Family & Community Engagement Manager (Bilingual Spanish)

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Community Coordination

• Participate in the Martindale-Brightwood Education Zone (MBEZ) partner meetings and the KIPP Indy monthly Community Council meetings
• Support families in building social capital and finding resources to support their overall well-being
• Assist community partners in resolving service delivery access and coordination issues
• Develop monitor and maintain a schedule of programs and services in the school
• Identify new agencies and/or organizations that have resources to help increase academic success improve the conditions for learning and support social-emotional learning
• Manage all volunteers in the school develop volunteer opportunities keep records of volunteer work and regularly recognize their service to the school
• Serve as a liaison to the community and attend external meetings as needed
• Collaborate with school social workers to refer families to human service agencies and other resource providers
• Collect program and service delivery information from providers and partners
   

Family Engagement

• Collaborate with KIPP Indy to launch and execute an effective family engagement strategy including a family communication and outreach plan
• Proactively engage families and community members to attend MBEZ and KIPP Indy events
• Collaborate with KIPP Indy leadership to design and develop a family resource center
• Coordinate family workshops and meetings
• Collaborate with KIPP Indy regional and school-based leadership to develop a schedule of family programs events and services that directly support student success
• Maintain records of family engagement activities and collaborate with principals and teachers on family engagement activities

School Collaboration

• Collaborate with the KIPP Indy Managing Director of Family & Community Engagement and participate in weekly check-ins and team meetings to maximize results
• Cultivate strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including students families and staff
• Collaborate to foster a culture that supports the schools vision and promotes respect and appreciation for all students staff and families
• Develop and execute family engagement initiatives communications and events
• Collaborate with the operations team on systems related to enrollment attendance and student retention participating in regular team meetings
• Collaborate with the social services team to refer students to additional support services (i.e. health services counseling services mentorship programs etc.) as necessary.

COMPETENCIES

• Able to work with families from a variety of backgrounds
• Demonstrate knowledge and respect for the cultures and community served
• Develop mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships based upon trust respect and achievement of common goals.
• Seeks to understand others point of view and confirms understanding.
• Expresses high expectations for all students and expresses belief in their potential to complete college and succeed in life
• Takes initiative going above and beyond typical expectations and making necessary sacrifices to achieve exceptional results.
• Manages time and resources effectively prioritizing efforts according to organizational goals.
• Follows through on commitments and promises with an appropriate sense of urgency.
• Demonstrates flexibility when plans or situations change unexpectedly. Effectively adjusts plans to achieve intended outcomes.
• Gathers information from multiple relevant sources and stakeholders when problem-solving.

Qualifications :

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluent in Spanish and English (written and oral communication)
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in education or related fields 
• Deep belief in being part of and helping lead a multi-cultural anti-racist organization
• Team player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
• Highly organized resourceful and accountable with strong attention to follow through and detail
• Proactive and creative problem-solver; ability to identify analyze and recommend solutions
• Track record of exceptional results

Additional Information :

COMPENSATION

Starting Salary $50000

Salary is competitive commensurate with experience and includes benefits.

Benefits Include: 

• Up to 12-weeks paid parenting leave 
• Two PPO Health Plan Options 
• Vision 
• Dental 
• Accident Insurance 
• Critical Illness 
• FSA 
• HSA 
• Life Insurance 
• Short & Long-Term Disability 
• Licensure & Tuition Assistance 
• 403B/401K Roth Retirement Options with employer match up to 10% 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Extended Employee Assistance Program 
• Paid Time Off with unlimited rollover 
• End of the year Merit Increase 
• Annual Wellness Screenings  

 KIPP Indy Public Schools are an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race color religion sex age national origin veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time