Careers

Career Opportunities at LifeAct

TITLE:               Instructor

Reports to:       Program Director

Seasonal (school year)

LifeAct is a local nonprofit that provides depression awareness and suicide prevention education for middle and high school students. The Program Instructor delivers LifeAct’s signature programs. These programs teach the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Students learn how to identify these signs within themselves and others and seek help. Program Instructors connect students who may need assistance to designated school staff. They do not diagnose or treat students.

Program Instructor Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a Team of Instructors to deliver LifeAct’s signature programs throughout Ohio and help market LifeAct’s prevention education program to area schools. 
• Instruct students in our 1-day Stress Management Program and our 2-day middle school and high school Suicide Prevention Programs.
• Learn and deliver the evidence-based QPR, Question, Persuade and Refer 1-hour programming for adults if needed.
• Maintain & produce necessary documentation and paperwork as well as online reports for data collection. 
• Apply to be a Registered Applicant in the state of Ohio and complete all necessary experience and education in order to obtain the Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) license. (required to provide prevention services in the state of Ohio by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board.

Program Instructor Key Functions:

• Act as an in-classroom guest instructor to high school & middle schools. Present two-session per class (on consecutive days) with the prescribed curriculum as scheduled by the Program Director and/or Program Coordinator.
• Connect students who “come forward” with symptoms of major depression or suicidal ideation to appropriate contact person in school (Guidance Counselor, School Nurse, Administrator or Outside Agency Counselor) by following all Reporting Procedures.  Document all students who express suicidal ideation, symptoms of depression or other mental health issues with LifeAct’s formal report and online reports. 
• Complete documentation and paperwork as well as online reports.  
• Promote LifeAct Community Events at schools served.
• Promote Youth Advisory Board at schools served.
• Attend monthly instructor meetings, in-service training sessions and other meetings as scheduled.
• Provide data input pertaining to students served, students reported, and other key metrics, in a timely manner as outlined by the Program Director and Program Data Specialist.

Program Instructor Skills & Qualifications:

• Knowledge of mental health and adolescent development.
• Teaching experience in middle and high school grades; in-school or out-of-school.
• Experience with school culture and dynamics.
• Ability to engage and create partnerships with schools.
• Knowledge of MS Outlook (email, shared calendars), MS Office Suite.
• Knowledge of Apple iPad functionality (these are used to deliver programming)
• Willingness to learn, adapt & troubleshoot technology independently.
• Maturity, reliability, high energy and ability to work independently. 
• Self-starter and willingness to work flexible hours.   
• Reliable transportation, current Ohio driver’s license and auto insurance. 
• A background check will be required for this position.
• Commitment to obtain the necessary experience and education related to the OCPSA license within 1 year.

Reliable transportation, current Ohio driver’s license and auto insurance.  (LifeAct reimburses mileage at IRS rate.)  Willingness to work flexible hours.  A background check will be required for this position

Organization Description

LifeAct is a non-profit, with a mission to prevent suicide by teaching young people to recognize the warning signs of depression and to come forward seeking professional help for themselves or others. This early identification helps to initiate the first step in getting assistance – connecting those students with the appropriate professionals. Our program is taught in more than 200 schools by trained instructors and benefits more than 48,000 students a year.