Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Vice President - Asst VP Academics, the Program Coordinator- Suicide Awareness & Prevention will: implement and manage the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program at UVU; provide leadership and direction for the Suicide Prevention Advisory Board; provide training on the UVU Suicide Prevention Programs - QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)  - for faculty, staff, students, and administrators; conduct QPR training for local community groups and public schools; conduct seminars and workshops; supervise the Crises Response Team; manage the budget for the UVU suicide prevention program.

• Organize and hold monthly meetings for the Suicide Prevention Advisory Board.

• Meet weekly with the Executive Planning Committee within Student Health Services.

• Manage and authorize all expenditures from the Suicide Prevention budget.

• Supervise faculty mentored evaluation teams. Meet with these teams at least monthly to provide program direction and receive data from evaluation efforts.

• Prepare monthly reports of activities completed and future goals for suicide prevention.

• Meet with faculty, staff, administrative, and student groups to train them in the QPR program, which helps individuals Q-Question a person who may be at risk for suicide, P- Persuade a person who is at risk to get the help that they need, R- Refer the person to the resources in their community of where they can get help.

• Meet with community groups and public schools to provide the QPR training.

• Educate key university and community individuals on the suicide problem in Utah and at UVU and on the best practices for suicide prevention.

• Supervise the in-house crises response team of Mental Health Therapists as they respond to a suicidal threat.

• Create campaign and promotional materials for Suicide prevention program outreach.

• Supervise activities of the administrative assistant.

• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

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• Must be eligible to be licensed as a psychologist, social worker, or professional worker.

Graduation from an accredited institution with a doctorate degree in counseling, psychology, or social work and/or a master's degree and two years of experience related to the position summary. 

• Knowledge and experience in working with multi-ethnic and diverse groups.
• Knowledge of current best practices in suicide prevention.
• Knowledge of psychological principles and methodology, including evaluation, therapy, learning disabilities, and therapy outcomes.
• Skill in human relations, communications, group and individual therapy techniques, assessment, report writing, and supervision.
• Multimedia skill and promotion skills.
• Ability to create outreach campaign materials for the prevention program.
• Must be self-motivated, out-going, energetic, and provide best practice leadership in suicide awareness and prevention.