Project Coordinator - SU-COD

The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is an independent, non-profit organization located in Farmington, CT. CHDI is dedicated to improving the behavioral health and well-being of children in Connecticut and beyond by providing policymakers, providers, educators, and partners with a bridge to better and more equitable systems, practices, and policies. Our core initiative areas include system development and integration, evidence-based and best practice treatment dissemination, comprehensive school mental health, and data analysis & quality improvement. 

CHDI is seeking a Project Coordinator to help improve the quality of Connecticut behavioral health, including substance use and co-occurring disorders, youth and family treatment and prevention and early intervention services. This position will focus on projects related to evidence-based practice (EBP) dissemination and quality improvement initiatives related to substance use, mental health and basic needs, including Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), as well as youth engagement and community health prevention and early intervention.

Position Description:

• Communicating with partners, through workgroups, meetings, advisory councils to understand needs, support implementation, and identify proposed solutions;
• Supporting the development of trainings (e.g., identifying experts in a given training topic, designing or editing PowerPoint slides, editing videos, and uploading content to a learning management system) and materials to support implementation (e.g., training materials, briefs, reports) ;
• Working with support staff to coordinate trainings to support implementation activities, including identifying locations, preparing materials, registration, managing CEUs, providing support at trainings and securing refreshments (with support staff assistance).
• Reviewing literature and connecting with subject matter experts when needed to understand best practices in the field;
• Collecting data through surveys, focus groups, and interviews;
• Working closely with other CHDI staff to develop data collection, analysis, and reports using quantitative and qualitative data approaches, including producing high-quality data reports, and continuously improving implementation processes;
• Maintaining data and records necessary to complete required funder reports;
• Scheduling, convening, and facilitating virtual and/or in-person team and workgroup meetings;
• Regularly updating the team on progress toward deliverables at internal and external meetings;
• Communicating findings, in written and verbal formats, to internal/external stakeholders, including project reports, CHDI publications, and/or peer-reviewed publications;
• Participating in related committees, workgroups, and internal/external meetings with partners;
• Providing technical assistance and support as needed;
• Assisting with other aspects of the initiative and CHDI’s work, including administrative and operational support as needed; and
• Traveling occasionally within the state, as required.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in psychology, public health, social work, alcohol and drug counseling, education, child/youth development, or a closely related field; or bachelor’s degree with relevant experience;
• Understanding Connecticut’s youth behavioral health, including substance and co-occurring disorders, youth and family treatment and prevention services, and other service systems (e.g., health, justice, and/or child welfare);

• Experience with partnership development, project coordination, and program implementation;
• Experience with identifying data sources, interpreting and utilizing data for program development and/or quality improvement activities;
• Experience using design programs (e.g., Canva) to develop slideshows, infographics, briefs, etc.;
• Experience with data collection through surveys, focus groups, and/or interviews preferred;
• Experience coordinating online asynchronous trainings preferred;
• Must be extremely organized, efficient, and a strong team player;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and time management skills;
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other software applications (e.g., Alchemer, Zoom, Microsoft Teams); and
• Additional skills and experience that are preferred, but not required, include: Experience with EBPs for substance use and/or co-occurring disorders (e.g., SBIRT, MET-CBT, Wraparound Care Coordination), consultation, quality improvement, use of a learning management system; grant writing; scholarly publication and research reports; online survey tools; and data visualization tools.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation Range: $62,000 - $70,000
• Benefits offered to employees in this role include: A 403b retirement plan with company contribution of up to 10%; CHDI pays 85% of medical/dental insurance premiums including dependents; 9 paid holidays, up to 22 paid time off days, additional paid sick time off, and more.

CHDI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable federal and state fair employment practices laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, sex, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability or handicap, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.