Director of Family/Community Engagement

Fayette County Public Schools•Lexington, KY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Family and Community District Liaison will be responsible for supporting the Districtwide Family Support system. The position is responsible for improving relationships between students, parents, families and civic organizations while increasing the number of opportunities for services to our constituents. The Director shall promote the importance of parent, family and community involvement in the education process; provide information on services available to eligible students and families; convey information regarding school and/or district activities and procedures; and provide the community with an opportunity for input.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, communications, counseling or related field
Teaching certificate preferred
Bilingual preferred
Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights
Requires attendance at all hours of day/night to oversee requirements of the division

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

Assist students, staff, teachers, parents and community members for the purpose of providing and/or conveying information and other services required by parents/families or teachers.
Conduct parent/family meetings to gain information and/or discuss needs and challenges involving students and families.
Coordinate with community leaders and organizations to build resources and increase community engagement
Organize various activities (e.g. presentations, forums, ) to provide support to the community, schools, students, and families.
Work with the individual campuses to implement activities at the school, which will positively impact student achievement.
Identify, develop, and evaluate outreach strategies based on FCPS's Strategic Plan, market characteristics, and cost.
Bring a focus of equity and access to outreach and advocacy as it relates to the FCPS community.
Identify community-based resources that could be used to facilitate coordination of family involvement with school staff by surveying families and school staff to determine strengths and weaknesses of family involvement throughout the district.
Oversee and coordinate the startup and operation of the FCPS Family Welcome
Oversee coordination of the partnerships and volunteer
Coordinate regular meetings with School FRYSC Coordinators to facilitate services to
Identify community-based resources that could be used to facilitate coordination of family involvement with school staff by having the Family Involvement committee of each school review community organizations in the neighborhoods near their school site and open discussion with them about ongoing partnering opportunities.
Identify community-based resources that could be used to facilitate coordination of family involvement with school staff by making use of television, newspapers, radio, transportation services, libraries, faith-based organizations, community service organizations, universities, , to run an extensive Public Relations campaign to make the entire school district aware of the need for community support as well as the current programs available for families in our district.
Support the joint parent/teacher culturally responsive training to involve parents with diversity training in conjunction with already existing
Develop a directory of methods (strategies, activities, programs) for contacting and engaging families in the district by compiling a "list of parent engagement strategies" based on school/family/neighborhood demographics, feedback from parent surveys, etc.
Develop and implement workshops, seminars and forums which address timely topics, such as parent/teacher conferences, primary program, school reform issues, strengthening parents' knowledge and skills as teachers of their own children, helping parents better interact with schools and school
Provide education related to school governance for parents by providing training that qualifies parents to serve on councils by encouraging issue-based SBDM elections __curriculum, budget, activities,
Assist schools in the development of the "Family/Community" component of their school improvement plan.
Work with schools on initiatives to reach underrepresented parents in efforts to close the achievement gap.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular attendance.