Community Engagement Specialist

Job Description

Residency Requirements

• Must reside in Louisiana

K12 a Stride Company believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality personalized education experience. Students can thrive find their passion and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data parent and student satisfaction and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

The Community Engagement Specialist develops and implements comprehensive communication marketing and community engagement strategies that strengthen relationships among students families staff and community stakeholders. This position leverages digital marketing social media management content creation and data analytics to increase family engagement enhance school visibility and support student success initiatives within the virtual learning environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and execute strategic communication and community engagement plans that promote school initiatives programs and events.
• Manage and grow the schools digital presence through social media platforms newsletters websites email campaigns and multimedia content.
• Create compelling written and visual content including photography videography promotional materials newsletters and digital campaigns that strengthen school branding and engagement.
• Serve as the schools social media manager by creating scheduling monitoring and analyzing content performance and engagement metrics.
• Develop and maintain communication strategies that improve collaboration between school leadership teachers families and community stakeholders.
• Facilitate virtual and in-person family engagement opportunities orientations trainings and community events.
• Coordinate outreach campaigns to increase participation in school programs student activities and community initiatives.
• Utilize analytics and reporting tools to monitor engagement metrics evaluate communication effectiveness and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.
• Support student recruitment re-registration initiatives and retention efforts through targeted communication and engagement campaigns.
• Collaborate with school leadership to design and implement branding initiatives that promote a positive and transparent school culture.
• Provide training and support to staff regarding effective communication practices digital engagement strategies and social media utilization.
• Develop marketing materials and promotional campaigns for student competitions clubs events and family engagement activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners and stakeholders to expand opportunities for students and families.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two (2) years of college AND
• Two (2) years of experience in education OR
• Equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Three (3) years of experience in communications digital marketing community engagement public relations social media management or stakeholder engagement.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five (5) years of experience in digital communications marketing strategy content creation and community engagement.
• Experience managing social media platforms and analytics tools.
• Experience with photography videography graphic design and multimedia content development.
• Experience utilizing analytics and KPI reporting to drive engagement strategies.
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite Google Analytics social media management platforms and Microsoft Office applications.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Strategic Communications
• Community Engagement and Relationship Building
• Social Media Management
• Content Creation and Storytelling
• Event Planning and Promotion
• Digital Marketing and Branding
• Analytics and Performance Reporting
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Project Management and Organization
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

Compensation & Benefits: Stride Inc. considers a persons education experience and qualifications as well as the positions work location expected quality and quantity of work required travel (if any) external market and internal value when determining a new employees salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors the positions level and expected contribution and the employees benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

• We anticipate the salary range to be $41259.00 - $61888.00. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed as an individuals compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include but are not limited to geographic location experience training education and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits retirement contributions and paid time off.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position but may require one or more days a week in this office as determined by the supervisor.

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is at-will as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the at-will nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal state or local law. Stride Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.