Location: Central Office and Training Center
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.
With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 51% Hispanic, 27% African American, 11% White, and 7% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees, including more than 1,600 teachers.
JOB GOAL:
The Family and Community Engagement Coordinator serves as a resource and systems leader to all families, community members, district, and school staff. As a systems leader, the Coordinator will play a critical role in advancing KCKPS’s strategic priority to “Empower KCKPS Families and Community in Student Success,” inclusive of the elementary, middle, and high school campuses. The Family and Community Engagement Coordinator reports to the Director of Family and Community Engagement while frequently collaborating with principals, the communications department, school-based family-facing professionals, student support programs, and information technology. To this end, this position will work to build the capacity and support school-based Family and Community Engagement Specialists based on the NAFSCE 8 core competency framework for effective family-school partnerships.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Family Engagement Leadership
- Collaborate with district and school leadership in building a sustainable family engagement framework and infrastructure
- Assist the Director in coordinating and facilitating Family Engagement work groups designed to engage diverse stakeholders.
- Plan and implement school-specific and district-wide family engagement events to build and strengthen relationships with families and the community
- Collaborate with district and school leadership to develop and provide learning opportunities for principals and teachers, with the purpose of family engagement, and build skills around the implementation of evidence-based practices and strategies
- Develop and support school-based FACE staff with professional development, resources, and coaching
- Participate in the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure program effectiveness
Communication
- Collaborate with FACE staff to conduct ongoing outreach and “listening tours” with families to ensure their voice and engagement in the continuous improvement of the school and district
- Assist in creating a district-wide infrastructure, processes, and protocols that support two-way communication and a continuous feedback loop between families, schools, and district leadership
- Prepares reports for the Family and Community Engagement Director, Executive Director of Student Services and Family Support, Deputy Superintendent, and/or Superintendent
- Produces and disseminates the monthly Family Engagement Newsletter
- Work with District Language Support to assess the efficacy of school communication with families and ensure that messaging to families is responsive to their needs, language preferences, and communication style
Direct Family Support
- Build relationships with local service providers and community agencies to expand the network of support offered to families
- Develops and maintains a directory of community supports and resources
- Performs follow-up communication with new students and families through a case management approach
- Supports families to navigate the school system and connect families with community resources
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Welcome Center and Family Engagement or the Executive Director of Student Services and Family Support
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QUALIFICATIONS:
- Meets the employment qualifications set forth by the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education
- Bachelor’s Degree Required, preferably in Education or related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
- 3 to 5 years of experience working in education, family engagement, youth development and/or family services
- Demonstrated success in working with students and families of diverse backgrounds
- Capacity to “hit the ground running” at the start of employment
- Energetic, positive, and passionate about listening to and engaging with families, students, school staff and community partners
- Working knowledge of the K-12 landscape
- Commitment and experience and/or knowledge about advancing equity
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to work collaboratively within KCKPS and the community
- Ability to think creatively, initiate and manage projects, and follow through on plans
- Exceptionally detail-oriented, organized, and deadline-driven
- Bilingual (preferred)
- Must be able to maintain positive interactions with parents and staff, and role model the values and expectations of our district
Effective oral and written communication skills
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COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.
Performs other related work as required.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair or moving/rearranging furniture. While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a child’s home. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output, and well-being.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and community; ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 261 Days
Certified Salary Schedule
SALARY: https://www.kckschools.org/hr/salary-schedules
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORT TO: Director of Family and Community Engagement
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education poli
Applications will be reviewed prior to the closing date for this position.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual holding this position performs additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KCKPS is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies with respect to hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex/gender (to include orientation, identity or expression), age, disability, national origin, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.
For more information regarding Title IX please contact:
District Compliance Coordinator
2010 N. 59 th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
913-279-2262
Title [email protected]
