THRIVE 365 (JED) Coordinator

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi•Corpus Christi, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The THRIVE 365 (JED) Coordinator provides day-to-day leadership and coordination for the SAMHSA-funded THRIVE 365 Pathways to Hope initiative at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. The role covers suicide prevention, mental health promotion, community partnerships, JED campus activities, and grant compliance. The coordinator manages grant implementation and administration, prevention programming and outreach, and partnership and student-support coordination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Social Work, Public Health, Psychology, Student Affairs, or a closely related field.
Three years of experience in student affairs, behavioral health, wellness, public health, or project management; alternatively, a master’s degree and one year of experience in those fields may substitute for the minimum requirement.
Experience coordinating programs, training, outreach initiatives, and partnerships.
Strong communication, organizational, and data management skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Social Work, Public Health, Psychology, Student Affairs, or a closely related field.
Experience with federally funded grants.
Experience in suicide prevention, mental health promotion, behavioral intervention, or crisis response.

Responsibilities

Coordinate implementation of grant goals, objectives, and activities.
Manage project timelines, meetings, budgets, reporting, and compliance requirements.
Support evaluation, performance tracking, and annual and final SAMHSA reports.
Coordinate the Advisory Committee and JED campus activities.
Coordinate QPR and Green Zone training programs.
Lead awareness campaigns promoting 988, the Veterans Crisis Line, and campus resources.
Manage THRIVE 365 outreach, workshops, wellness events, and communications.
Engage students, faculty, staff, and families in prevention and education activities.
Coordinate community partnerships, MOUs, and referral networks.
Support screening, referral, follow-up, and care coordination processes.
Assist with crisis response, postvention planning, and policy implementation.
Collaborate with UCC, Care & Assistance, UHC, I-CARE, and community providers.

Benefits

Medical insurance, with employee-only coverage listed at $0–$30 per month after the university contribution; the university covers up to 83% of premiums for other listed coverage tiers.
Dental and vision insurance.
Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
Flexible Spending Account and Day Care Spending Account.
Dual Career Partner Program.
On-campus wellness opportunities.
Work Life Solutions, including counseling, work-life assistance, financial resources, and legal resources.
Tuition benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, book scholarships, and tuition coverage for up to 18 credit hours per fiscal year, subject to applicable rules.
Retirement through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas or Optional Retirement Plan, with voluntary tax-deferred account/deferred compensation options.
At least eight hours of vacation leave per month.
Eight hours of sick leave per month.
Eight hours of paid birthday leave.
12–15 paid holidays each year.
Professional development opportunities.