Youth Program Director

Native American Development Corporation; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Native American Development Corporation in Billings, MT seeks a Program Director to lead the SAMHSA TBH for Urban American Indian Youth Project, focused on suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and youth wellness.

You will ensure grant compliance, manage budgets and staff, develop strategic partnerships, and coordinate with schools, health systems, and tribal partners to improve outcomes for American Indian youth and young adults up to age 24.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of the SAMHSA Tribal Behavioral Health Grant.
• Ensure successful implementation of project goals, objectives, activities, and deliverables.
• Maintain compliance with all SAMHSA regulations, reporting requirements, and grant conditions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor annual work plans and project timelines.
• Coordinate grant activities with organizational leadership and community partners.
• Prepare and submit required federal reports, performance measures, and progress updates.
• Monitor budget expenditures and collaborate with finance staff to ensure fiscal compliance.
• Participate in grant monitoring visits, audits, and evaluations.
• Lead community based suicide prevention efforts targeting urban American Indian youth and young adults.
• Develop referral systems and partnerships to ensure timely access to behavioral health services.
• Coordinate crisis response resources and support pathways for youth identified as at risk.
• Promote evidence based, trauma informed, and culturally responsive prevention strategies.
• Support implementation of behavioral health screening, assessment, referral, and follow up processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with schools, healthcare systems, behavioral health providers, tribal programs, local organizations, and state agencies.
• Facilitate community stakeholder meetings and collaborative initiatives.
• Ensure active participation of all project partners.
• Represent the organization at local, state, regional, and national meetings.
• Oversee data collection and evaluation activities.
• Monitor performance outcomes and project fidelity.
• Utilize data to identify trends and improve program effectiveness.

Job description

Position Summary

The Program Director is responsible for the leadership, administration, implementation, and oversight of the SAMHSA Tribal Behavioral Health (TBH) for Urban American Indian Youth Project. This position dedicates 100% of their time to the successful execution of grant activities focused on suicide prevention, mental health promotion, behavioral health access, early intervention, care coordination, community engagement, and youth wellness.

The Program Director serves as the primary point of contact for SAMHSA and all project partners, including schools, healthcare organizations, tribal entities, behavioral health providers, community organizations, and other stakeholders. The position ensures compliance with grant requirements, oversees data collection and reporting, manages project budgets and deliverables, supervises grant staff, develops strategic partnerships, and supports culturally responsive approaches to suicide prevention and behavioral health services.

This position will work closely with medical, behavioral health, and community health teams to support the mission of the Billings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center and improve outcomes for American Indian youth and young adults through age 24.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program Leadership and Grant Administration

• Lead all aspects of the SAMHSA Tribal Behavioral Health Grant.
• Ensure successful implementation of project goals, objectives, activities, and deliverables.
• Maintain compliance with all SAMHSA regulations, reporting requirements, and grant conditions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor annual work plans and project timelines.
• Coordinate grant activities with organizational leadership and community partners.
• Prepare and submit required federal reports, performance measures, and progress updates.
• Monitor budget expenditures and collaborate with finance staff to ensure fiscal compliance.
• Participate in grant monitoring visits, audits, and evaluations.

Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Coordination

• Lead community based suicide prevention efforts targeting urban American Indian youth and young adults.
• Develop referral systems and partnerships to ensure timely access to behavioral health services.
• Coordinate crisis response resources and support pathways for youth identified as at risk.
• Promote evidence based, trauma informed, and culturally responsive prevention strategies.
• Support implementation of behavioral health screening, assessment, referral, and follow up processes.

Partnership Development

• Build and maintain relationships with schools, healthcare systems, behavioral health providers, tribal programs, local organizations, and state agencies.
• Facilitate community stakeholder meetings and collaborative initiatives.
• Ensure active participation of all project partners.
• Represent the organization at local, state, regional, and national meetings.

Data Collection and Evaluation

• Oversee data collection and evaluation activities.
• Monitor performance outcomes and project fidelity.
• Utilize data to identify trends and improve program effectiveness.