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$47k–$67k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Health Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, 401(k) With Company Match, Critical Illness Insurance
Posted 27d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate multiple substance use prevention, recovery, and harm reduction programs while ensuring compliance with grant and regulatory requirements. Supervise staff and build strategic partnerships with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and government agencies to strengthen regional behavioral health services.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field and qualification as a Mental Health Professional. Preferred candidates have three years of experience in community-based programming and experience coordinating grant-funded projects.
Full job description
About us:
When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.
Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.
Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.
Program(s):Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) provides those impacted by substance misuse and their families with intervention, recovery support, and treatment services that focus on the unique needs of the individual and the community.; Supplies, Access, Facilitation, and Education program (SAFE) is a harm reduction initiative operating under the Substance Use program (SUPR) and within the broader Behavioral Health framework. It is designed to support vulnerable individuals in the service area by reducing the negative consequences of substance use through trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally responsive outreach.; Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS): The SPF program focuses on preventing and reducing substance use among pregnant individuals, emerging adults, and families involved in child-welfare by strengthening community capacity, promoting evidence-based prevention strategies, and addressing risk factors related to substance misuse. The program emphasizes data-driven planning, community partnerships, substance use education, and the development of sustainable prevention systems across the region. Building Recovery through Integrated, Digital, and Geographic Equity (BRIDGE) provides telehealth-based substance use prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery support, and peer services to improve access for individuals in rural communities.
Immediate Supervisor: SUPR/SAFE Program Coordinator - Melissa Brown
Supervises: Peer Recovery Support Specialists (SAFE, SPF, SUPR)
Hours of Work: Full-time 40 hours per week. Afterhours on-call rotation required.
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or a closely related field required. Qualifies as a s Mental Health Professional (MHP). Three (3) years of experience in prevention or community-based programming preferred. Experience coordinating grant-funded projects, coalitions, or multi-sector initiatives preferred.
Skills & Knowledge: Employee must demonstrate strong knowledge of substance use prevention and early intervention frameworks, including SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and the Institute of Medicine’s prevention model. They should possess a solid understanding of evidence-based screening tools such as SBIRT, CRAFFT, SURP-P, and ACEs/BCEs, as well as strategies that enhance family resilience and reduce stigma around substance use. The ideal candidate will have experience coordinating multi-sector collaborations and facilitating coalitions that engage schools, healthcare providers, child welfare agencies, and community organizations in prevention initiatives. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for effective stakeholder engagement, community outreach, and written documentation. The Program Manager should also bring a commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented practices, along with the ability to foster teamwork, inclusion, and community engagement.
Special Requirements: Must be 21 years of age; maintains a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance; maintain First Aid & CPR certification; must complete required registry clearances and criminal fingerprint background checks; travel to all agency sites when appropriate; schedules evening / or weekend hours as necessary; participates in 24-hour crisis rotation.
Leadership Role & Expectations: The Substance Use Program Coordinator is a member of the Behavioral Health leadership team and is expected to provide strategic leadership, foster collaboration, and promote a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous quality improvement. This position leads assigned prevention, early intervention, recovery, and harm reduction initiatives by ensuring programs are implemented with fidelity, achieve measurable outcomes, and comply with all grant, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. The Program Coordinator provides effective supervision, coaching, and professional development to assigned staff while fostering an environment of respect, teamwork, and shared accountability.
This position builds and sustains strong partnerships with community stakeholders, schools, healthcare providers, government agencies, coalition members, and other organizations to strengthen the continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery services throughout the region. The Program Coordinator serves as an ambassador for Arrowleaf by representing the agency with professionalism, integrity, and credibility in all community engagements, public presentations, and collaborative initiatives.
The Substance Use Program Coordinator is expected to demonstrate sound judgment, ethical decision-making, and strong organizational leadership while managing multiple grant-funded programs, competing priorities, and complex community initiatives. This role utilizes data to guide decision-making, evaluates program effectiveness, identifies opportunities for improvement, and implements strategies that enhance service delivery and community impact. The Program Coordinator promotes evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented practices while ensuring staff and community partners uphold these principles.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
Provide overall coordination and leadership for all assigned programs, including BRIDGE, SAFE, SPF, and SUPR, ensuring all activities align with IDHS/SAMHSA requirements and agency goals.
Develops, maintains, and facilitates community partnerships, coalitions, steering committees, advisory councils, and workgroups, including the SPF-PFS Steering Committee and Southern Illinois Communities for Substance Use Prevention (SI-CSUP) Advisory Council, to strengthen prevention infrastructure, referral pathways, and community engagement.
Coordinates community needs assessments, surveys, focus groups, data collection activities, and outreach planning efforts to identify community needs, inform prevention strategies, and evaluate program effectiveness.
Oversees in the development and implementation of the Implementation Plan, Education Plan, Evaluation Plan, Outreach Plan, and Strategic Plan for assigned programs, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and in accordance with the project workplan.
Leads the integration of evidence-based screening tools (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment - SBIRT, Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Family, Trouble - CRAFFT, Substance Use Risk Profile Pregnancy - SURP-P, Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs, Benevolent Childhood Experiences - BCEs) into Arrowleaf’s electronic health record (CareLogic) and community partner workflows to enhance early identification and intervention.
Coordinates the delivery of community prevention programs such as Nurturing Parenting for Families Affected by Substance Use and Drug Endangered Children (DEC) trainings, ensuring fidelity to evidence-based models.
Supervises and supports Peer Recovery Specialists and other assigned grant-funded staff, with professional development, performance monitoring, and reflective supervision.
Prepares and submits quarterly and annual reports, monitoring progress on goals, objectives, and outcome measures as required by funders and agency leadership
Participates in monthly programmatic meetings with external partners and grant funders to review performance data, identify trends, and recommend quality improvement strategies.
Promotes cross-program collaboration to align prevention, treatment, and recovery activities within Arrowleaf’s behavioral health continuum.
Represents Arrowleaf at community events, coalition meetings, trainings, presentations, and stakeholder engagements while coordinating prevention education, overdose prevention initiatives, stigma reduction campaigns, public awareness efforts, focus groups, and other community outreach activities.
Assists in overseeing and completing the distribution of harm reduction supplies including naloxone, safer smoking supplies, safer use materials, fentanyl and xylazine test strips, and other approved educational and prevention resources, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and agency policies.
Ensures assigned program activities, reporting requirements, and grant deliverables comply with applicable funder requirements (IDHS, SAMHSA, and IL RCCA), agency policies, and CARF standards
Benefit Package
Professional & upward mobility opportunities
Health, vision and dental insurance options available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
Up to 376 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
Paid advanced trainings and certification opportunities
Free clinical supervision for licensure (LCSW, LCPC, CADC)
Leadership & Advancement Opportunities
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
CCBHC Workforce Career Accelerator Program
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Eligible Site
Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary
Salary Range: $52,324 - $72,179 (salary is dependent on education level and credentials)
Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.
Arrowleaf is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family history), order of protection status, or military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits.
Arrowleaf is the human services organization in Southern Illinois best positioned to support individuals of all ages so that they can contribute to vibrant and more robust communities.
That’s because only Arrowleaf:
Innovates our service offerings to best support the communities’ needs;
Leads community collaboration to better support the success of each individual we work with; and
Contributes to community prosperity and tracks economic impact.
Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.
Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.
This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Selection of employees for Arrowleaf shall be performed in such a manner as to ensure equal consideration of all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, marital status, protected veteran status or national origin.
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