SUD Grants & Outreach Specialist (Rural Access)

NCHA; Berlin (NH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

North Country Healthcare in New Hampshire is seeking a SUD Grant and Outreach Specialist to support NH Doorway–aligned, SAMHSA funded activities. You will help ensure grant compliance, manage data, and coordinate referral pathways across clinical and community partners.

The role requires strong project management, excellent communication, and the ability to build relationships with hospitals, primary care practices, behavioral health providers, and state agencies; compensation ranges hourly and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred OR 5 years’ experience in public health, health administration, social services, communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support operational implementation of NH Doorway–aligned, SAMHSA funded activities, ensuring consistency with approved scopes of work, timelines, and performance measures.
• Assist with grant compliance including documentation, data collection, and progress reporting through collaboration with the NCH Grant Coordinator.
• Track Doorway related deliverables such as screening and assessment volumes, referral coordination, appointment timeliness, and engagement outcomes.
• Serve as a project coordinator for Doorway related initiatives, developing work plans, timelines, and task tracking tools.
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration with clinical, intake, quality, marketing, and administrative teams.
• Monitor progress toward grant milestones, identify barriers impacting access or flow, and elevate issues with proposed solutions.
• Coordinate and implement outreach activities that strengthen Doorway access points, referral pathways, and community awareness.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with regional Doorways, hospitals, emergency departments, primary care practices, behavioral health providers, law enforcement, community-based organizations, and State grant administrators.
• Participate in regional Doorway meetings, coalitions, and planning efforts as assigned.
• Collaborate closely with marketing and communications teams to develop Doorway aligned messaging and outreach materials that are clear, compliant, and accessible.
• Support development of impact stories, service summaries, and outreach content consistent with SAMHSA and NH Doorway communication standards.
• Assist in targeted outreach to referral sources and underserved populations in coordination with marketing strategies.
• Track data related to Doorway access, referrals, outreach activity, and service utilization.
• Assist NCH Grant Coordinator with preparation of SAMHSA progress reports, Doorway reporting, and internal leadership updates.
• Contribute to sustainability planning and continuous improvement for Doorway supported services.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

SUD systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

North Country Healthcare in New Hampshire is seeking a SUD Grant and Outreach Specialist to support NH Doorway–aligned, SAMHSA funded activities. You will help ensure grant compliance, manage data, and coordinate referral pathways across clinical and community partners.

The role requires strong project management, excellent communication, and the ability to build relationships with hospitals, primary care practices, behavioral health providers, and state agencies; compensation ranges hourly and