Suicide Prevention & Aces Training and Outreach Specialist

Job Description

Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition

Suicide Prevention & ACEs Training and Outreach Specialist

Part Time – Non Exempt

This position is responsible for overseeing and completing some of the community-based activities in the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition’s strategic plan.

Representative Tasks/Responsibilities

Outreach

Become a certified trainer in various suicide prevention and postvention trainings (ex. QPR, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, NAMI ConnectPostvention)
Reach out to community organizations, groups and agencies (ex. schools, nonprofits, businesses, veterans, primary care clinics), to develop and strengthen partnerships with the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition (JSPC).
Coordinate and provide suicide prevention, postvention and Adverse Childhood Experience trainings with selected groups (ex. schools, nonprofits, businesses, veterans, primary care clinics).
Carry out new public awareness prevention strategies in coordination with the Public Awareness & Training Committee.
Determine targeted groups needing postvention information and training, and provide presentations/trainings to targeted groups.
Distribute resource materials, as follow-up from the postvention committee.
Assist in recruiting other community members to assist in Coalition Postvention activities.

Public Awareness & Community Education

Educate and provide training to the general community about the relationship between trauma and suicide.
Provide the Juneau community with education and awareness about suicide warning signs and resources.
May maintain, update and enhance all current JSPC public awareness activities including websites, social media accounts, brochures, resource cards, and other information and advertising.
May advertise services with a variety of print and audio/visual materials, including public service announcements and social network advertising.

Collaboration

Collaborate with willing primary care clinics to improve trauma screening, referrals and interventions with primary care, behavioral health and other service organizations and providers.
Build better linkage and cohesion between multiple community efforts addressing trauma and suicide prevention.
Work with the Juneau School District and Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator to provide the Signs of Suicide training in the middle and high schools.
Assist the Juneau School District with implementation of the Alaska Safe Children’s Act.
May assist the Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator with trainings related to Sources of Strength.
May participate and assist with efforts relating to Raising Our Children with Kindness (ROCK) Juneau.

Administrative Activities

Attend and participate in supervision meetings according to JYS policies.

Requirements

Bachelors or Masters degree in public health or a related field strongly preferred.
Experience working in the prevention field preferred.
Current Alaska drivers license and auto insurance per agency standards.
Clearance of state and federal background checks.
Completion of required trainings according to established timelines and per job class and program assignment.

NOTE: JYS is a dynamic organization changing as needed to best address its goals. This job description is representative of duties at a moment in time and is intended as a “living document” updated periodically to reflect changes in job responsibilities and/or emphasis. It is not intended or implied to be an employment contract but is a communication tool to explain the responsibilities, advertise the job and identify performance measures and potential training needs.

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