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COPE Regional Coordinator - Southeast

🇺🇸 Suffolk, VA

🕑 Part-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ July 7th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Virginia Tech is hiring a COPE Regional Coordinator - Southeast. The coordinator will lead efforts to expand Mental Health First Aid, Botvin LifeSkills Training, and other evidence-based programs in schools and communities, serving as a liaison, conducting fidelity checks, supporting curriculum implementation, and marketing programs to stakeholders.

Highlights

  • Lead expansion of Mental Health First Aid and Botvin LifeSkills Training programs in schools and communities.
  • Serve as liaison for teacher training and material ordering for Botvin LifeSkills curricula.
  • Collect and conduct fidelity checks on program implementation with teachers.
  • Support teachers and coordinate community and parent program presentations.
  • Market Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and coordinate classes with local providers.
  • Maintain program evaluation databases and attend weekly virtual COPE meetings.
  • Requires undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in community or public health.
  • Preferred qualifications include advanced degree, project management experience, and familiarity with substance misuse and addiction.
  • Part-time position up to 20 hours per week with hourly wage commensurate with experience.
  • Position requires travel within assigned district and a criminal conviction check.

COPE Regional Coordinator - Southeast Full Description

Job Description
The Southeast Regional COPE Coordinator will work with schools and local community organizations and community members to expand the Mental Health First Aid and Botvin Lifeskills Training suite and other evidence-based programs in schools and communities, and communicate resources available under COPE to stakeholders. 

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Serve as a liaison for training teachers and ordering materials to implement Botvin LifeSkills curricula in school.
2. Collect Botvin fidelity checklists from teachers.
3. Conduct fidelity checks in classrooms with teachers. 
4. Offer support for implementation of Botvin curricula to teachers when needed and able.
5. Market the Botvin Parent Program in communities in the assigned VCE district/region.
6. Teach and/or coordinate implementation of the Botvin Parent Program.
7. Teach and/or coordinate community presentations related to Adverse Childhood Experiences. 
8. Market YMHFA to schools and other youth-serving organizations, and coordinate classes with local providers or the VCE instructor network.
9. Market MHFA in communities in the assigned VCE district/region.
10. Teach and/or coordinate implementation of MHFA in communities in the assigned VCE district/region
11. Support local coalitions in the assigned VCE district/service region; attend meetings when possible and market resources available through COPE. 
12. Maintain a database for formative, process and outcome evaluation.
13. Relay needs for ordering materials and coordinating program activities to the COPE Program Coordinator/Evaluator.
14. Attend weekly COPE meetings (virtual).

This is a part-time position. The coordinator will clock in for hours worked, up to 20 hours per week. Hourly rate will be commensurate with training and experience.

This position will require travel within the assigned VCE district/region assigned and may require some office hours at a VCE office (to be determined). Mileage and other approved travel costs will be reimbursed.
Required Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in community health, public health or related field
• Experience working with communities and stakeholders in community-based projects
Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degree, training or experience in community health, public health or related field
• Experience in project management
• Lived and/or professional experience related to substance misuse and addiction
Pay Band
3; Wage
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
To commensurate with experience
Hours per week
20
Review Date
3/26/2025
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
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