Current Openings

Interim State Liaison for the Ballmer Institute

The State Liaison for the Ballmer Institute supports the Institute’s mission by advancing the implementation of a new bachelor-level behavioral health workforce role in Nevada. The State Liaison focuses on translating policy into practice by coordinating across higher education institutions, state agencies, and community partners to support high-quality, consistent, and scalable implementation of the Ballmer Institute model and the Behavioral Health & Wellness Practitioner (BHWP) role. 

Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services

The Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services – Recruitment and Career Specialist (ADASS) is responsible for undergraduate advising, recruitment and outreach, and career pathway support for the Ballmer Institute. This role works directly with current and prospective students and serves as a key point of contact between the Institute, internal campus partners, and external education and employment partners across Oregon.
 

Senior Writer and Director of Communications

​The Senior Writer and Director of Communications is a strategic, creative, and highly skilled communications leader responsible for shaping and amplifying the voice, narrative, and public presence of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. This role oversees content strategy and brand messaging and ensures clear, compelling, and mission aligned storytelling across internal and external audiences. The Director serves as the chief communications partner to the Executive Director and senior leadership team—crafting speeches, remarks, statements, reports, proposals, and editorial pieces—and manages the institute’s overall communications strategy, editorial planning, media engagement, and digital presence. The role blends high-level strategic thinking with hands-on writing excellence to advance the institute’s mission, partnerships, and national visibility.