Consultant, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention District Programs (MT, WY, ID)

The Jed Foundation (JED); Orderville (UT); Remote; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jed Foundation (JED) seeks a Consultant, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention to join the School Programs & Consulting division. The role supports district programs, helping to create and implement strategic plans for student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention at a national level.

The Consultant will review partner processes, programs and data to guide strategies, working with district leadership, providing technical assistance, and traveling up to 40% to engage with

Responsibilities

• Manage a consulting portfolio of partner districts nationwide.
• Guide partners through the full cycle of JED programs with coaching.
• Provide direct technical assistance on best practices in school mental health.
• Analyze data to inform feedback reports and strategic plans.
• Lead data-informed strategic planning to improve practices, procedures, and policies around mental health support and suicide prevention.
• Support communications planning to engage communities across various program phases.
• Assist in developing materials and resources for partner professional development and community meetings.
• Travel up to 40% to partner districts, conferences, regional meetings and JED HQ.

Job description

Department: SPC-School Programs & Consulting

Location: Regional Remote

Compensation: $68,000 - $98,000 / year

Application Deadline: 11 November 2026

Description

The Consultant, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention is a member of JED’s School Programs and Consulting division, and is an excellent opportunity for experienced education leaders and/or mental health clinicians who are seeking to utilize their talents on a national level. The Consultant supports District Programs, aiding in the creation and implementation of strategic plans for partner districts, which support student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention efforts. The Consultant will engage in reviewing partner processes, programs and protocols and analyze partner‑specific data to inform the strategies and guidance they provide. The Consultant’s experience and knowledge of mental health, and educational environments and systems, will be utilized in the implementation and development of program delivery to partner leadership. This role is skilled in relationship management, problem‑identification and problem‑solving, and resource development, while also providing guidance and technical assistance in school mental health. The Consultant will report to a Senior Consultant, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (or the Senior Director, as needed) and work collaboratively with the entire JED team.

The Consultant, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention District Programs should reside within the states of Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, and within an easy (approx. 60 min) commuting distance from an airport to facilitate transit to various regional and national districts. The Consultant, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention District Programs must have the ability and desire to travel to partner districts, conferences, regional internal meetings, and to the JED headquarters office in NYC regularly (up to 40% travel).

Key Responsibilities

Program Implementation and Technical Assistance Provision

• Manage a consulting portfolio of partner districts in various JED program phases and locations, as assigned by JED leadership (supports a portfolio of approximately 15-20 districts nationwide).
• Guide partners through the full cycle of JED’s programs with an emphasis on collaboration through consultation and coaching.
• Leveraging school mental health expertise, provide direct technical assistance to partners on best practices in mental health practices, programming, and policies.
• Analyze and synthesize data from a variety of sources to inform development of feedback reports, strategic plans, and other support resources for partners, and help partners draw meaningful conclusions from data.
• Lead collaboration with partner personnel to develop a data‑informed strategic plan to improve their practices, procedures, and policies around mental health support and suicide prevention, including the related fields encompassing student support.
• Support partner personnel and leadership in communications planning in their efforts to leverage community engagement throughout various phases of JED’s programs.
• Assist in the curation and development of mental health support and suicide prevention activities, materials, presentations, and other related resources for partner professional development, community meetings, etc.
• Recommend evidence‑based strategies and creative solutions to meet individual partner challenges throughout multi‑year project execution.
• Leverage expertise to assist with other school mental health and related consulting projects, as assigned.
• Collaborate with other internal teams to develop high quality materials, activities, and other collateral to support program delivery.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Motivate and advise partners in completion of baseline assessment protocols, surveys, and other program activities and data collection methods.
• Lead partners through a continuous evaluation process to review progress and measure effectiveness.
• Regularly update strategic plans to include measurable progress made on JED assigned action items.
• Utilize Salesforce and comply with other JED procedures to record and track program metrics for quality assurance and evaluation.

Project Management

• Build and maintain positive and effective working relationships with partner leaders to ensure success throughout the duration of program engagement.
• Monitor partner progress throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Oversee project timelines and ensure partners are meeting program milestones in a timely manner.
• Assist partners with internal project management related to accomplishing goals in the implementation phase of programming.

Content Expertise

• Serve as content expert regarding best practice in policies, procedures, and practices related to JED’s comprehensive approach core domains.
• Act as both an advisor and subject matter expert during