Director Of Education Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (Social Work, Counseling, Teaching, Education)
• At least two years of experience working with youth
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport, coach, and mentor teens and young adults
• Experience teaching or facilitating presentations for groups
• Strong aptitude for networking with a variety of communities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience or skills with community engagement
• Group management skills or experience
• Proficient with MS Office computer environment
• Intermediate social media skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations with professionalism and care

Nice To Haves

• Crisis Intervention Training (i.e., ASIST, safeTALK, Youth Mental Health First Aid, etc.)
• Experience with social media outreach
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Knowledge or experience with trauma-informed approaches

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the culture of Lines for Life by modeling behavior that supports the organization’s goals and philosophies.
• Serve as a regional youth suicide prevention and mental health champion, raising awareness of YouthLine and other resources for youth-serving entities.
• Facilitate and help implement educational programming on suicide prevention, including peer-to-peer outreach and engagement efforts, where applicable.
• Communicate with school-based contacts to schedule and coordinate all logistics for classroom outreach.
• Establish new relationships with schools to provide YouthLine outreach where it has not previously occurred.
• Deliver presentations in Maui County middle and high schools to educate students and raise awareness about youth mental health, suicide, self injury, depression, and other sensitive subject matters.
• Identify and organize outreach activities to increase awareness of YouthLine across the region and state.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Education and Outreach to develop and implement an annual outreach strategy.
• Collaborate with Assistant Director of Education and Outreach HI and other YouthLine staff to fulfill requirements established through grants and contracts.
• Support implementation of the YouthLine social media strategy established by YouthLine Communications Manager and YouthLine Outreach Manager and the Assistant Director of Education and Outreach HI.
• Coach and mentor interns and volunteers through interactions at outreach activities.
• Collaborate with the Youth Development and Volunteer Coordinators in Portland to recruit a representative volunteer cohort for YouthLine, HI.
• Co-facilitate the outreach portion of the YouthLine training for new volunteers and interns.
• Assist with YouthLine, HI training and education to establish relationships with volunteers who will support with outreach.
• Attend monthly meetings and in-services for YouthLine, HI volunteers.
• Identify partnership opportunities and resource referrals that will support the efforts of the YouthLine program, including outreach to and volunteer recruitment from underserved communities, such as youth of color, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, youth in rural areas, and youth with lived experience, among others.
• Track data, networking, and progress on regional work as directed by the Assistant Director of Education and Outreach HI
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• full Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Matching 401k
• professional development funds
• a free fitbit