Community Engagement & Program Support Assistant

Grade: T24
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The Community Engagement & Program Support Assistant will support the day-to-day operations of a cross-disciplinary project focused on developing and pilot testing a digital mental health intervention for underserved adolescents. This role will involve project coordination, administrative support, and community engagement-related activities that contribute to the implementation and management of the project. We are seeking a highly organized and motivated person to support the planning and implementation of a user-centered digital mental health intervention for adolescents. This is a non-research position focused on programmatic, administrative, and engagement support for a multidisciplinary project team developing an innovative, trauma-informed mobile/web intervention for underserved youth. The graduate student worker will assist the team with project coordination, youth and stakeholder engagement logistics, and community capacity-building efforts-particularly by helping local nonprofit partners develop sustainable practices to support adolescent mental health.

Essential functions:
*Provide administrative and project coordination support (e.g., scheduling, note-taking, email communications, tracking deliverables)
*Assist with community engagement activities including organizing focus groups and co-design sessions with youth, caregivers, and providers
*Maintain communication with community stakeholders, including schools, nonprofits, and mental health providers
*Support local nonprofit partners in developing sustainable, evidence-informed mental health practices aligned with the project's trauma-informed and youth-centered framework
*Prepare materials, presentations, and documentation for community events, pilot testing, and funder reporting
*Contribute to user feedback synthesis and support the team in integrating findings into digital product refinement
*Ensure culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and ethical engagement with all youth and community participants

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Required Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field, and a minimum of two years of related work experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills & Abilities:
*Education/experience in social work, public health, psychology, education, or related field
*Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
*Demonstrated experience working with youth, community organizations, or mental health programs preferred
*Comfort with digital tools (Google Suite, Zoom, basic project management software)
*Commitment to equity, accessibility, and trauma-informed practice
*Comfort conducting community outreach, needs assessments/interviews, and developing and presenting reports to stakeholders

Preferred:
*Experience with quantitative and qualitative methods

This position requires a background check.
This position requires Child Abuse Certifications prior to the commencement of service.

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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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