What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Programs Coordinator position at Mentis?
Summary of Position
Mentis is seeking a passionate, dynamic, and experienced professional to join our Prevention team as the Community Programs Coordinator. This position coordinates youth and community engagement initiatives for youth/teens, adults and older adults, with programming at the Mentis Wellness Campus and throughout the Napa County community.
This is an ideal opportunity for a professional who has moved beyond entry-level work and is seeking a coordinator-level role with increased responsibility, direct support to the Senior Prevention and Early Intervention Program Manager, and clear opportunity to thrive within a mission-driven organization. The right candidate will be comfortable operating with independence while functioning as a strategic partner to the Program Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Coordination and Management (65%)
Youth Programming
- Provide mentorship and leadership development to youth involved in the Teens Connect community, including the Mentis Teen Council.
- Support Council members with monthly meetings and events, and leading initiatives such as wellness clubs, peer support efforts, and community education campaigns.
- Manage Teens Connect social media presence in collaboration with the Communications and Marketing Specialist: create, schedule, and post engaging content to promote events, highlight teen achievements, share mental health resources, and increase youth audience engagement.
Older Adult Programming
- Coordinate older adult support groups in partnership with community organizations.
- Support the development of intergenerational programming that connects youth with older adults (Bridging the Years).
- Develop and implement new programming based on community needs, feedback, and emerging mental health trends.
Community Events and Outreach
- Support community events at the Mentis Wellness Campus and throughout the county.
- Assist in planning the quarterly speaker series: speaker logistics, promotion, venue setup and breakdown.
- Support attendance at community outreach events (occasional evening and weekend events).
- Serve as co-facilitator of Youth Mental Health First Aid Training and QPR Suicide Prevention as needed.
Manager Support and Team Coordination (25%)
- Coordinate weekly prevention team meetings: handle scheduling, agenda setting, note-taking, and follow-up on action items.
- Assist with onboarding new prevention staff and occasionally facilitate internal trainings for prevention team.
- Maintain personnel tracking logs, including training completions, certification renewals, and compliance deadlines.
- Serve as liaison between teen leadership council, community partners, and senior management: prepare summary updates for the manager regarding youth concerns, program feedback, and emerging needs.
- Serve as a mentor and go-to resource for team members: be available for smaller concerns, day-to-day challenges, and problems to work through, providing guidance and support before escalating to the manager.
General Administrative (10%)
- Communicate regularly with the Prevention Manager and collaborate with the Prevention Director, Prevention Team, and Mentis staff, including participation in weekly prevention and monthly staff meetings.
- Data tracking and input for quarterly program reports: compile data, draft narrative summaries for funders and stakeholders, for manager review.
- Track and report quantitative data in Excel and collect qualitative data, including personal success stories from youth.
- Maintain calendar coordination across prevention programs, school site visits, and community events.
- Handle project management for multiple concurrent programs and events, managing timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables.
Benefits for our regular full-time employees include the following:
Earn up to 12 vacation days per year
- Earn up to 10 sick days per year
- Enjoy 12 holidays per year, plus a winter break (3 days)
- Up to 90% paid premium for medical and fully covered dental premium for the employee
- Vision and Dental Plans
- 401k retirement plan
- Annual training allowance
- Paid time off for training
Physical setting:
- Office
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience working directly with youth or in community mental health settings, including mentoring, active listening, guidance, and creating inclusive, trauma-informed, and youth-centered environments.
- Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field such as Health & Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, Addiction Studies, or a related field.
- Skilled in designing and facilitating opportunities for youth and community members to serve as advocates and leaders.
- Strong relationship-building and team facilitation skills, with demonstrated abilities in conflict resolution, problem solving, and fostering collaboration.
- Exceptional verbal communication and facilitation skills, effective in both structured and informal settings.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated, with a track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines independently.
- Technologically proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and social media platforms.
- Basic budget and data tracking experience.
- Experience with event planning and coordination.
- Reliable transportation to travel between Mentis campus and assigned locations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish speaking and writing proficiency (strongly preferred).
- Prior experience in a coordinator or lead role supporting a program manager or director.
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff, volunteers, or peer mentors.
Pay: $31.00 - $34.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $31 - $34