Community Education Director of Mental Health Program

Psychiatric Medical Care•Alpine, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Education Director (CED) executes community education training and ongoing support for Senior Life Solutions programs, an intensive outpatient therapy program serving individuals, typically age 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes associated with aging. The role combines strategic referral development with educational content delivery and requires familiarity with healthcare industry regulations and data-driven approaches to reaching target markets. The CED trains teams to strengthen community engagement and build partnerships with host hospitals, community organizations, government agencies, and healthcare providers. The role includes organizing events, forums, and outreach efforts to collaborate, gather input, and build meaningful connections. The CED assesses and monitors program goals, identifies community and referral-source needs and interests, stays informed about senior health, and contributes to strategic planning and quality improvement activities. The position is based onsite in Alpine, Texas, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are no weekends or on-call duties, and seven paid holidays are provided off. The role requires travel by car and air and includes exposure to viruses, disease, infection from patients, and psychiatric situations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, marketing, communications, public relations, or business administration, or a combination of education and experience.
Experience coordinating education or community outreach programs.
Ability to train, lead, and support teams responsible for program growth.
Ability to support teams and foster collaboration across departments.
Ability to work with internal departments, C-suite executives, and external partners to align marketing and educational efforts with company objectives.
Ability to develop long-term visions and strategic plans for program growth.
Proficiency in analyzing data and market trends to identify opportunities and measure success.
Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills; highly organized, a critical thinker, and a resourceful problem solver.
Ability to monitor referral-development performance, analyze what is working, and make data-driven decisions.
Ability to meet physical demands that include talking and hearing; vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus; intermittent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and lifting and supporting patients.
Ability to travel by car and air.
Ability to work in an environment with exposure to viruses, disease, infection from patients, and psychiatric situations.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare and mental health experience.
Healthcare background, particularly in program development, management, and community outreach.

Responsibilities

Execute community education training and provide ongoing support to Senior Life Solutions programs.
Assess and monitor goals set by the program.
Train teams to develop meaningful referral-source networks using a collaborative approach.
Train teams in public speaking, tactical advocacy messaging, and motivating target audiences.
Train program teams to act as community member advocates and cultivate relationships with host hospitals.
Train teams to collaborate with the Community Education team to develop, implement, and manage community education tasks.
Identify community and referral-source needs and interests and equip program teams to address them.
Train teams on Referral Process Guidelines, hospital integration, and the Collaborative Model.
Implement, track, and monitor community education plans.
Participate in developing strategic plans in support of programs.
Adhere to safety and infection-control guidelines.
Participate in quality improvement activities as requested to support community education.
Train teams to provide mental health education to community groups as needed.
Provide program staff with ideas and plans for community outreach curriculum.
Provide programs with education on health-related topics and provide education to community groups as requested by the Regional Director.
Identify needs and interests related to mental health.
Lead, train, and support teams responsible for program growth and execution of Community Education Plans.
Develop comprehensive education plans aligned with organizational goals.
Monitor referral-development performance, analyze data and market trends, and make data-driven decisions to improve outcomes.