POSITION SUMMARY

Strategic implementation of the Always Learning Plan to create systems, programs, and strategies to build family
engagement. Engage parents and campus staff in collaborative parent-school-community partnerships to
continually improve the academic performance of students. Assist with communication, logistics, and coordination
of district strategic plans and events to ensure families’ voices are heard and inform district decisions. Oversees and
coordinates programs, initiatives, or strategies for the family engagement department.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, or 4 years equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of directly related experience.
• Experience in developing and implementing successful family engagement and communications

programs.

• Experience developing and delivering effective training programs and resources for families and staff.
• Work in an urban school environment with diverse student populations.
• Candidate must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check. Non-refundable fee

(approximately $50.00) paid by the employee.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of directly related experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Demonstrated strategic and operating planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop marketing collateral to include flyers, newsletters, brochures, rack cards

and other resources to promote and support family and community engagement programs.

• Demonstrated excellent organization and time management skills with verifiable experience in

maintaining accurate records, meeting deadlines, analyzing data, and providing recommendations to

campus and district staff.

• Demonstrated competence in problem solving, independent and critical thinking.
• Demonstrated competence in conflict resolution with students, families, and district staff.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes and a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully with families of district students, as

well as all levels of district employees in a collaborative manner.

• Demonstrated collaborative skills for creating and adding value in a high stake fast paced environment.
• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with technology (i.e., Power Point, Word, Excel)
• Demonstrated ability to work nontraditional hours including after school, evenings, and Saturdays.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Lead assigned family engagement initiatives for the department in assigned focus areas and the Always
   Learning plan to include parent organizations, family workshop series, community meetings, and other
   initiatives as assigned.
2. Represent the department with community organizations that support parents to expand resources,
   introduce new initiatives, and promote and strengthen parent organizations and other decision-making
   committees at schools.
3. Develop and provide family education on effective strategies to support student academic success and
   high school graduation.
4. Develop training seminars and workshops for parents and campus staff to increase family involvement
   and engagement through the family workshop series.
5. Provide continuous support to the Volunteer and Partnership Services, Campus Support Team, FACE
   Specialist Team and the campus FACE Points of Contact, by developing resources and implementing
   programs to build capacity at all schools that are aligned with the FACE Rubric.
6. Collaborate with other district departments and community organizations to expand resources, introduce
   new initiatives, and promote and strengthen family workshops and fairs.
7. Develop and implement innovative strategies for increasing parent engagement and representation of
   parent voices across diverse populations.
8. Gather and analyze data to evaluate effectiveness of family engagement programs and strategies.
9. Consult and collaborate with department and school staff to facilitate implementation of family
   communication campaigns and family events to promote student achievement and family engagement.
10. Support specific needs of the elementary and secondary schools division and/or each division or feeder
    pattern with training or resources for FACE Specialists and campus FACE Points of Contact.