Assistant Director of Development

Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Development to join our team. The ideal candidate will communicate clearly and professionally in writing and speaking. In addition to collaborating with others, being a self-starter, reliable, well organized, having the ability to multi-task and pay close attention to detail is important.

The purpose of this position is to ensure community support to maintain and grow the Center’s mission and increase the Center’s brand visibility throughout Central Iowa. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, building relationships with individuals and organizations, assisting with the Annual Fund, managing the Center’s grant program, written communication pieces for programs, events and fundraising, and oversight of the Center’s social media and brand identity.

Experience and educational requirements: The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with
5-7 years’ experience in development and fundraising, strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, experience in grant management and knowledge of database management.

Benefits include: Competitive salary, health/dental insurance, retirement plan, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Collegial working environment.

Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization offering a broad range of mental health services, serving more than 4,000 individuals annually including 700 children. Best known for its 51 years of quality, professional mental health therapy, the Center provides multi- faceted services, programs and classes through 30 multi-disciplinary professionals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center implemented a robust telehealth service delivery system. Key services include:

• Counseling, including specialized services for children and adolescents known as C.O.O.L.
• Psychological testing and assessment
• Psychiatric consultation and care (medication management)
• Spiritual Direction
• Training for clinical professionals
• Leadership and spiritual life programming
• Mindfulness Based stress reduction
• Community Education opportunities

Please send a letter of interest, resume and sample of writing to prove successful history of writing to:

Laurie Betts Sloterdyk, Mind & Spirit Counseling Center, 8553 Urbandale Ave., Urbandale, IA 50322, or email lsloterdyk@mindspiritcenter.org.

For more information about the Center, visit our website www.mindspiritcenter.org.