Parent Outreach Coordinator, Interim

Aspire Public Schools•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

This will be a grant funded position for 1 year (until the end of the 2025-2026 school year). ABOUT ASPIRE Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation. Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy. JOB SUMMARY The Parent Outreach Coordinator assists the School Social Worker and school site Administrative Team in developing a healthy school community culture and improving overall school attendance by building parent relationships and involvement in accordance with Aspire mission, vision, and value statements. This is a 1 year grant funded position.

Requirements

Strong event management skills from concept through execution and evaluation
Excellent relationship-building and management skills
Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences
Strong organization, time management and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team
Bilingual – Spanish speaking and writing
Experience with leadership, including demonstrated strength in culture-building and leading peers
Knowledge of Aspire procedures and policies related to students
Demonstrated commitment to students and learning
AA degree or Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience working in either parent or activities coordinator role
Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull.
Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
Demonstrate normal depth perception
Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
Clear the Department of Justice background screening
Authorized to work in the United States
Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)

Responsibilities

Coordinate activities related to parents such as extracurricular activities and school student-sponsored events including fundraisers and promotions
Manage and coordinate Tier 1 attendance initiatives (ex. Attendance awards, raffles/prizes, school wide visuals)
Manage rideshare platform in collaboration with School Social Worker and Business Manager
Manage and recruit on-campus parent volunteers
Support parents with needs that advance their ability to support their children as scholars including but not limited to parent trainings, food insecurity support, immigration support, parent complaints, resource location, parent advocacy, and support with technology and document completion
Help the Administrative Team represent the school site in building an effective school community including:
Work with parents to better support their child/children’s academic, behavioral, and social development
Garner support from community groups and leaders in collaboration with the School Social Worker
Develop positive relationships with external partnerships and host community partner events and workshops
Work in collaboration with Principal and Regional Student Services team to achieve site and organizational goals in accordance with state, county and district authorizers
Attend monthly CoP Co-develop agenda for CoP
Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.