The Soldiers Project (TSP) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a safety net of psychological care for military service members and their loved ones. TSP achieves its mission through our Healing the Hidden Wounds of War program, which provides free, confidential and easily accessible psychological treatment to service veterans who has served Post 9/11 and also to their loved ones including parents, spouses, partners, friends, and children. The organization has eight chapters in six states, including New York City, Long Island, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Seattle, Sacramento and Southern California, as well as pilot chapter in Houston.
TSP is currently seeking a Washington Chapter Director to join our team and lead our Seattle/Tahoma based chapter. This person is accountable for the successful execution of chapter programs, policies and procedures to ensure a viable and sustainable chapter to support the organization’s mission of providing free and confidential mental health to Post 9/11 veterans and their families. The primary focus of this role will be to increase outreach and recruitment of volunteer clinicians to serve existing and new clients, strengthen community partnerships, and oversee client intake procedures. Additional responsibilities may include fundraising and board recruitment, and other duties as assigned. The position reports to the National Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities:
Spearhead recruitment efforts of licensed psychotherapists, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists within the greater Seattle/Tahoma area in order to increase the chapter’s clinical volunteer base by 20%.
Manage outreach to community partners in the both the Veteran and Mental Health space in order to spread awareness and gain support for The Soldiers Project in the region.
Implements and facilitates quarterly trainings for current and prospective clinicians on relative topics such as PTSD, Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injurty, Moral Injury and others.
Serves as public face of the organization in Chicago and seeks to use presence to increase community support for organization.
Supervise and manage the client intake process in conjunction with national intake staff.
Responsible for all chapter metrics and reporting including therapist hours, client intake statistics, outreach events and new volunteers.
Implements and facilitates quarterly therapist appreciation and networking events for the chapter.
Supports the national communications and fundraising objectives for the organization.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
Familiarity with military culture and/or mental health community.
Good public speaker.
Experience working in community organizing, non-profit development or marketing preferred.
Ability to manage multiple projects in a time-sensitive manner and attention to detail are a must.
Required computer literacy includes email, MS Office Suite, Jotform, Constant Contact and social media.
How to apply
Please send your resume & coverletter to nmedina@thesoldiersproject.org to apply for this position.