Program Coordinator, School of Mental Health and Social Work

Barry University • Miami Shores, FL

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About The Position

The Program Coordinator is a full-time, grant-funded position in Barry University's School of Mental Health and Social Work. The position ends on June 30, 2027, with potential for project extension beyond fiscal year 2027. The coordinator leads statewide implementation of the Florida First Responder Suicide Readiness Initiative, an education program intended to improve early recognition of psychological distress, supportive communication, and connection to appropriate care.

The role develops agency partnerships, schedules regional training, recruits and manages qualified territory educators, and ensures consistent delivery of the approved curriculum. The incumbent must be able to travel throughout Florida as needed. A finance background check is required because of the position's financial responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, or five or more years of relevant professional experience in place of the required education.
• One to three years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, shared databases or CRM systems, registration or LMS platforms, survey tools, virtual-meeting platforms, and reporting dashboards.
• Ability to apply adult-learning practices and support scenario-based instruction.
• Clear and confident communication skills, including the ability to facilitate sensitive discussions with professionalism and discretion, adapt messaging to first responder audiences, and engage effectively with senior government and agency leaders.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel throughout the State of Florida as needed.
• Ability to meet the finance background-check requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Social Work.

Responsibilities

• Translate grant objectives into a work plan, milestones, operating procedures, deliverables, and a coordinated regional rollout.
• Develop and maintain an agency outreach pipeline and secure meetings and training commitments with relevant agency and government stakeholders.
• Execute the territorial strategy across Tampa Bay/Hillsborough, Jacksonville/Northeast Florida, Polk County/Central Florida, South Florida, and Southwest Florida, adjusting deployment to demand and grant priorities.
• Manage training operations, including agency intake, scheduling, registration, facilities, rosters, participant communications, travel, materials, certificates, and approved continuing-education processes.
• Work with Financial Grants Management to ensure budget spending complies with university and state policies.
• Recruit, onboard, train, schedule, and supervise regional territory educators and dual-instructor teams.
• Complete the program training, co-facilitate as needed, observe training delivery, coach instructors, and maintain curriculum fidelity.
• Maintain the evaluation and accountability system, including attendance, pre- and post-assessments, confidence measures, participant feedback, follow-up surveys, agency implementation measures, and dashboards.
• Maintain participant safety, privacy, crisis-resource, and escalation procedures, and ensure urgent clinical or emergency concerns are referred through established protocols.
• Coordinate updates to curriculum, handbooks, participant resources, quick references, local referrals, and instructor guides while preserving approved content and version control.
• Lead stakeholder communications and program promotion through recruitment packets, presentations, web and registration content, legislative updates, meetings, and relationship management.
• Represent the initiative at regional and statewide forums as assigned.
• Maintain accurate rosters, schedules, records, invoices, and compliance-related documentation.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance initiatives, including wellness programs, spirituality in the workplace, and training and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time