Description

The Behavioral Health Prevention Specialist coordinates culturally responsive behavioral health prevention and wellness initiatives for the Community Health Center and the Tribal community. The position supports suicide, mental health, substance misuse, and overdose prevention through community engagement, culturally based programming, training, assessment, strategic planning, referral and resource navigation, evaluation, and grant implementation. The Specialist collaborates with Tribal programs, community members, youth and young adults, cultural leaders, providers, and community partners to strengthen protective factors, reduce barriers to services, and promote behavioral health and wellness aligned with PGST culture, values, and priorities.

Requirements

Duties Include:
Project Coordination and Grant Management: 

Coordinate the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of behavioral health prevention and wellness initiatives that address mental health, suicide, substance misuse, overdose, crisis prevention, resilience, and protective factors.
Coordinate assigned grant activities, including goals, timelines, performance measures, deliverables, documentation, and reporting.
Participate in community assessments, strategic planning, and program evaluation, and use findings to identify needs, service gaps, disparities, and opportunities for improvement.
Ensure activities are culturally responsive, trauma-informed, community-driven, and consistent with applicable evidence- and practice-based approaches.
Prevention and Community Engagement

Plan and coordinate community-based prevention, education, cultural, social, and skill-building activities that strengthen resilience, belonging, cultural identity, healthy relationships, life skills, recovery, and overall wellness.
Conduct outreach and engagement with Tribal youth, young adults, families, and community members, including those facing barriers to participation or services.
Engage community members and young adults in planning and evaluating prevention activities through advisory groups, coalitions, assessments, and other opportunities for community input.
Collaborate with cultural teachers, elders, Tribal programs, and community partners to incorporate PGST culture, traditions, values, and strengths into programming.
Training and Education:

Coordinate and deliver behavioral health prevention and awareness education for Tribal staff, community members, youth, families, providers, and partner organizations.
Coordinate approved suicide-prevention and early-intervention training, including QPR, and provide education on mental health, substance misuse, overdose prevention, crisis response, protective factors, and available resources.
Develop and maintain prevention, outreach, educational, and resource materials.
Attend required training, meetings, and professional development to maintain knowledge and skills relevant to the position.
Referral, Crisis Prevention, and Systems Improvement

Assist individuals, families, staff, and community partners in identifying and connecting to appropriate behavioral health, substance use, crisis, social support, and community resources.
Support the development and maintenance of referral and follow-up systems in coordination with clinical and program staff.
Assist in reviewing and improving policies, procedures, protocols, and resource pathways related to prevention, crisis response, suicide prevention/postvention, referral, follow-up, and safe messaging.
Identify systemic barriers to services and collaborate with Tribal programs and partners to strengthen access, coordination, and continuity of support. 
Partnerships and Collaboration

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Tribal programs, schools, behavioral health providers, community organizations, coalitions, and local, state, federal, and Tribal partners.
Participate in community coalitions, advisory groups, committees, and prevention initiatives that advance program objectives.
Promote coordination and resource sharing among programs serving youth, young adults, families, and the broader community.
Represent the program at Tribal, community, regional, state, and federal meetings as assigned.
Data, Evaluation, and Reporting

Collect, maintain, and monitor program data, including participation, outreach, referrals, training, partnerships, activities, outcomes, and other required performance measures.
Collaborate with evaluators and program partners to review and use data to assess outcomes and guide program improvements.
Prepare or assist with required grant, performance, statistical, and narrative reports, and maintain documentation supporting program activities and grant compliance.
Maintain accurate, confidential records in accordance with applicable Tribal, grant, and health information requirements.
Personal Contacts:  

Maintain regular, positive contact with patients, staff, community members, and others to achieve tribal objectives and preserve good public relations.
Develop and support strong, positive relationships with Local, State, and Federal partners. 
Maintain confidentiality and uphold the health center’s reputation by exercising sound judgment in public communications, including by refraining from social media posts or other public statements that could harm the health center, its clients, services, or community partnerships.
Remote Work: 

This position is eligible for situational remote work as needed. The schedule must be discussed with and approved by the supervisor and the director and may change based on role and department needs.
Other Duties as Assigned.