Resilience Program Coordinator

– Department:
Mental Health Program – Job Status:
Part-Time – FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt – Supervisor:
Resilience Program and Impact Director – Salary/Hourly rate: $26.00-$28.00 –

Work Schedule:

Up to 25 hours per week – Primary Office:
Charlottesville, VA –

Work Location:

Hybrid

The Women’s Initiative
The Women’s Initiative (TWI) provides vital mental health services to women and members of the gender-expansive community free of charge. Our services are based on the Resilience Model of Care, which is a holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach to mental health services. We deliver compassionate high-quality counseling, social support, and education programs that serve thousands of people in Charlottesville and surrounding areas annually.

TWI partners with a variety of nonprofit organizations such as the Shelter for Help in Emergency, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, the Free Clinic, the International Rescue Committee, and many others to provide collaborative care and services.

What We Do
The Women’s Initiative provides free trauma-informed, culturally responsive counseling services and resilience programs that meet the unique needs of women, and Black, BIPOC, Latiné, and LGBTQ+ communities. We develop partnerships with organizations to increase access to mental health services for all people in our community with barriers to care.

Mission
The mission of The Women’s Initiative is to provide women with effective counseling, social support, and education so they can transform challenges into positive change and growth.

Vision
All people in our community will have access to innovative, effective, evidence-based mental health care.

Values
We believe everyone has a capacity for healing. We are committed to identifying and supporting each person’s needs and strengths and providing compassionate care that maintains the highest standards of excellence in an environment that is welcoming, safe, and supportive.

Location
Our main office is located at 1101 East High St. and our satellite office is in the Sentara Outreach Clinic at 920 E High St.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages for part- and full-time employees including substantial paid time off, self-care hours, professional development, supervision, and peer support.

Position Description

Job Summary
The Women’s Initiative values team resilience, morale, and performance, and credits our success to the individual efforts of our dedicated staff to execute our organizational goals.

The Resilience Program Coordinator strengthens the agency’s Resilience Model of Care by supporting the planning, delivery, evaluation, and improvement of Mind & Body and Arts & Connection group offerings within our General, Sister Circle, Bienestar, and Mosaic programs.

The Resilience Model of Care is our innovative evidence-based approach to providing trauma-informed culturally responsive mental health programs. Developed by counselors at The Women’s Initiative, the Resilience Model of Care centers six resilience strategies that work together to support self-care, well-being, and growth. Our wellness programs are designed to support participants in developing the six strategies:

• Emotional Awareness
• Relationship-Building
• Self-Expression
• Physical Wellness
• Self-Efficacy
• Purpose

Essential Functions

• Provide administrative support to internal programs teams and collaborate with external program facilitators and volunteers to develop and maintain a calendar of resilience groups, prioritizing consistent, effective, and ongoing programming.
• Provide staff coordinators, facilitators, and volunteers the resources, information and training they need to deliver inclusive high-quality programming within the agency’s participant communities.
• Serve as the point of contact for resilience group program participants, with the aim to increase engagement.
• Support the process of quarterly reporting through data entry, maintaining spreadsheets, and compiling impact data.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of the annual agency-wide resilience program, Challenge into Change (CIC).
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

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