The Community Education Coordinator position is a non-exempt full-time employee of NAMI Metro-Suburban. NAMI Metro Suburban is a grassroots individual and family mental health support, education, and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people, families, and communities affected by mental illness in the western suburbs of Cook County.
Position Purpose: Assist the Community Education Manager working in all aspects of planning, scheduling, and evaluating the education offerings. This position works out of NAMI’s Oak Park location
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Provides Educational Preparation:
- Works closely with the Director of Education and Education Manager, to execute all school-based and community offerings.
- Uses their lived experience to advocate and normalize mental illness by actively sharing their story.
- Delivers NAMI presentations to students, teachers, families, community members, and workplaces.
- Coordinates with school staff to schedule NAMI student programs.
- Builds and maintains teacher and facilitator databases.
- Assists with outreach of Mental Health First Aid to community partners and schools.
- Complete instructor training and teach Mental Health First Aid.
- Coordinates with volunteers/contractors for scheduling purposes.
- Helps prepare and attend NAMI's Family Education and Advocacy Summit.
- Assists with the creation and development of curriculum for various educational programs and maintains and updates educational materials when needed
- Oversees online course registrations, attendee confirmations, certificates, CEUs, and evaluations.
- Oversees promotion of education offerings through community meetings, flyers, and newsletters.
Supports Programs and Maintains Records:
- Coordinates volunteer appreciation social at the beginning of the school year.
- Compiles, records, and analyzes data from evaluations of class offerings & other community presentations.
- Publicly shares and promotes NAMI Metro Suburban’s mission with various audiences.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Education and/or Education Manager.
- Reports quarterly Support4U data.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Application Question(s):
- Did you include a cover letter (required)?
Education:
Work Location: In person