Grants - BH - Outreach Coordinator

San Diego Community Health Center · San Diego, San Diego County · posted 2026-09-02 · via adzuna · open posting ↗

Score 84 / 100 · Nonprofit / advocacy

Lane fit: 7 / 10 (worth 30)
Level: right level (worth 15)
Timing: fits spring/summer/post-grad 2027 (worth 15)
Pay: paid
Location: San Diego
Employer: 3 / 5 · full-time signal 3 / 3

Why

This is a full-time entry-level outreach coordinator role in behavioral health, funded by a SAMHSA grant for youth mental health and substance abuse prevention. It matches her interest in nonprofit and community mental health work and her outreach skills from Encinitas Friends of the Arts. San Diego is her second-choice location, and the pay is stated. The main risks are timing, since it was posted in September and likely needs someone soon, and her lack of experience with AI/AN communities or clinical settings. She should apply only if the employer will accept a start date after her May 2027 graduation, or keep it as a fallback.

Watch out for

Posting description is truncated, so full requirements are unclear
Salary is an aggregator figure (~$49K) and may be an estimate
Likely wants community outreach experience with AI/AN populations and possibly a bachelor's degree, and she has no direct experience
Grant-funded position with a possible fixed term and funding risk
Full-time role posted 2026-09-02 may need to start before May 2027; fit depends on whether the employer will hold it
San Diego rather than SF Bay

Resume angles

Event Coordinator, Encinitas Friends of the Arts: logistics and community outreach for public cultural events, including events elevating Hispanic culture
Psychology BA with Psychopathology coursework, Psi Chi, 3.71 GPA, and an interest in making mental health resources accessible
Documentation and reporting from Kiddleton operations (Excel tracking across three locations) and from gallery client work, with confidentiality and discretion

Who to reach

First: Message an SDCHC recruiter on LinkedIn this week to ask whether this role or a similar one could start after May 2027, before spending time on a full application.

No one is named in the posting.

Roles to look for

Recruiter / Talent Acquisition at SDCHC · The fastest way to learn whether this grant-funded role could start after May 2027, or whether similar outreach roles open on a regular cycle.
"San Diego Community Health Center" recruiter OR "talent acquisition" OR "human resources"
Behavioral Health Program Manager / Native Connections Program Manager · Likely the hiring manager for this coordinator. They can explain what the outreach work looks like day to day and what background they need for AI/AN youth programs.
"San Diego Community Health Center" "behavioral health" manager OR director OR "Native Connections"
Community Outreach Coordinator / Health Educator at SDCHC · A peer in the role can give an honest view of the job, the grant timeline, and how they got hired.
"San Diego Community Health Center" "outreach coordinator" OR "community health worker" OR "health educator"
Grants Manager · Knows the SAMHSA and IHS grant terms, funding length, and when new grant-funded positions are likely to be posted.
"San Diego Community Health Center" grants manager OR "grant coordinator"

USF alumni tool

Where they work: San Diego Community Health Center; title keywords: outreach OR "behavioral health" OR coordinator OR "community health"

LinkedIn → University of San Francisco page → Alumni → filter "Where they work" by the company, then search the title words.

Draft connection note (256/300)

Hi, I'm a USF psychology senior graduating May 2027, with family in San Diego. I saw SDCHC's Native Connections Outreach Coordinator role and would value 15 minutes to learn how the program works and whether a summer 2027 start is ever possible. Thank you!

Draft email

Subject: USF psychology senior asking about the Native Connections Outreach Coordinator role

Hi [Name],

I'm Calder Salisbury, a psychology senior at the University of San Francisco graduating in May 2027. My family is in San Diego, and I'm looking for community mental health work there after graduation.

I read the Native Connections Community Outreach Coordinator posting. I've coordinated logistics and community outreach for public arts events with Encinitas Friends of the Arts, and I currently keep daily tracking and reports across three locations in an operations job. I don't have experience working with AI/AN communities, and I'd want to learn how the program approaches that.

Could we talk for 15 minutes? I'd like to understand the role and whether a start after May 2027 is possible, or whether similar openings come up then.

Thank you,
Calder Salisbury

Talking points

Event Coordinator with Encinitas Friends of the Arts (2022, 2023): handled logistics and community outreach for public cultural events, including events elevating Hispanic culture, in North San Diego County.
Operations Staff at Kiddleton (Oct 2025 to present): compiles documentation and visual reports for headquarters and maintains daily Excel tracking across three locations, which maps to grant reporting and outreach tracking.
Psychology coursework in Research Methods, Psychopathology, and Writing in Psychology, plus four years at Susan Street Fine Art writing proposals and presentations for clients; she can be upfront that she has no AI/AN community or clinical experience yet and wants to learn.

Questions to ask

Is there any flexibility on start date for this role, or do similar grant-funded outreach positions usually open around summer?
What does outreach look like week to week for the Native Connections program, and how does the team build trust with AI/AN youth and families?
How long is the current SAMHSA grant funded, and do coordinators typically move into other SDCHC behavioral health roles when a grant ends?

Drafts only. Everything is sent by Calder, from her own accounts. Provider: none.

Status: New

To update: add a line to tracker/updates.md. Change applied to reviewing / interview / offer / closed as needed.

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Triage facts

Internship-level: False
Term: rolling
Pay: paid
Location: san_diego

Posting text (500 chars)

Under the Native Connections grant program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Community Outreach Coordinator will function as an integral member of the healthcare team at SDCHC. The Native Connections program aims to support our mission of fostering resilience and reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental health issues on American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. The 4-in-1 Program is funded by Indian Health Service (IHS). The 4-in-1…