Suicide Prevention Coordinator

DHRM • Richmond, VA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Veteran Services is seeking a dedicated and experienced Suicide Prevention Coordinator to support the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of suicide prevention initiatives across Virginia. The initiatives are designed to reduce suicide deaths and attempts and strengthen behavioral health and wellness. The position is an integral member of the SOS team and operates in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment. It reports directly to the Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services (SOS) Director.

The coordinator works with community partners, state and local agencies, healthcare organizations, schools, behavioral health providers, coalitions, and other stakeholders to advance comprehensive, evidence-informed suicide prevention strategies. The role supports statewide and community-based work across the prevention continuum, including prevention, early identification and intervention, training, community engagement, resource development, postvention, and connections to crisis and behavioral health services. It also assists with state suicide prevention priorities and promotes coordinated approaches that address populations and communities disproportionately affected by suicide.

The role requires effective problem solving, attention to detail, deadline management, and prioritization of competing demands. The coordinator must communicate and collaborate effectively with partners, grantees, and grant agencies. Travel of up to 60% of the time, including frequent overnight and multi-day stays, is required to support business operations and client needs.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment on outreach, training, and consultation duties related to behavioral health, crisis services, opioid services, and/or suicide prevention.
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Skills in database and data collection, tracking, storage, and retrieval.
• Ability to act as a liaison among federal, state, and local behavioral health and crisis services, other state agencies, suicide prevention partners, SOS grantees, and grantee agencies, and to provide technical support and training.
• Thorough knowledge of suicide prevention, including suicide incidence and prevalence, policy and service-delivery issues, and suicide prevention and intervention best practices from interagency, federal, state, and community perspectives.
• Ability to work with diverse behavioral health and/or suicide prevention stakeholders and partners, including agencies and organizations, service recipients, suicide survivors, universities, and advocates.
• Strong training, meeting facilitation, and consultation skills.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Excellent attention to detail and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, including proactively planning to resolve problems and identifying, recommending, and implementing viable solutions.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 60% of the time, including frequent overnight and multi-day stays.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive professional experience in suicide prevention services.
• Administrative experience.
• Experience with interagency issues at state and local levels.
• Veteran-specific experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of suicide prevention initiatives across Virginia.
• Collaborate with community partners, state and local agencies, healthcare organizations, schools, behavioral health providers, coalitions, and other stakeholders.
• Support statewide and community-based activities spanning prevention, early identification and intervention, training, community engagement, resource development, postvention, and connections to crisis and behavioral health services.
• Assist with implementation of state suicide prevention priorities and promote coordinated approaches for populations and communities disproportionately affected by suicide.
• Serve as a liaison among federal, state, and local behavioral health and crisis services, other state agencies, suicide prevention partners, SOS grantees, and grantee agencies.
• Provide technical support and training to partners and grantees.
• Perform outreach, training, consultation, meeting facilitation, and related duties across behavioral health, crisis services, opioid services, and/or suicide prevention.
• Manage competing demands, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate work.
• Travel to support business operations and client needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed