Continuing Education Specialist 3 (Temporary)

Continuing Education Specialist 3 (Temporary)

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Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state, and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem‑solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities, and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine. It has 330 full‑time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in five hospitals, 14 primary‑care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics across Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five‑state WWAMI region, the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. Its robust research portfolio totals $67 million in grants and contracts per year, covering projects from clinical neuroscience to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population‑based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include addictions, autism, high‑risk youth, neurosciences, and trauma, while the Department is developing innovative new programs in technology and mental health, global mental health, maternal and child mental health, and targeted intervention development. This department is the third largest in the School of Medicine and the largest non‑divisioned department. Overall annual operations funding from all sources exceeds $130 million.

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Temporary Continuing Education Specialist 3. This position is hybrid, with the option for remote work subject to departmental approval.

We are seeking an individual who has lived experience as a family member of a loved one with psychosis and who will serve as a Continuing Education Specialist. This role will serve as a Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador trainer for the UW SPIRIT Center. The Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador trainer supports Psychosis REACH virtual workshops, virtual presentations, and co‑facilitates Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador trainings using the standardized curriculum. The trainer will join a robust team of bright, talented, and passionate faculty, staff, and administrators in the UW SPIRIT Center and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

This position will be critical to the professional reputation and growth of the UW SPIRIT Center, broadly, and Psychosis REACH, specifically. Successful candidates will have already attained the status of a UW‑trained Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador and experience working with lay family members who are learning Psychosis REACH concepts and skills. The ideal candidate will possess both technical experience with Psychosis REACH and a commitment to disseminating the intervention to families across the globe. They will be passionate about family training, advocacy, and providing skills coaching and emotional support in a mutual aid role. They will bring a skill set in group facilitation or teaching and will be eager to learn and apply advanced facilitation skills in this role. They will strive to enhance professional competencies associated with high‑quality training, education, and community outreach. Preferably, candidates will possess familiarity with in‑person instruction and both synchronous and asynchronous virtual instruction for adult lay learners.

This position will contribute to both existing and emerging projects. A high level of professionalism, autonomy, and excellent communication skills are needed to thrive in this position. Although it is not a supervisory role, this is a leadership role. The Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador trainer will have the opportunity for a national and international platform for family peer‑delivered training and an opportunity to serve as a leader in the growing dissemination of Psychosis REACH. Previous experience as a Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador is required to meet the SPIRIT Center’s obligations for Psychosis REACH projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

Training and Education (90%)

• Deliver and, as needed, refine Psychosis REACH and Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador trainings.
• Co‑facilitate live workshops, webinars, and e‑learning courses on Psychosis REACH.
• Integrate best‑practice strategies that adhere to principles of adult learning for both virtual and (if applicable) in‑person trainings.
• Lead or co‑facilitate learning sessions with family members who are in training to become a Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador. The trainer will assume leadership in ensuring that trainings are progressing and trainees are engaged in the learning process.
• Check online coursework of enrolled learners; provide feedback to learners, send reminder emails, respond to questions/reflections, and encourage engagement among all trainees.

Administrative duties (10%)

• Work with administration, program, and research staff on training logistics, training material, and travel logistics for in‑person trainings (rare).
• Complete university, department, and SPIRIT Center‑mandated virtual trainings as needed.
• Provide a brief written description of activities on a quarterly basis for inclusion in stakeholder report preparation.

Lead Responsibilities

• Provide training and ongoing consultation in family interventions for psychosis.
• Participate in training team collaborative efforts.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Psychology, Social Work, or other mental health counseling specialty, and three years of lived experience as a family and/or caregiver of a loved one with psychosis, including experience providing Psychosis REACH skills coaching and emotional support to family members in the community.
• Completed the Psychosis REACH core training.
• Trained as a Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador.
• Familiar with components of a Psychosis REACH training.
• Awareness of the importance of cultural humility and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience using evidence‑based strategies to engage adult learners in person and/or virtually.
• Knowledgeable on the mental health system and serious mental illness specialty care programs, such as coordinated specialty care for treating first‑episode psychosis or PACT/ACT.
• Experience in recovery‑oriented treatment and shared decision making.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum : $34.59 hourly

Pay Range Maximum : $51.88 hourly

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Shift : First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? : This is a temporary position

FTE (Full‑Time Equivalent) : 100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit : Not Applicable

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206‑543‑6450 or

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.