POSITION SUMMARY:
The
Family and Community Outreach
Specialist is responsible for providing leadership and
support in formulating, developing, implementing, sustaining and evaluating the
school’s parent and community engagement programming strategies to enhance
student success at Prince George’s County Public Schools.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Working
closely with administrators, family, community members and staff to align
family engagement practices with school improvement plans and overall school
priorities;
Supporting
the principal and school staff in facilitating a needs assessment for the
school, students, and parents/families, identifying focus areas and creating a
customized action plan for increasing family and community engagement;
Developing
and/or facilitating staff development on current family engagement research,
best practices and effective utilization of resources;
Organizing
parent and community volunteer programs;
Developing
community partnerships for providing extra-curricular programming, career
insights and/or internships, community-outreach programming for students (for
example, reading to the blind, neighborhood/park clean-ups, etc.);
Providing
administrative and organizational support for parents and staff at various parent/family/community
engagement activities (i.e., school parent teacher organization [PTA meetings],
Back to School Night, workshops, etc.);
Organizing
parent/community fund-raising efforts through grant-writing and events;
Coordinating
Paragon® Nights and other school events for parent and community
attendance/participation;
Coordinating/facilitating
workshops and academic events to help educate parents about academic expectations
and to equip parents with strategies that will help them help their students to
be more successful in school;
Serving
as a liaison for parents/children and assist parents in utilizing available
community and county services;
Helping
parents and students to effectively
navigate the school system;
Networking
with other school districts departments and community partners to provide
resource information to staff and families; and,
Working with the school Board, leadership and
teachers to establish and maintain effective, productive relationships with
parents that help to ensure support for student learning in and out of school.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Experience in
educational community engagement, marketing, and/or communications preferred;
Demonstrated
successful experience organizing groups and events, making presentations,
working with volunteers and/or community organizations, and coaching others in
doing so all desired;
Broad knowledge of
parent involvement programs and techniques;
Broad knowledge of
the Prince George’s County Public Schools curriculum/guidelines and programs;
Ability to serve as a
parent advocate;
Ability to develop
and implement programs to involve parents and the community in school affairs;
Knowledge of the
school community and organizations;
Effective
interpersonal skills/ human relations skills;
Ability to work
effectively with school staff, parents, the community, local organizations, and
diverse socioeconomic groups;
Skills in organizing
and working with groups; and,
Excellent oral and
written communication skills.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university; Master’s preferred.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
None Required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands 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 frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Some evening and/or occasional weekend work may be required.