DOE Project Provide Grant Manager (SY26-27)

TrulyHired; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ATX Learning in Boston Public Schools seeks a managerial grant program professional to support the BSBBHC initiative. You'll help develop partnerships, handle data collection and conduct professional development across partner organizations.

The role requires coordinating among schools, universities, and agencies, managing stipends and conference logistics, and ensuring grant compliance and reporting throughout the five-year project.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business management, mental health, or related field.
• Experience with payroll, reporting, and event planning.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Significant experience coordinating among people, organizations and external partners.
• Experience with grant management.
• Current authorization to work in the United States by start date.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage professional development events with university partners.
• Coordinate logistics for events: speakers, space, invites, Zoom, PD data.
• Lead monthly BSBBHC meetings and participate in leadership.
• Manage data collection and analysis at grant implementation phases.
• Track attendance, pre/post surveys and prepare reports.
• Coordinate annual BSBBHC conference and manage stipends and expenses.
• Support data access and reporting for MH partners.

Education

Master's degree in business management, mental health or related field

Job description

Job Description

Reports to: Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services

Background & Overview

The mission of the Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department includes the provision of prevention, at‑risk and intensive services and support to all schools. By providing an array of services including professional development, consultation, crisis intervention and direct services, the BHS department has led the behavioral health work in the district. The development of community partnerships is fundamental to this mission.. Partnerships include: mental health agencies, city and state agencies, hospitals, universities and community based partners. To accomplish that end, BHS leads the Boston School Based Behavioral Health Collaborative (BSBBHC). Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is centered in the work of BHS.

Grant Description

This grant will serve the Boston Public Schools district which currently has 121 schools and 48,000 students. Funding from this grant will provide stipends for 40 interns a year (15 in school psychology, 15 in social work, and 10 in school counseling), funding a total of 200 interns in the 5-year project period. All schools and students will be impacted by this grant because the funding will increase the number, quality, and diversity of interns, as well as the quality of training and support for supervisors and staff. This grant will enable BPS to more effectively convert interns into employees in order to fill vacancies in the district, and will also support retention of mental health providers. Finally, this project is intended to increase the racial and linguistic diversity of new hires to BPS, allowing us to more effectively serve students in Boston.

Position Summary and General Responsibilities

This position will support the functioning of the Boston School Based Behavioral Health Collaborative (BSBBHC) including partnership development, data collection and partnership professional development.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Professional Development

• In partnership with Office of Social Work, Counseling departments and university partners develop the professional development events for the year
• Complete all operational needs for professional development
  • Secure speakers and space, post on Vector, create invites and Zoom links, track PD data
• Participate in BHS Leadership team and BHS Implementation
• Facilitate BSBBHC Monthly Meetings

Data Collection & Management

• Manage data collection and analysis at all phases of grant implementation including:
  • track attendance at professional development
  • Analysis pre/post surveys
  • Complete reports on professional development activities
• Collect stakeholder feedback on professional development needs
• Use data to inform future professional development

Grant Management

• Purchasing all materials and subscriptions
• Securing and payment for meeting spaces and annual conference
• Seek all required DOE grant purchasing approvals
• Complete all required paperwork
• Coordinate the annual BSBBHC conference and monthly professional learning services
• Manage/Pay all stipends and grant related expenses

Data Collection and Analysis

• Support the collection of Mental Health (MH) partner information and services
• Produce annual report of MH partner services
• Manage the data access of MH partners in BPS
• Complete all necessary data analysis and presentation for grant reporting purposes

Qualifications - Required

• Masters degree in business management, mental health or related field
• Experience with project management include payroll, reporting and event planning
• Attention to detail and comfortable working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Significant experience in coordinating among people, organizations and external partners.
• Experience with grant management
• Current authorization to work in the United States. Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

Qualifications - Preferred

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in an urban setting

Terms: Managerial, B31.

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