Coordinator, Project Thrive

Fulton Schools•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Project Thrive Coordinator provides districtwide leadership and oversight for implementation of Fulton County Schools’ federally funded Project THRIVE grant and initiative. Reporting to the Executive Director of Student Supports, the Coordinator leads implementation of the district’s three-tiered public health framework; supervises assigned grant-funded personnel; coordinates federal grant requirements, community partnerships, professional learning, evaluation, and sustainability; and ensures Project THRIVE is integrated within GaMTSS and existing district student-support systems. The Coordinator works collaboratively with Psychological Services, Counseling, Social Work, MTSS/Intervention Services, schools, families, community behavioral health providers, and other district departments to strengthen mental health promotion, substance use and suicide prevention, early intervention, referral, care coordination, treatment access, and continuity of care. This position is grant-funded, and continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding.

Requirements

Master's degree in Education, School Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Public Health, Behavioral Health, or a closely related field.
Minimum three years of experience working in student support services, school mental health, behavioral health, prevention, public health, or a related field.
Leadership, supervisory, or program-coordination experience.
Thorough knowledge of school mental/behavioral health and multi-tiered systems of support.
Knowledge of federal grant implementation and accountability.
Demonstrated ability to supervise professional staff and lead complex cross-functional initiatives.
Strong project-management, analytical, continuous-improvement, partnership-development, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to interpret performance data and translate findings into implementation decisions.

Nice To Haves

Relevant professional certification, licensure, or leadership credential.
Experience with K–12 systems, federal/state grants, community behavioral health partnerships, and program evaluation.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and accountability for Project Thrive implementation in accordance with the approved Project AWARE grant award, SAMHSA requirements, strategic plan, and district priorities.
Supervise, coach, and evaluate assigned Project Thrive personnel; establish priorities, responsibilities, workflows, and performance expectations.
Lead implementation and continuous refinement of the Project Thrive three-tiered framework, strategic plan, operating manual, and related procedures.
Coordinate Project THRIVE integration with GaMTSS and existing prevention, intervention, crisis response, family engagement, and student support systems.
Lead cross-functional implementation with district departments.
Lead the Project Thrive Advisory Board and coordinate the Community Collaborative and other project governance structures.
Establish and maintain relationships with mental health, substance use, crisis/stabilization, state, and community partners; monitor provider capacity, access, service delivery, continuity, and performance.
Oversee evidence-based prevention and intervention practices, workforce development, student leadership, family engagement, referral, care coordination, and re-entry activities.
Coordinate grant-required activities, performance measures, programmatic reporting, technical assistance, and other federal grant deliverables.
Monitor implementation fidelity, referral-to-service access, provider performance, training outcomes, and student and family outcomes; use findings to guide continuous improvement.
Oversee Project Thrive budgets, contracts, subawards, procurement, and grant resources in collaboration with the Grants and Finance departments.
Lead development and annual refinement of the Project Thrive Sustainability Plan and support transition of effective practices into ongoing district operations.
Identify significant implementation, resource, policy, or system barriers and provide recommendations to the Executive Director and other district leadership.
Prepare and present Project Thrive implementation and performance updates to district leadership, SAMHSA, the Advisory Board, and other stakeholders.
Manage procurement processes, including the RFQ process for mental health service partners.
Ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements by collecting and analyzing data, preparing progress and financial reports, and submitting them for approval and to the funder.
Monitor program indicators and present findings to district leaders and stakeholders.
Participate in required SAMHSA meetings, technical assistance, professional learning, and grant activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator.