Family Engagement Liaison

Description

The Family Engagement Liaison develops, implements, supports, and evaluates all programming to

support parents being a connected, vital part of their children’s educational journey:

· Provides access to school programming (i.e after-school tutoring, after-school reflection, summer

enrichment) and community resources.

· Seeks partnerships to support families.

· Support school teams in developing monthly partner-based workshops to enhance family

engagement and educational experiences.

· Conducts wellness checks (i.e, health, attendance, academic progress).

· Assist in setting up truancy meetings and providing resources to help develop a strong, family,

school attendance plan.

· Have periodic meetings with caseworkers, social workers, or external community partner

· Assist in creating a parent volunteer and recognition program.

· Helps to develop attendance and school-wide acknowledgment and reward initiatives.

· Assist school teams (Dean of Scholar and School Counselors) in coordinating the parent

orientation experience

· Other duties as assign

Requirements

Entry Level

· Must be able to communicate well both verbally and in writing to parents and community

members.

· Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to Gestalt’s mission.

· A proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own, in partnership with the Dean of Scholar and

School Counselor, the responsibility for the development of effective parent relationships and

engagement within the school.

· Bachelor’s degree in a related field (preferred) and have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a

parent counselor, social worker, and/or related family/community engagement role.

· Must demonstrate keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills.

· This role must be able to present to and influence all levels and act as a change agent.

· Must be able to develop and implement initiatives and programs with minimal supervision.

· Must be a self-starter with the experience and the ability to frame issues/opportunities for school leaders and senior management.

· A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board, or other outside partners.

· Experience and/or knowledge of family resources in the Memphis community is strongly preferred.