School Mental Health Presenter (Part-Time)
Location: St. Louis
Schedule: Part-Time, up to 20 Hours/Week
Compensation: $21.00–$23.00 per Hour
Why Join CHADS Coalition for Mental Health?
- Make a positive impact on the lives of thousands of students each year.
- Deliver nationally recognized, evidence-based prevention programs.
- Enjoy a flexible schedule that follows the school calendar.
- Work with a collaborative, mission-driven team.
- Help create safer, healthier school communities.
Position Overview
CHADS Coalition is seeking an engaging and compassionate School Mental Health Presenter to deliver evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention programs to middle and high school students throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys public speaking, building relationships, and making a meaningful impact on the lives of young people. Presenters serve as ambassadors of CHADS Coalition's mission by helping students recognize warning signs, reduce stigma, and connect themselves or others to support when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver in-person Signs of Suicide® (SOS) presentations to middle and high school students.
- Facilitate engaging discussions on youth mental health, suicide prevention, and help-seeking behaviors.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with school administrators, counselors, educators, and students.
- Ensure presentations are delivered in accordance with evidence-based program standards.
- Complete required documentation, attendance records, surveys, and reporting in a timely manner.
- Maintain electronic records and program data.
- Participate in team meetings, professional development, and training opportunities.
- Support community outreach events and other organizational initiatives as needed.
- Promote CHADS Coalition programs and services when appropriate.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Communications, or a related field.
- Strong public speaking, presentation, facilitation, or teaching skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and presentation technology.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and ability to travel throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.
- Availability during school hours, Monday through Friday.
Preferred:
- Experience working with youth in educational, nonprofit, mental health, or community settings.
- Teaching, counseling, facilitation, youth development, or public speaking experience.
- Knowledge of youth mental health, suicide prevention, or social-emotional learning.
About CHADS Coalition
For more than 20+ years, CHADS Coalition has partnered with schools and communities to prevent suicide, promote mental wellness, and ensure young people have access to support before a crisis occurs. Through education, advocacy, and evidence-based programming, CHADS helps create environments where every student knows they matter and where help is always available.
If you are passionate about youth mental health and want to make a meaningful difference in your community, we encourage you to apply.
CHADS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CHADS is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OUR MISSION
CHADS SAVES YOUNG LIVES BY ADVANCING THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE.
WHAT WE DO
CHADS is a 501(c)(3) organization offering Signs of Suicide®, Family Support, and Social Emotional Well-being programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide. Aside from providing adolescents and young adults ages 25 and under with counseling services and educational programs, we also serve parents, educators, and community members with resources, presentations, and more to provide a holistic and proactive approach to mental illness and bullying.
VISION
To be the community leader in educating and supporting young people whose lives are impacted by suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and/or depression.
CORE VALUES
- Youth Focused - Support the mental health of youth and young adults with each decision we make.
- Passion - Keep our mission and vision central in our work. We show pride, enthusiasm and dedication in everything we do.
- Character - Value those we serve, our employees, volunteers, and collaborating organizations by demonstrating honesty, respect, integrity, trust, and supporting diversity. We are people of character.
- Hope - Bring hope to the clients and families we support. We are confident that their lives will improve and they will get through their mental health crisis.
- Collaboration - Encourage effective partnerships with youth and their families, community volunteers, school districts, businesses, other nonprofits, and the broader community.
- Stewardship - Emphasize efficiency, quality, and the optimal use of resources in all aspects of our operation, ensuring that we remain responsible guardians of the trust that our community places in us.
- Accountability - Meet our commitments and take responsibility for our performance.
- Excellence - Expect the best of co-workers and ourselves. Strive for positive outcomes, continuous quality improvement, and fact-based decision-making. We are committed to providing only high quality programs and services.