We are Hiring

The Matchstick Consulting team is hiring a full-time Statewide Trainer. We are looking for a relationship-oriented and collaborative person with experience working in partnership with young people and training or facilitating with young people and adults. This role will support building youth and adult partnerships, the implementation of Sources of Strength and other youth-led upstream prevention efforts across Oregon.

We are currently recruiting a Statewide Trainer located outside of the tri-county area (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties).

This position is open until filled. Initial application review May 30th. We are holding time June 2nd and 5th for possible interviews.

To apply, please email the following to Amanda Whitman (amanda@matchstickpdx.com) Operations Coordinator at Matchstick Consulting:

• Resume or CV

• Cover letter that includes:

  • Potential start date

  • A brief description of why you are interested in this position

  • A brief description of your experience facilitating meetings, trainings or other experiential learning for youth and adults AND/OR your experience working in partnership with young people on youth-led social change or prevention efforts.

Matchstick Consulting is building a team of youth and young adults to serve as Sources of Strength Peer Educators. This is a position aims to help support the current Matchstick Consulting team in serving schools and organizations across the state with suicide prevention through a youth/young adult perspective. As a Peer Educator, they'll have the opportunity to assist with planning our Sources Showcase, attend events to promote Sources of Strength, provide coaching to peer leaders in schools across Oregon, and so much more.

Applications are open until June 27th, 2025

To apply, please email the following to To apply, please email the following to Julian Foulks at julian@matchstickpdx.com at Matchstick Consulting: 

• A resume including work and/or volunteer experience

• Estimated number of hours you would like to work per week

• Date available to begin work

• A cover letter, addressing the following questions:

• Why are you interested in becoming a Peer Educator with Matchstick Consulting? 

• Why do you feel that you would be a good fit for this role? 

• What work, volunteer, and/or lived experience do you have that could help inform the work you would be doing as a Peer Educator?

For more information and a complete description of this position see document below. We would appreciate it if you could share this information with young people you know that would be interested in this rol and while experience as a Sources of Strength peer leader is desired, previous Sources knowledge is not a requirement for this role.