in the community
  • Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects; high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
  • Understanding of mental health issues
  • Ability to work independently and cooperatively
  • Strong problem solving, decision making, and creative thinking abilities; ability to envision programmatic growth and success, set programmatic priorities and objectives accordingly, and
  • Ability to create and execute a work plan to achieve priorities and objectives
  • Strong Microsoft Office application skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Strong database skills

Preferred:

  • Master’s degree in social work, education, health, psychology, or a related field
  • Three to five years of related experience; experience in a mental health organization
  • Volunteer management and/or supervisory experience (strongly preferred)
  • Knowledge of the Greater Houston behavioral health, medical, and social service community

Instructions for Applicants:

Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and a one-page writing sample. For the writing sample, please choose a topic related to mental well-being (e.g., stress management) and write a brief (one page) informational piece geared towards a broad community audience (i.e., imagine that the piece was the basis for a brochure on the topic).

Email all materials to Lynnette Day at lday@mhahouston.org.
No phone calls please.

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Veteran's Behavioral Health Initiative
Coordinator (Full-Time Position)

Posting Date: March 12, 2013-Open Until Filled

Mental Health America of Greater Houston seeks to hire a returning veteran or family member of a veteran to coordinate the implementation of recommendations in the Houston/Harris County Behavioral Health Initiative Report.

Primary Responsibilities Include: 

• Public awareness activities, including community presentations  
• Outreach to veterans and families to normalize behavioral health within this group
• Cultivating relationships that result in effective collaboration and partnership with other military and/or veteran and family serving entities to achieve mutual goals

Qualifications/Requirements: 

  • Bachelors degree or degree in progress. 
  • An understanding of veteran and family behavioral healthcare issues;
  • Knowledge of governmental and community resources;
  • Familiarity with other veterans/family serving organizations; experience in program development;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Strong Microsoft Office application skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Instructions for Applicants:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and a resume  to Lynnette Day at lday@mhahouston.org. 
No phone calls please.

 

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