LEA Project Manager

The Partnership for People with Disabilities was founded in 1985 to build a world where all people can live, learn, work, and play together. We’re based at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Education, serving as Virginia’s only University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities or UCEDD (www.vcu.edu/partnership). The Partnership is leading Project AWARE Virginia, a five-year initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) focused on strengthening comprehensive school mental health systems.

We are seeking a dynamic LEA Project Manager to serve as the local Project AWARE lead in Pulaski County Public Schools.

Unit:School Of Education MBU

Department: SOE Spec Ed and DP PPD

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The Partnership is leading Project AWARE Virginia, a five-year initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) focused on strengthening comprehensive school mental health systems. We are seeking a dynamic LEA Project Manager to serve as the local Project AWARE lead in Pulaski County Public Schools. Working under the leadership and guidance of the Project AWARE Director at VCU, this position will be based primarily within Pulaski County Public Schools and will coordinate the local implementation of Project AWARE.

This position will be open rank with an anticipated slotting of Sr. Project Administrator GA 1, Job Code: 19244.

The LEA Project Manager will work closely with division leadership, school staff, families, youth, community behavioral health partners, and the VCU Project AWARE team to build upon existing strengths, identify needs, align resources, and support the implementation of a sustainable, comprehensive school mental health system within the division’s existing multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS).

• Coordinate day-to-day implementation of Project AWARE within Pulaski County Public Schools.
• Work under the leadership and direction of the VCU Project AWARE Director to ensure local implementation aligns with project goals, objectives, and grant requirements.
• Serve as the primary local point of contact between the school division and the VCU Project AWARE team.
• Collaborate with existing division and school-level leadership and implementation teams to align Project AWARE activities with division priorities and existing initiatives.
• Coordinate Project AWARE professional learning and implementation activities.
• Facilitate collaboration among schools, families, youth, community behavioral health providers, and other community partners.
• Support resource mapping, needs assessment, implementation planning, and continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinate family and youth engagement activities.
• Coordinate with community behavioral health partners to strengthen referral pathways and access to services.
• Collect and monitor required implementation data and progress toward division goals and action plans.
• Support the development and implementation of division sustainability plans.
• Participate in Project AWARE statewide learning opportunities, meetings, and communities of practice.
• Coordinate local advisory activities and facilitate cross-sector collaboration.
• Communicate implementation progress, emerging needs,…