Program Assistant - Suicide Care
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Houston, TX 77074
From $22.23 an hour
Description
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) is looking for a Program Assistant - Suicide Care and Transformation to join our team.
The program assistant supports suicide care initiatives and Zero Suicide efforts within The Harris Center and with partner organizations and staff to support meeting strategic goals, providing suicide prevention training and assist with ensuring seamless implementation of evidence based best practices within the program. The program assistant will work collaboratively within the agency to ensure smooth communication, timely adherence to expectations and the efficient flow of information between the Zero Suicide team and its internal and external partners.
What you will do:
- Maintains online and physical files for special projects going on within the department in an organized fashion
- Assists in fact gathering and preparation of presentations and reports for grants and other projects
- Assists in meeting planning, keeping calendar for internal and external efforts
- Assists in keeping meeting minutes for meetings as necessary
- Performs site visits within The Harris Center locations and its partners to meet the needs of offsite clinics in relation to special projects
- Serves as a central point person for partners in suicide care and transformation work
- Maintains inventory of special project supplies (educational materials, gifts, incentives, etc) and works in conjunction with department leader to keep appropriate par levels of needed items.
- Will be required to travel to meet with partner organizations on site at their location within Harris County.
- Helps formulate and prepare documents as needed related to special projects.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by Director of Clinical Transformation and Innovation
What qualifications you will need:
Education Required:
- High School Diploma or General Education diploma
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university preferred.
Experience Required:
3 years of related work experience required
1 year administrative/professional experience preferred
1-year mental health experience preferred
Required Knowledge, Skills/Abilities:
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook proficient,
- Must have experience planning and communicating among various different groups and teams within
- Strong communication skills required
- Knowledge of safer suicide care practices preferred
- Knowledge of justice system and considerations for justice involved individuals a plus
What else you should know:
This posting is associated with position #1257
What we have to offer:
The Harris Center not only offers a competitive salary but also a suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally. Imagine a future with a robust retirement plan complemented by our generous company matching – a testament to our investment in your long-term financial well-being. Experience the unique advantage of our prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual, empowering you to enjoy well-deserved breaks.
Enjoy Cell Phone Discounts, exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work, and a free Headspace subscription for mental wellness. Additionally, our Employee Assistance Program supports your overall well-being.
Take advantage of significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness as a valued member of The Harris Center team. As a qualifying entity, our employees are eligible for various student loan forgiveness programs, designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education.
About us:
The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provided care to over 96,000 people in fiscal year 2023!
As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.
By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.
Contributes to suicide care and prevention by embracing our values and applying a trauma-informed approach rooted in safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.