Project Coordinator

THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR FAMILY AND YOUTH•Dover, DE

12d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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.

Nice To Haves

Preference given to candidates with experience managing federal grants.

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.