Community Outreach Coordinator (TCHATT)

Under general supervision, responsible for coordinating educational, cultural, or recreational services to the community.

This is a grant funded position sponsored by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC). TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children and adolescents. TCHATT (Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine), is one initiative of the TCMHCC and is designed to partner with school districts to provide mental and behavioral health care access to all students in the state of Texas.

Job requires travel to 35 counties covered by TCHATT.

• Organizes and participates in community forums, health fairs, conferences and related training throughout the region.
• Coordinates educational, cultural, or recreational services to the community.
• Provides education/training resources or assistance with community programs through calls, distribution of surveys, scheduling of appointments, or participation in meetings.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of activities and community outreach data for reporting/auditing purposes and assists with monitoring program expenses.
• Coordinates implementation of healthcare outreach efforts for designated region and maintains current point of contact database for schools and ISD's.
• Serves as liaison between community programs and the institution.
• Facilitates Youth Aware of Mental Health trainings in schools.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Ability to carry, assemble and set-up exhibit equipment.
• Knowledge of developing, organizing and managing action plans and projects.
• Ability to take initiative and collaborate.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility.
• Knowledge of utilizing resources to collect, analyze, distribute, and display data.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree in related field is required.