Whole-Child Program Consultant

Deadline: April 14, 2025
District/Organization: COPESD
Position/Type: Other, full time
Salary: $77,000-$84,000

Position Details

Title: COPESD Whole-Child Program Consultant
Position Location: COPESD office and remote FLSA: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Instructional Services
Updated: March 2025

Position Summary
The COPESD Whole-Child Program Consultant provides leadership, coaching, and support to ISDs, LEAs, and mental health providers to strengthen their capacity to implement targeted interventions for students facing academic barriers, including homelessness and mental health challenges.
Working within a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework, this role focuses on developing sustainable systems that promote social-emotional, behavioral, and academic success. This includes supporting McKinney-Vento-eligible students, integrating mental health services through the 31n grant, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The consultant collaborates with school personnel, leadership teams, and community partners to enhance student support services and provide professional development.
This is a grant-funded position, contingent upon continued funding.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
(Essential functions in terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act)

• Support communication, implementation of services, grant submissions, data collection, and reporting requirements related to 31n funding
• Act as a liaison between COPESD, LEAs, health agencies, and community partners to ensure alignment and collaboration
• Facilitate quarterly meetings for local 31n providers and attend statewide 31n coordinator meetings and trainings
• Collaborate with community agencies to design frameworks for additional student, educator, and administrator support services
• Facilitate the use of the bhworks system for 31n programming and support Medicaid billing related to services
• Provide training and coaching to ISD and LEA personnel to support LEAs in implementing MTSS, focusing on tiered interventions across academics, behavior, and social-emotional learning, with data collection, analysis, and decision-making to strengthen MTSS implementation
• Work collaboratively with ISD and LEA personnel to build positive school climates, strengthen tiered support systems, and promote student growth and achievement
• Participate and lead ISD committees and contribute to the development of policies and practices to support MTSS and 31n initiatives
• Stay informed about current legislation, research trends, and evidence-based practices in mental health, MTSS, school improvement, and systems thinking
• Guide teams in applying MTSS frameworks, including Practice Profiles, for planning and implementation
• Curate, develop, and implement the Strategic Homeless Plan to address homelessness
• Develop qualitative and quantitative measures to monitor, ensure, and evaluate programs and projects, contract/grant/permit compliance, professional consultant/contractor performance, and client satisfaction
• Report to collaborative partners concerning homeless issues, as requested, and as part of an annual report. Also reports and provides details concerning Homeless Coalitions and collaborations
• Maintain relationships with local and state agencies to provide multiple resources for training and education opportunities and to facilitate collaborations and reduce duplication within the Continuum of Care
• Responsible for responding to homeless and poverty issues, which also include unaccompanied youth and emergency situations
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

Preferred Employment Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in education, educational administration, psychology, counseling, social work, or related field preferred

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: All relevant certificates, licenses, and registrations must remain current throughout employment

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand for long periods of time and occasionally must manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials. There is occasional stooping, bending, and reaching. Close vision is required to perform computer-related tasks.

Work Environment:
Office and remote with some travel to local districts, state/regional meetings, and community partner locations
The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if sufficient to perform the duties of the job.

Terms of Employment
Annual Work Days: 200 days
Pay Range: $77,000-$84,000, 7 hours per day, Benefits Package included
Contract: At-Will
Application Deadline: April 14, 2025, by 3:30 P.M.
Application Procedure: Qualified Applicants may apply in hard copy with a Resume, Application (found on the COPESD website), and Credentials to:

Mrs. Debbie Putnam
C.O.P.E.S.D.
6065 Learning Lane
Indian River, Michigan 49749
Fax: (231) 238-8551
Email: putnamd@copesd.org

This job description is not an employment contract and should not be construed as such. Additionally, no other statement, verbal or written, is to be interpreted to constitute an employment contract or an employment relationship. Employment in support staff positions with Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Educational Service District (COPESD) is not by annual contract but rather is covered by the current COP Support Staff collective bargaining agreement and board policy.
This current job description supersedes all prior descriptions and all previous versions of the job description are null and void. This job description may be amended or modified at any time by the employer. Any such modification will be timely communicated to all affected employees.

E-mail: putnamd@copesd.org