What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family and Engagement Specialist position at Chicago Public Schools?
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 320,000 students in 500 schools and employing over 44,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans : academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) recently launched Together We Rise, CPS’ five year strategic plan setting ambitious goals to ensure that every school community has inclusive and collaborative partnerships that will ensure every child—in every school and every neighborhood—has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school college- and career-ready. When schools and families support each other, students of all backgrounds and various abilities achieve at higher levels. The Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) works with internal and external stakeholders to empower families and communities to have an active voice in their child’s educational experience. FACE strives to co-create spaces where parent and partner voices and experiences inform successful and supported plans and initiatives by engaging impacted stakeholders along the Spectrum of Inclusive Partnerships.
Job Summary :
Reporting to the Director of Network and School Community Supports, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Specialist will work directly with schools, families, and communities to cultivate trusting relationships, expand local opportunities for family engagement through our Parent Universities, and connect school leaders and staff to best practices for engaging with their school community. The FACE Specialist role is an integral part of each Network’s family and community engagement infrastructure, particularly the Title I schools. Most importantly, each FACE Specialist helps advance district-wide initiatives and policies that impact our family and community stakeholders. This is a full-time exempt position that will be paid for hours worked on a salary basis.
This Job Will be held accountable for the following responsibilities :
- Actively participate in district-wide initiatives and mandates including monthly Board Meetings.
- Provide excellent customer service experience for parents, schools, and community members to foster a collaborative learning environment.
- Attend mandatory capacity-building training facilitated by Executive Leadership including comprehensive Title 1, Community Engagement, and data management training.
- Organizing, analyzing, and reporting on school- and community-level data as established by Executive Leadership’s metrics and goals.
- Organize monthly Title 1 PAC / PLN meetings at Parent University sites to provide parents with leadership skills to help improve student academics.
- Proactively outreach and engage parents and community members to attend Title 1 PAC / PLN monthly meetings
- Assist Network Chiefs and school principals in channeling engagement in ways that support and add value to student achievement.
- Build relationships and establish ongoing communication with principals to help increase their school’s parent engagement efforts and student achievement.
- Develop a Network database of stakeholders, community leaders, business owners, and parents that will provide support to District Initiatives
- Collaborate with CPS departments and external partners to provide content-based and research-based parent workshops
- Understand federal and state law in relation to Title I, Part A Parent Involvement, and Local School Councils to ensure the District's compliance with State Board of Education rules and the District's parental involvement policy
- Attend community events / festivals / meetings / workshops facilitated by schools, community organizations, and elected officials, that help drive student achievement.
Other duties as assigned
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Conditions of Employment : As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to :
