Mental Health Initiatives Lead for Campus Wellness

Aquinas College; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquinas College invites applications for a Mental Health Project Coordinator to advance the campus-wide behavioral health initiative funded by the SAMHSA grant. The role reports to the Project Director and works with campus partners to boost mental health awareness and access to resources.

The coordinator will implement grant activities, develop outreach, support wellness programming, and manage materials, ambassadors, and trainings across the campus community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a counseling, psychology, social work, public health, health education, higher education administration, student affairs, communications, or closely related field.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, events, or initiatives.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple campus and community stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day implementation of SAMHSA grant activities, objectives, and timelines.
• Develop and coordinate monthly mental health outreach, education, and awareness initiatives.
• Plan and support campus wellness programming, including Mental Health Awareness Month and other student-facing initiatives.
• Develop and distribute behavioral health educational materials and resources.
• Recruit, coordinate, and support Student Mental Health Ambassadors.
• Coordinate meetings and activities of the Behavioral Health Advisory Board.
• Build and maintain partnerships with campus departments, community mental health providers, and referral resources.
• Coordinate Mental Health First Aid, QPR, suicide prevention, and other behavioral health trainings for students, faculty, and staff.
• Maintain a centralized behavioral health resource hub and ensure resources remain current and accessible.
• Track participation, program activities, surveys, focus groups, and other grant-related data.
• Support collection and tracking of SAMHSA performance measures and provide regular updates to the Project Director.
• Assist with evaluation of grant‑funded programs and initiatives and maintain documentation necessary for grant reporting.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration with campus/community

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, social work, public health, health education, higher education administration, student affairs, communications, or related field

Job description

Aquinas College invites applications for a Mental Health Project Coordinator to advance the campus-wide behavioral health initiative funded by the SAMHSA grant. The role reports to the Project Director and works with campus partners to boost mental health awareness and access to resources.

The coordinator will implement grant activities, develop outreach, support wellness programming, and manage materials, ambassadors, and trainings across the campus community.