Job Description

Internal Job Number: P08595UF

Description:

The Division of Extension and Engagement's Family and Community Health Program is seeking a salaried Academic Wage: Coordinator of Community Mental Health Promotion. This is a part-time (0.75 FTE ), 12-month, fixed-term position. This position is anticipated to last approximately 9 months.

Due to funding, OSU will not sponsor immigration work authorization for this position (e.g. H-1B, etc.).

This Coordinator of Community Mental Health Promotion is a member of the statewide team of the Oregon State University ( OSU ) Division of Extension and Engagement's (division) Extension Family and Community Health ( FCH ) program affiliated with the College of Health ( COH ). This Coordinator is based at the OSU Extension Family and Community Health office on the main OSU campus in Corvallis, Oregon. This position will work independently under the direct supervision and review of the Manager of Innovation, Evaluation, and Research in the OSU Center for Health Innovation ( OCHI ). Decisions regarding this position are in consultation with the OCHI Program Manager and FCH Program Leader.

This Coordinator of Community Mental Health Promotion and Substance Use Prevention will execute grant deliverables related to community mental health promotion and substance use prevention, particularly in rural communities. The position is grant funded, supporting the work of the Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative. This Coordinator will collaborate with OSU Extension; COH faculty, staff, and students; state, local, and regional public health agencies; and community partners to accomplish program objectives.

As a member of the statewide team of Extension faculty and staff, collaborative work across disciplines, organizational units, and Extension programs areas is expected. The coordinator is expected to contribute to regional and state educational team efforts related to the incumbent's expertise and interests, such as annual conferences and other activities as assigned.

This individual is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and/or carrying out educational programming and outreach activities to serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. This includes complying with civil rights and language/visual access regulations.

This position requires driving/traveling. Active and effective communication with staff and key stakeholders is critical to the success of this position, wireless access may be necessary.

About Extension Family and Community Health Program:

FCH and the College of Health align toward a common vision of lifelong health and well-being for individuals, families and communities in Oregon. To learn more about FCH and our programs, please visit: .

About the division:
The Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is core to Oregon State University's mission. The Division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement. To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, please visit:

Oregon State University strives to ensure that all educational programs, services, activities, and materials we offer to the public are identified, developed, delivered, and evaluated in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. OSU division's educational programs, services, activities, and materials are available to all people. OSU division prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials. All employees are responsible for and expected to comply with Civil Rights obligations and actively work to expand access to all eligible populations.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

The defined qualifications will need to be identified in the Minimum/Required Qualifications field.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in public health or related field.
• Demonstrated work ethic, professionalism, and related attributes that garner the respect of colleagues, community partners, program stakeholders, university or college administrators, and others.
• Demonstrated experience (professional, academic, volunteer, and lived experience) with mental health or substance use challenges.
• Demonstrated excellent written and personal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with basic performance monitoring, evaluation, research methods, and statistical skills for working with quantitative or qualitative data sets.
• Demonstrated strong decision-making skills, including ability to set priorities and manage deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service to broad and diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaborative and respectful learning and working environments that are safe, inclusive, and welcoming.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Type:

Ability to travel on occasion will be required (1-2 times per year within the NW region) to perform outreach and administrative/planning responsibilities of this position, including the development and coordination of partnerships

Typical office environment.

Additional Salary Information: $44,496 - $75,516

About Oregon State University

Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon's natural wonders. Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state's Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon's leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State's impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension off ... ices, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, State has a presence in every one of Oregon's 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion. Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology. Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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