Sr Project Specialist- Open to CSULB Employees Only

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President of Health and Wellness, the Project Specialist (PS) directs, manages, and oversees the implementation of the campus-wide mental health plan as well as projects and initiatives connected to the plan or other wellness components, resources, or initiatives.

Furthermore, the incumbent provides services that are equitable, inclusive and provide culturally sensitive services that enhance the quality of campus life. This position uses a student centered and equity minded approach in all communication and service efforts.

CSULB has been recognized as one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs in 2024.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate mental health prevention and wellness programs on behalf of the campus mental health plan and Student Affairs using best practices.
• Coordinate programs/ideas generated from the campus mental health plan, Health and Wellness Team, Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), Mental Health Advisory Board or another wellness-related body or board.
• Coordinates the virtual Wellness resources to ensure implementation and monitor usage.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of mental health issues and best practices in outreach and prevention work relevant to college population, highly preferred. Demonstrated commitment and expertise in working with a diverse student population. Ability to articulate work with a theoretical and philosophical foundation. Ability to communicate and work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community. Demonstrated skill in assisting and speaking with persons of various ages, socioeconomic, cultural and/or education backgrounds. Use sound judgment in interpreting issues, initiate referrals to other campus offices, departments, individuals, and programs which can provide adjunct assistance as appropriate. Develop and implement other projects related to overall efforts and goals of the program.

Excellent interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships. Incumbent must have experience in processing, answering, and following up as needed with office mail, phone calls, emails, and in­ person visitors. Must be able to respond to complex inquiries from the public, students, parents, prospective students, and CSULB employees. Must possess the ability to understand, interpret and respond (orally and in writing) to a broad range of complex issues, procedures, policies, ideas, information, and instructions. Excellent writing and editing skills (including grammar, sentence construction, and vocabulary) to compose and proofread professional level copy of letters, proposals, reports, meeting notes, invitations, and announcements. Demonstrated skill in conducting research, developing reports, and presenting findings. Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, practices, and procedures to define problem or objective, identify relevant  concerns or factors, formulate logical objective conclusions, recognize alternatives and their implications and in generating solutions to problems as they arise.

Skill in sound time management including prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner. Flexibility with changes in workload, under pressure of deadlines, competing requirements, and heavy workload. Ability to work under pressure and remain calm and focused in a fast-paced work environment. Skill in working independently with minimal direction, in setting priorities and schedules and in identifying and adhering to departmental objectives. Ability to apply independent, reasoned judgment, discretion and initiative to address problems and develop practical, thorough, and technically accurate solutions. Ability to coordinate, organize, and demonstrate command of a complex and continuously changing array of information, dates, places, and people in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication of effort in the process of completing projects or projects associated to the program. Experience with a broad range of Microsoft Office (including Word, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) to ensure that incumbent will be able to prepare a wide variety of correspondence, reports, forms, brochures, fliers, agendas, minutes, marketing material, and text for printed materials and web pages.

Must be self-motivated and have excellent administrative, communication, organizational, interpersonal, multi-tasking, detailed documentation, record keeping, and information management skills are mandatory. Collaboration and teamwork approach, problem solving and a sense of urgency, attention to detail, effective time management and follow-through to resolution of open items is mandatory. Ability to represent the department in a professional manner to determine campus customer’s needs and design. Ability