Position Summary:
This role is part of an externally funded project geared towards
addressing the opioid epidemic in Nassau County via training
middle school personnel to screen for risk factors for later opioid
usage.
The Outreach Manager's duties will center around project
communications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advise ways to
connect with school districts in order to recruit them for this effort,
and then to contribute to the steps of following through on the
plan selected by the PI and the team.
- Engage in every step of the process, including devising flyers or
solicitation emails, responding to questions from school personnel
or parents, and assisting in gathering and analyzing feedback.
- Work to establish connections
with other organizations relevant to this project's mission,
including locating and identifying relevant connections (based on
goals or requests provided by project leadership), establishing
contact, and maintaining a positive relationship.
- Supervise graduate or
undergraduate students, or other junior team members who are
assigned duties in this area.
- The outreach manager may be asked to assist other team
members as-needed
- Typical office
work, answering phones, creating or updating excel
spreadsheets, use of office 365/Microsoft teams and Microsoft
office suite, use of google office suite, and other similar programs.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in any health professions field required, master's level degree with licensure for clinical work (or eligibility to become licensed with sufficient hours) strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the field.
- Demonstrated success with prior outreach efforts, including building and maintaining partnerships (across agencies or across state lines preferred)
- Experience working in, or in collaboration with, public schools
- Proficiency in excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to make graphs and pivot tables.
- Strong public speaking skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience conducting narcan training
- Experience specific to outreach for substance use programs
- Experience designing and conducting trainings related to mental health and/or substance use and/or developmental disabilities
- Experience with data analysis
- Experience working with OMH or similar agencies
- Skills in graphic design
- Trained in Mental Health First Aid
- Training or experience in any of the following: SBIRT, motivational interviewing, harm reduction strategies.
This job may require travel within Nassau County (to school sites). Hours are typically 9-5 on in-office days, but may vary as requested by the schools this project serves. Sometimes, a 7 AM- 3 PM schedule may be required. Occasional evenings or weekends may be required for special events or initiatives.
About LIU Post
LIU Post campus is a scenic, historic, and
scholarly campus that offers a small-school environment with the access and
resources of a major metropolitan university. The University's 350+ acre campus
is located on the estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 27 miles east of New
York City on Long Island's Gold Coast. The campus houses the Lewyt College of
Veterinary Medicine, the first professional School of Accountancy, an
AACSB-accredited Business School, and an award-winning theater program. LIU is home
to the world-renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the Shark
Stadium, where supporters gather to cheer on the Sharks’ Division I athletic
program.
LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.