Suicide Prevention Coordinator

Title: Suicide Prevention Coordinator State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist I Hiring Range: $75,000-$80,000 Pay Band: 4 Agency: Dept of Veterans Services Location: DVS HQ-Richmond Agency Website: Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties The Virginia Department of Veteran Services is seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to serve as the Suicide Prevention Coordinator. The Suicide Prevention Coordinator operates in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment and is an integral member of the SOS team. This position reports directly to the Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services (SOS) Director. The Suicide Prevention Coordinator supports the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of suicide prevention initiatives designed to reduce suicide deaths and attempts and strengthen behavioral health and wellness across Virginia. The position works collaboratively with community partners, state and local agencies, healthcare organizations, schools, behavioral health providers, coalitions, and other stakeholders to advance comprehensive, evidence-informed suicide prevention strategies. The Suicide Prevention Coordinator supports statewide and community-based activities across the suicide prevention continuum, including prevention, early identification and intervention, training, community engagement, resource development, postvention, and connection to crisis and behavioral health services. The position also assists with implementation of state suicide prevention priorities and promotes coordinated approaches that address populations and communities disproportionately affected by suicide. The Suicide Prevention Coordinator shall display an aptitude for problem solving, as well as maintain effective attention to details, meeting deadlines and prioritizing competing demands. It is important that the candidate be able to perform these tasks at a high level of accuracy and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate successfully with various partners, grantees, and grant agencies. Minimum Qualifications A demonstrated ability to operate in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment, work independently and collaboratively on a wide variety of outreach, training and consultation duties for behavioral health, crisis services, opioid services and/or suicide prevention. Excellent oral and written communication skills, analytical, problem solving, organizational skills, presentation skills, database and data collection, tracking, storage, and retrieval. The ability to act as a liaison between Federal, State, and local behavioral health, crisis services, other state agencies and suicide prevention partners, SOS grantees, and grantee agencies to provide technical support, and training. Thorough knowledge of suicide prevention, including the incidence and prevalence of suicide, policy and service delivery issues, best practices in suicide prevention and intervention from interagency, federal, state and community perspectives. An ability to work with diverse behavioral health and/or suicide prevention stakeholders, and partners including other state and local agencies and organizations, service recipients, suicide survivors, universities, advocates, etc. Strong training and meeting facilitation and consultation skills. Additional Considerations Extensive professional experience in suicide prevention services, administrative experience, and experience with interagency issues at state and local levels, with veteran specific experience preferred. A valid Driver’s license is required. Excellent attention to detail is an absolute must as well as, computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook). Ability to exercise independent judgment and proven skill in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making, proactively plan to resolve problems, identify, and recommend and implement viable solutions. Willingness and ability to travel up to 60% of the time, including frequent overnight and multi-day stays, to support business operations and client needs. It is the policy of VDVS to provide equal opportunity for all applications and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, gender, identify or expression, disability, veterans’ status or political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified person with disabilities. Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodation should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume. In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process. #J-18808-Ljbffr