LEAP Co-Host (Temporary Casual)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dr. Piper Meyer-Kalos and Dr. Melissa Dalhoe are seeking an individual with experience related to a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, to serve as a Co-Host for a Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) for early serious mental illness. This panel will provide community input on a variety of clinical policies for early intervention clinics across the state of Minnesota, as well as research initiatives. This will include reviewing grant proposals, IRB protocols and supporting documents, and ongoing community feedback and oversight of these initiatives. The ultimate goal is to have community engagement from development to deployment to dissemination for research and certain changes to clinical operations, so we can know what is most important to the individuals who are most impacted by these decisions.

The LEAP Co-Host will be a co-applicant on funding applications, which involves identifying and applying for grant funding to establish the LEAP. This will include several preparatory activities, including literature and resource review, writing sections of grants, assisting in budget development, and hosting Focus Groups to inform applications.

After initial funding is awarded, the LEAP Co-Host will help to recruit members for LEAP, including determining qualifications and conducting interviews. Additionally, the Co-Host will help to establish a Charter with the LEAP members to determine the goals of the group, the responsibilities of members, power sharing agreements, and additional negotiations to ensure a collaborative and mutually beneficial partnership. The Co-Host will develop resources for the LEAP, including training materials for LEAP members and collaborators, and forms and frameworks for requesting LEAP input on materials.

Once the LEAP is established, the Co-Host will co-lead ongoing meetings. The Co-Host will act as a liaison between research and clinical collaborators and the LEAP members, and communicate feedback to both parties. The Co-Host will be responsible for maintaining relationships with LEAP members, which includes regular review of the Charter.

The Co-Host may also help facilitate pathways for LEAP members to present their own research or clinical initiatives to the relevant parties. This role may continue to identify and apply for additional grants to sustain ongoing funding, or to provide funding for LEAP initiatives. Additionally, the Co-Host will facilitate dissemination of clinical and research outcomes via further collaboration with the LEAP, through supporting co-authorship and co-presenter opportunities, and potentially facilitating community dissemination events.

Duties:
25% - Grand submission and award management
-Submit grant proposals to receive funding to support a Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) for SMI in the Department of Psychiatry as co-applicants.
-Conduct research to review available resources for establishing Community Advisory Boards, such as through CEARCH or PCORI, to inform grant applications.
-Draft and revise sections of grant applications in preparation for grant submissions.
-Assist in establishing budgets to provide reasonable honorariums for LEAP members, Focus Group participants, and similar initiatives related to community engaged initiatives.
-As needed, identify potential funding opportunities which can support the LEAP or related projects.
-Assist in preparing grant reports to provide updates to funding agencies, per terms of the award. Draft and revise sections of the grant reports.
-Assist in developing strategies for ensuring sustainability of LEAP after initial funding ends.
-Other tasks as assigned.

75% Establishing and Co-Leading a Lived Experience Advisory Panel:
-Recruit and interview individuals who are interested in serving on LEAP, Focus Groups, or similar projects to provide community input on clinical and research activities in the Department of Psychiatry. Ensure a diverse and representative sample is included in the LEAP. Lived Experience should be related to SMI, such as psychosis and bipolar disorder
-Draft and revise sections of the LEAP Charter to establish agreements between LEAP members and the UMN partners on the mission statement, scope of responsibilities, power sharing, leadership and governance, and meeting schedules. Review Charter with LEAP at least annually, but as often as needed.
-Assist in developing and delivering training materials and schedules for LEAP members to become familiar with clinical operations and research regulations in order to better understand the restraints of conducting clinical and research work.
-Co-Lead LEAP meetings, Focus Groups, and similar initiatives to review materials related to clinical programming and quality improvement, grant proposals, research protocol design, and similar initiatives that are seeking community input. Establish agendas and maintain meeting minutes, as appropriate and according to the Charter.
-Maintain rapport with LEAP members to encourage retention and constructive collaboration.
-Assist in developing template materials to guide researchers in clinicians in applying for LEAP or Focus Group feedback, such as how to present research aims in a way that is more easily understood by people who are not familiar with technical terms or complex scientific methods.
-Act as a liaison between the LEAP and Focus Groups and the clinicians and researchers who are seeking community input. Report feedback from the LEAP and Focus Groups back to the interested parties with specific points of action when feasible. Coordinate regular progress meetings with the LEAP to receive updates on clinical and research initiatives, when appropriate.
-Help to develop pathways for LEAP members to propose research questions/initiatives to investigators. Assist in identifying funding opportunities and submitting grant applications, as needed.
-Develop pathways for LEAP members to be involved in disseminating research results, including co-authorship on manuscripts or co-presenting results at scientific meetings, as appropriate.
-Other tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
-Bachelors degree with related experience
-Lived experience related to psychosis spectrum disorders. Ability to use lived experience to inform and provide feedback.
-Has experience submitting grant applications
-Able to work up to 12 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications:
-Has experience with community advisory boards, whether as an organizer/leader or as a board member

This position is located in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

Pay Range: $75.00 - 100.00 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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