The Mental Health Project Coordinator (MHPC)

Aquinas College • East Grand Rapids, MI

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About The Position

The Mental Health Project Coordinator (MHPC) coordinates Aquinas College’s campus-wide behavioral health initiative funded through the SAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. The position focuses on day-to-day implementation of grant activities, including prevention, outreach, education, student engagement, training, campus and community partnerships, behavioral health resources, and data collection. The MHPC works closely with the Project Director and campus partners to strengthen mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and access to behavioral health resources across campus.

Aquinas College is an inclusive educational community rooted in Catholic and Dominican traditions. It provides a liberal arts education with a global perspective, emphasizes career preparation focused on leadership and service, and fosters lifelong learning and the pursuit of truth and the common good. The College emphasizes sustainability and expects employees and supervisors to identify ways each position can advance sustainability. Employees are also expected to serve the community with excellence and respect through quality, accountability, cooperation, professionalism, and responsiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, public health, health education, higher education administration, student affairs, communications, or a closely related field.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, events, or initiatives.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple campus and community stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, higher education, public health, psychology, or a related field.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience with mental health promotion, suicide prevention, wellness programming, or behavioral health initiatives.
• Experience working with grants, program evaluation, or data collection.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day implementation of SAMHSA grant activities, objectives, and timelines.
• Develop and coordinate monthly mental health outreach, education, and awareness initiatives.
• Plan and support campus wellness programming, including Mental Health Awareness Month and other student-facing initiatives.
• Develop and distribute behavioral health educational materials and resources.
• Recruit, coordinate, and support Student Mental Health Ambassadors.
• Coordinate meetings and activities of the Behavioral Health Advisory Board.
• Build and maintain partnerships with campus departments, community mental health providers, and referral resources.
• Coordinate Mental Health First Aid, QPR, suicide prevention, and other behavioral health trainings for students, faculty, and staff.
• Maintain a centralized behavioral health resource hub and ensure resources remain current and accessible.
• Track participation, program activities, surveys, focus groups, and other grant-related data.
• Support collection and tracking of SAMHSA performance measures and provide regular updates to the Project Director.
• Assist with evaluation of grant-funded programs and initiatives and maintain documentation necessary for grant reporting.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous paid vacation each year.
• Ample paid holidays.
• Paid sick time.
• Short-term disability.
• College-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Employees and their dependents are eligible for free tuition at Aquinas after one year of full-time employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time