Journey to Wellness Director-Center for Wellness Department

General Summary:

The SKC Center for Prevention & Wellness (CPW) department is seeking a Project Director to lead the Journey to Wellness Project funded by the Headwaters Foundation. This project is focused on alternative response models committed to community-level Behavioral Health crisis intervention and prevention.

• Overseeing daily operation of the JTW project, including implementing grant goals and objectives to ensure deliverables are met.
• Exhibits positive leadership skills and behaviors and will lead efforts related to research, program implementation, partnership building, and strategic and collaborative thinking.
• Leads and manages staff through mentoring, coaching, and supervision ensuring staff engagement to meet organization and department goals and objectives.
• Gathering and completing all required reports and documentation for timely submission to the funder.
• Maintaining regular communication with project stakeholders, including the funder, SKC campus community, steering committee, and community partners.
• Collaborates with CPW to develop growth strategies and new project plans.
• Investigate and advise the CPW Program Director of funding opportunities.
• Travel-related to the departmental grants, as needed.
• Supervise JTW Program support staff.
• This position will be mindful of the Salish (Séliš), Kootenai (Ksanka), and Pend d’Oreille (QÍispé) peoples and other native peoples and organizations through programming.
• Manages multiple projects concurrently

The Project Director supports the CPW department while maintaining a commitment to the mission, vision and core themes of SKC.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or other health-related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in public health, behavioral health, social work, psychology, or a related field.
• Experience creating and building relationships with Tribal agencies, community members, and other professional agencies.
• Excellent leadership skills with experience in a project management role in a team or organizational setting.
• Experience with grants management, their guidelines, and requirements as defined by funders.
• Cultural awareness, knowledge, and experience working with tribal populations.
• Travel is required, both local and regional travel, and as needed to grantee meetings, trainings/professional development opportunities, and resource building.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and sustaining positive relations with partners, funders, and evaluators.
• Ability to demonstrate respect and dignity, recognizing the uniqueness of clients, students, and colleagues.
• Efficient and effective resource utilization.
• Consistent and effective communication individually and within a team.
• Ability to provide accountability and timeliness of work outcomes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking, presentations, and reporting.