Be Calm Program Manager

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University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The goal of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is to prevent chronic disease and reduce health disparities. Investigators and staff at HPDP work with communities to conduct research, provide training and translate research findings into policy and practice. Research areas include nutrition and physical activity, cardiovascular health, diabetes, obesity, healthy food access, cancer prevention and control, children's health, rural health, and health equity. HPDP is part of a network of 26 CDC Prevention Research Centers across the United States.

The Understanding and Promoting Self-regulation Interventions across DEvelopment (UPSIDE) Team conducts interdisciplinary research that develops, implements, and evaluates self-regulation interventions that promote resilience for children and youth across the developmental spectrum from early childhood through young adulthood, with particular focus on youth who face chronic adversity. The team has developed a mindfulness-based social-emotional learning program for middle and high school students called Be CALM, which is currently being adapted for school counselors to support students experiencing high stress. Other research aims to increase understanding of emotional wellbeing in adolescents in the context of stress using innovative methods like ecological momentary assessment (EMA). In addition to research activities, our team also provides training and consultation to educators interested in delivering the Be CALM program.

Position Summary

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Be CALM Program Manager position will direct and manage all program implementation activities for the Be CALM team across several federally funded projects. Work will include supervising UNC trainers who are delivering professional development and providing implementation support to educators across the state; designing and developing materials and resources for these activities based on the literature, best practice, and consultation with national experts; overseeing continuous quality improvement efforts based on implementation and outcome data; and, leading networking efforts to grow the program through ongoing collaboration with state and district educational leaders.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Master's degree in education, special education, instructional design, educational technology, educational media, or related discipline with coursework in curriculum development or learning theory; or a Bachelor's degree in the assigned discipline and two years of experience in teaching, educational testing, or instructional design and curriculum development; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Experience consulting with K12 educators around student social-emotional and mental health

• Experience developing and delivering professional development programs with educators

• Experience promoting mindfulness-based programs in schools

• Clinical mental health training

• Experience working with students from a variety of backgrounds

• Experience working as a student support services personnel within K12 schools (e.g., school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist)

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• 10 years of experience supporting K12 educators around student social-emotional and mental health

• Experience designing and implementing programs of similar scope and complexity

• Experience writing social-emotional curricula at the secondary level

• Experience collaborating with state educational agencies

Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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