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Technical Assistance Coordinator (TA Coordinator) – Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership), a collaboration between the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health and the American Institutes for Research (AIR)
The TA Coordinator will be a family member and/or professional who will help to broker and facilitate customer-focused technical assistance (TA) to system of care communities funded by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program.  The goal for this individual will be to support communities to find effective technical assistance to design, develop, and implement systems of care to improve mental health services and outcomes for children and adolescents with emotional disturbances and their families. The TA Coordinator will serve as a link between funded communities, the TA Partnership staff, the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), consultants, and the Federal TA Partners, to promote a shared sense of vision and purpose across communities in the coordination and delivery of systems of care. This individual will be an employee of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (FFCMH) and is assigned as staff of the TA Partnership.

Job Functions
The model of the TA Coordinator-system of care community relationship is that of a care coordinator facilitation process. The TA Coordinator will work with currently funded SOC communities and will maintain regular contact with each community.  The TA Coordinator will help communities coordinate information from the different national level TA providers and program partners.

Essential Functions
The TA Coordinator will:

• Coordinate and facilitate at least one monthly conference call with the following individuals from each assigned community: project director, key family member, youth Coordinator, TA Coordinator, clinical director, key community contacts, and Federal project officer. During the calls, they will discuss system development and implementation progress, identify strengths and needs, and address the themes of family-driven, youth-guided, and individualized and coordinated care; culturally competent care without disparities; using and evaluating evidence-based practices, and linking work to a statewide policy agenda for sustainability

• Assist communities in the identification of TA needs and connect communities to the best possible resources, including resource specialists, consultants, trainers, and appropriate informational resources. They will also assist in the development, implementation, and assessment of outcomes of community technical assistance plans.

• Visit communities when necessary, in addition to meeting with communities at various required meetings, in order to obtain firsthand knowledge of the system of care operations.

• Attend TA Partnership sponsored system of care community trainings and meetings.

• Attend the annual National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health conference.

• Attend the Georgetown Training Institutes.

• Communicate at least monthly with Federal project officers.

• Participate in initial and ongoing training and performance evaluations.

• Participate as a member of the Federal Site Visit Team in order to identify TA needs.

• Coordinate TA with program partners and national TA providers.

• Record information related to community contacts in the TA Partnership’s IT system.

• Complete monthly reports as required.

• Participate in required staff meetings and professional development meetings.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in the National Federation’s Maryland office.  If no suitable candidate is identified in the DC metro area, then a national candidate will be considered.

• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the principles of a system of care including strengths-based, cultural and linguistic competence, family-driven and youth-guided

• Must have participated in the development and implementation of systems of care or have extensive knowledge and experience in their development.

• Experience as a Principle Investigator or Project Director within a system of care community is desirable.

• Have excellent skills in communication (both written and oral), facilitation, problem-solving, negotiation, and management

• Have good organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate peer-to-peer learning

• Value continuous learning

• Have strong computer skills (including e-mail, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint)

• Experience with inter-agency collaboration processes

• Experience in the delivery of technical assistance and have a customer service approach

• Excellent analytical skills and abilities in order to develop and create viable systems and procedures

• Excellent ability to understand and represent constituent needs, both orally and via written communication

• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively and as a team member

• Preference given to qualified family member applicants.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience.   Please forward a resume with cover letter, availability information and salary requirements by August 20, 2010 to mmealing@ffcmh.org or:

Marion Mealing
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
9605 Medical Center Drive
Suite 280
Rockville, MD 20850

Educational Services, Inc. (ESI), a government contractor located in Bethesda is seeking a full-time Technical Assistance (TA) Specialist to provide technical assistance for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ADS Center, a project of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).The Center promotes social inclusion and acceptance of people with mental health problems.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Program Support – ADS

• Responds to technical assistance requests that are received through a toll-free SAMHSA ADS Center phone number and ADS Center email.
• Uses SAMHSA ADS Center database and other resources to identify the most culturally competent, relatable and appropriate materials and trainings to address needs.
• Assists with program materials development, editing, and research, as directed.
• Participates in the ongoing identification, collection, and data entry of appropriate materials for inclusion within the assigned program.
• Performs various support functions related to training teleconferences and Steering Committee meetings.
• Strategizes with the Program Manager to plan service delivery innovations in response to trends in TA requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with psychology, public health, social work or other social science emphasis
• Experience (either paid or volunteer) working as a mental health consumer advocate
• Personal familiarity with mental health consumer advocacy movements and networks
• Minimum of 1-2 years of technical assistance or related experience in the social services, public health or Federal contracting environment

Required Skills

• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of databases, on-line data collection and content management systems.
• Experience coordinating and facilitating teleconferences.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong internet research skills.
  • Detail oriented.
  • Excellent analytic skills.
  • Ability to multi-task in order to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.

ESI offers a comprehensive benefit package and is Metro accessible.

Qualified candidates should send resume and cover letter with salary requirements referencing TA Specialist in subject line to careers@esi-dc.com or mail to: ESI, 4350 East West Hwy, Suite 1100, Bethesda, MD 20814 Attn: HR. ESI offers a comprehensive benefit package and is Metro accessible. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No agency or applicant phone calls please. EOE.



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