Tennessee State Coordinator

Job Description

SADD works to empower, engage, mobilize, and change students and adult allies on the issues of mobility safety, substance use, mental health, and leadership development. SADD was founded on the simple philosophy that young people, empowered to help each other, are the most effective force in prevention. Therefore, we’re trying to change the world through a peer-to-peer model of school and community-based chapters. 
 

This is a full-time, exempt, remote-based position.  It is grant-funded and, therefore, may be dependent on the fluctuation of said funding. A minimum of 40 hours a week is expected. The hiring salary range is $58,000-$60,000
 

SADD operates as a virtual organization. This team member is our representative leader in their state of employment, relying on technology to connect with both in-state and out-of-state colleagues and partners and boots-on-the-ground efforts to advance grant and organizational goals. Travel is both a requirement and an expectation. This position will report to the Director of Field Engagement.

Key responsibilities include:
 

• Strategic Thinking: You will be required to implement a strategy that increases the effectiveness and engagement of peer-to-peer student leaders at the local, state, and national levels. Creativity in engaging new partners and young people will be critical, specifically considering the variety of the populations served throughout the state and the unique health and safety concerns. 
  • Growing, retaining, and developing SADD chapters while fostering their participation in programs, events, and initiatives. (This could look like: conducting outreach campaigns, membership drives, tabling opportunities, directly educating or training leaders and advisors, meetings with chapters/admin/local officials, etc.)
  • Keeping the network of chapters and advisors informed, enrolled, and active within state and national initiatives.
    
     
• Program execution: This position will execute mobility safety campaigns and implement strategies that increase reach, measure results, and raise awareness of SADD and its peer-to-peer youth model for prevention programming. The State Coordinator is responsible for being familiar with the variety of programming topics SADD offers in addition to mobility safety to enhance the understanding of the intersection of mobility safety and related topics (e.g., mental health, and substance prevention). 
  • Recruiting and training students and leaders to serve as peer educators and advocates in SADD chapters, engaging chapter advisors and other adult allies in assisting their efforts. 
  • Conducting and facilitating meetings (virtually and in-person) with key stakeholders, leading chapter and advisor training, presenting safety programming in schools and community settings, attending and presenting at conferences, working tabling and outreach events.
  • Increasing the presence of SADD in relevant local and state-based coalition settings, which may include maintaining a seat on these boards and/or attending meetings to build partnerships.
  • Creating and distributing communications and marketing materials in partnership with SADD’s Communications Dept for the State and National SADD efforts, curating content for your State, and planning for major observances and efforts to be highlighted.
  • Managing a statewide Student Leadership Council (SLC), fostering student leadership internally, and promoting the National SLC to create a pipeline of leadership.
  • Supervising volunteers and grant-funded interns (as applicable to your state/grant). 
    
     
• Grant management: This work includes serving as the executor on grants that speak to the SADD’s mission within your assigned state(s). You will oversee the daily work of the grants to which you are assigned.
  • Monitoring budgetary needs and spending and communicating purchasing requests with grant managers, supervisors, etc.
  • Achieving set goals, collecting data and reports from executed activities, including individual SADD chapter engagements, completing necessary internal and external reports, and ensuring that SADD chapters and partners remain engaged. 
  • Helping to achieve SADD’s organizational, strategic, and annual goals. 
    
     
• Flexibility: You will need to be a self-starter, problem-solver, and able to independently manage your schedule to meet expectations. This role requires both working on administrative tasks from your remote/home office and being a consistent presence in the community. Accomplishing the goals outlined within your state grant and by SADD National will require a “boots-on-the-ground” approach and relationship-building work. 
  • Conduct in-person and virtual meetings and engagement initiatives to achieve goals and mobilize chapters; 25-50% of the time may be traveling in accordance with the approved budget and goals. 
  • Creativity to address issues outside your grant parameters or combine efforts to address the needs of chapters, partners, etc.
  • Evening and weekend events or meetings are likely. 
    
     
• Collaboration: You can and will be expected to work with a variety of stakeholders. You will need to pivot rejection when partners are difficult to contact or collaborate with and provide service with a smile. Developing new partnerships that have not been explored or engaging in new prevention spaces is welcomed and needed. 
  • Work with various stakeholders (teens, adult allies, community members, government agencies, local coalitions, and more) to build meaningful connections that advance goals.
  • Understand that your individual work adds to the greater collective.
  • Develop working relationships with your peers and colleagues to learn best practices, share knowledge gained, and tackle efforts from informed perspectives; develop mentoring relationships with advisors and students.
    
     
• Leadership: You will help provide technical support and training to students, educators, law enforcement, and other prevention partners in the state. This is life-saving work, and you have a solid network to help you make a significant impact.
  • Other duties may be assigned or required.

Requirements

Requirements: 

• BA or BS degree with 3-5 years of experience in the field of education, prevention, advocacy, substance abuse, program development, or another relevant field
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Effective writing, communication, and presentation/public-speaking skills
• Experience with budgeting, financial management, and/or expense tracking
• Ability to work with and/or supervise volunteers, interns, and other mission-oriented allies
• Proficiency with software such as Microsoft Office & Teams, Google Suite, Wix, Canva, etc.
• Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance, with access to reliable transportation 
• Must be able to pass a Federal SAM and background check

Equal Opportunity Employer: As a company dedicated to Equal Opportunity Employment, we uphold a commitment to provide fair and equitable employment opportunities to all individuals seeking employment with SADD. Our employment decisions are solely influenced by job-related factors and are devoid of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status as a qualified individual, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.