Veterans Suicide Prevention Grant Program Manager

About the role

RIDGEVIEW Behavioral Health Services, a nonprofit community mental health center, is seeking a Full Time Program Manager for the newly awarded SSGT Fox Suicide Prevention grant, which will be known as Call Sign HOPE at Ridgeview. You will be part of the startup team for Call Sign HOPE and part of the hiring process to form your new team. As Program Manager, you will play a key ongoing role in suicide prevention for veterans in our area. Ridgeview is a place where staff want to work, a place where staff are valued and appreciated, and a place where staff are proud of the impact they are making toward the improvement of people's lives. At Ridgeview, our real job satisfaction is derived from co-workers, clients, and the realization that we are part of carrying out Ridgeview's mission. One Ridgeview! HOPE | HEALING | RECOVERY "Where life's complexities are met with hope"

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for all components of the SSGT Fox SPGP/Call Sign HOPE Grant program and supervises the work of that team.
• Supports Ridgeview’s Mission, Vision and Values.
• Ensures oversight of outreach, case management, peer services (to include adventure-based activities), documentation, processes and professional issues of other members of the SSGT Fox SPGP/Call Sign HOPE team, ensuring compliance with grant requirements.
• Engages in program outreach and recruitment, representing the SSGT Fox SPGP/Call Sign HOPE program within the defined service area (Anderson, Campbell, Scott, Union, Claiborne, Fentress, Pickett, Putnam, Overton, Clay and Jackson Counties).
• Key focal points: prevent veteran suicide, assist veterans in accessing resources and supports, navigate the VA healthcare and benefits system, address stigma around help-seeking, assist veterans in rebuilding purpose, identity, and community post-service, and assist veterans to manage the cumulative stress of deployments, reintegration, and moral injury.
• Coordinates warm hand-offs for both internal and external referrals as appropriate.
• Facilitates team meetings and collaborates with other members of Ridgeview’s multi-disciplinary teams.
• Conducts regular advisory council meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required (master’s preferred). If Bachelor's isn't in social sciences or mental health (examples: counseling, psychology, social work, vocational rehabilitation) or does not include 15+ credit hours of related courses on transcript, then relevant training and supervision will be provided after hire.
• Must maintain a valid TN driver's license and a safe driving record.
• The position requires a self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to be self-directed.

Qualifications

• Lived military experience/veteran status preferred.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills with people from differing backgrounds and cultures.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Long-Term Disability, Holiday Pay, Vacation and Sick Leave, Life Insurance and Wellness Plan.
• Loan repayment for qualified behavioral health and primary health care providers is available.
• Ridgeview is an approved National Health Service Corp site.