School Safety & Grants Project Coordinator

Title:

Project Coordinator, DOJ STOP School Violence grant

FLSA:
Exempt

Reports To:

SVP, TLC Education Institute Organization

Summary:

Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983, TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training. Additionally, TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding.

Position Summary:

The Coordinator will manage project daily data management, ensuring activities are completed and objectives are met within budget. The Coordinator will collaborate with one (1) School Counselor at the Capital School District and be the primary liaison between the School District and The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Collect data and adhere to the initiatives related to decreasing incidents of violence in school

Implement an evidence-based school safety plan.

Conduct assessments of schools and individuals to identify safety risks and individuals determined to be a potential threat to themselves or others receive a school threat assessment and are referred for services.

Enhance multidisciplinary teams that identify school violence threats and mitigate those risks.

Collaborate with the Project Trainer with project work related to addressing student mental health and behavioral challenges and adolescent stressors by way of Socio- emotional Learning training

Develop and implement multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment (BTA) and/or intervention teams.

Provide specialized training or create specialized non-training policies for law enforcement who work in schools and/or with school-age populations such as school resource officers (SROs) and probation officers:
Behavioral threat assessment in school settings.

Serve as the Steering Committee Chair Work toward goals of improving students’ mental health, reducing adverse behaviors, chronic absenteeism, and academic deficits that may result from occurring school violence

Manage project daily operations, ensuring activities are completed and objectives are met within budget

Coordinate activities with Coatesville School District and The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth Responsible for ensuring project data is collected for evaluation and project continuous improvement

Meet monthly with district administration and work on site at a minimum, weekly.

Skills:

Flexible, self-directed, motivated, and meet deadlines

Pro-social collaboration, communication, and problem solving

Research-based knowledge of youth-focused intervention services

Ability to implement and revise partnerships and programs as needed

Capacity to work with and unite disparate groups

Strong sense of compassion and commitment to helping people

Maintaining consistency with program expectations to encourage academic, social, and personal growth

Strong relationship- and team-building skills

Ability to work in a team-driven environment with social services personnel and educators

Ability to communicate clearly

Strong organizational skills

Multi-tasking capability

Detail-oriented

Education and Experience:

Master’s degree in education, counseling, social work, or related areas and at least 5 years of administrative experience in education. Additionally, the project director will have credentials to train in project evidence-based practices. Preference given to candidates with experience managing federal grants.

Work Environment:
School Settings. Travel is occasional, between schools.

Work Hours:

This is a 52-week full-time position.

EEO Statement:

TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin,citizenship, ancestry,
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