About Us
The vision of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is to make mental wellbeing, including recovery from substance use challenges, a reality for everyone. Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. do not have access to comprehensive, high-quality, affordable mental health and substance use care when they need it.
Founded in 1969, the National Council is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of nearly 3,300 mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services and supports. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 3 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
The National Council is growing rapidly to meet this moment; both our budget ($77M) and passionate staff (260+) have grown more than 50% since 2020. In addition, while we maintain office space in Washington, DC, we are a remote-first organization, meaning our employees work remotely from their locations across the United States.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and commit ourselves to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
Position Summary
The Practice Improvement and Consulting Department (PIC) is central to the National Council's goal of providing workforce development support through technical assistance and consulting to our member organizations, community mental health centers, and substance use service organizations.
As the Project Manager, you will work on the PIC's Leadership and Workforce Development team managing the financial components of a new national initiative, the National Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Collaborative (NMHWAC) program, launched in partnership with Kaiser Permanente in 2023. The goal of NMHWAC is to address the mental health and substance use treatment workforce shortage by increasing the number of diverse, licensed clinicians.
The NMHWAC program is focused on increasing diversity in the workforce, and we are interested in hiring a project manager who is reflective of the varied communities we serve. We strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color, gender nonconforming, and otherwise under-represented candidates to apply.
This position is designed for individual contributors who are prepared to work remotely from anywhere in the United States, with the expectation of adhering to our business hours in Washington, DC, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
Responsibilities
Program Activities
Organizational Activities - Participate in other National Council activities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications