THE ORGANIZATION
Founded at the University of Michigan Medical School, TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) is among the most innovative and rapidly-growing school-based mental health solutions in the country. After a decade in the academic setting, TRAILS spun out from the University in 2022 and became fiscally sponsored by Tides Center with approximately 35 staff. Within a year, our staff size had more than doubled. Today, our growing team is working toward the TRAILS mission of transforming the landscape of youth mental health care delivery by equipping school staff with the training and resources they need to provide evidence-based and culturally responsible programming to their students.
To date, TRAILS has brought essential skills and resources to more than 14,000 teachers, administrators, and school mental health professionals. Our best-in-class program materials are built specifically for the school setting, and our unique training model is driven by research from the field of implementation science. Our website and library of materials are utilized by educators and clinicians across the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. While our impact today is greatest in our home state of Michigan, TRAILS is expanding nationally with strong support from education and health sector leaders, public offices, and state policymakers.
As we work to respond to massive demand for TRAILS programming from schools and districts throughout the United States, our team is guided by a core commitment to equity: The TRAILS growth strategy identifies Title I designated schools as our broadest target population, and we aim specifically to impact students who experience high risk for poor mental health outcomes and disproportionate barriers to quality care. As we grow our team, we seek candidates who share our commitment to equity in health and healthcare access, who practice cultural humility, and who thrive in and contribute to an inclusive working environment.
THE TRAILS 3-TIERED MODEL
TRAILS program offerings align with the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework common within the educational setting. Currently, TRAILS equips school staff to provide three tiers of programming for students:
Together, these three tiers enable schools to build a comprehensive system of mental health supports, providing a foundation of self-care and wellness skills for all students, while offering higher intensity interventions and services for students with more significant mental health needs.
THE ROLE
TRAILS seeks a highly detail-oriented Materials Coordinator to support the production process and distribution of TRAILS materials and resources, especially those related to TRAILS Strategic Initiatives. The TRAILS material library exceeds 1,200 items that are tracked, revised, translated into multiple languages, and distributed. As a member of the Materials Team, the Materials Coordinator would ensure that items in the material library are tracked, prepped to be sent to a language translation vendor, and entered into the TRAILS content management system and cloud computing platform for distribution through the TRAILS website and other channels. The Materials Coordinator is an integral role in the Language Access Project, as part of the TRAILS Strategic Initiatives and the ideal candidate will be multilingual in English and Spanish. The Materials Coordinator reports to the Managing Director of Trainings and Materials.
At this time, TRAILS Strategic Initiatives are defined as projects that are backed by specific time limited legislative funding. As such, the role is considered to be limited term employment that will not go beyond December 2026. The position is considered a TRAILS team member and will receive full benefits during employment. If a regular, long-term role of interest to the team member becomes available at any point, the limited term team member will be encouraged to apply.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
File review and preparation (30%)
Material tracking and monitoring (20%)
Material data entry (20%)
Internal and external collaboration (20%)
Team responsibilities (10%)
THE PERSON
Our experience suggests that the following types of professional experiences lend themselves to this work:
Our experience suggests that the following types of skills lend themselves well to this work:
EDUCATION
Our experience suggests the following certifications and degree(s) lend themselves well to this work:
COMPENSATION
The hourly wage range for this role is $34.70 - $36.43.
TRAILS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision as well as a 403B with a safe harbor match and short and long term disability. We offer a generous holiday and paid time off package.
APPLICATION NOTES
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Addressing inequities in access to evidence-based mental health care is intrinsic to the TRAILS mission. The intentionality behind this approach is woven into everything we do at TRAILS, resulting in a staff-wide commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion for all facets of our program. If this commitment is something to which you could positively contribute, we encourage you to apply, particularly if your voice represents a historically excluded perspective.
TRAILS, a project of Tides Center, is an “at-will” and equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy and gender expression) identity, color, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.
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