Senior Specialist: Family Involvement

Job Overview

Senior Specialist:
Family Involvement
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) offers a comprehensive, multicultural curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade. Located near Baltimore and Washington, D.C., AACPS is committed to student success, educator excellence, and community partnership.

Acts as a liaison among schools, families, and community organizations to create and foster partnerships that support and accelerate student achievement. Designs, supports, and evaluates programs and processes that meaningfully involve families and community partnerships in the educational process. May work nights and weekends.

• Evenings/Nights
• Holidays
• Outside of normal business hours
• Weekends

• Collaborates with the Senior Manager of School and Family Partnerships to establish priorities and initiatives.
• Develops, implements, maintains, and evaluates family and community involvement initiatives, trainings, and materials.
• Collaborates with school and Central Office staff to promote the importance of family and community involvement in schools and to provide model examples of best practices, including communications to facilitate flow of information to families in English or their native language.
• Provides training to school staff and parent groups to encourage and support family and community involvement; educates parents and community members about school system policies, procedures, and role.
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings of organized parent and community groups at the county level; participates in professional relationships with county and state family engagement and volunteer management organizations.
• Designs and implements annual county-wide training on effective volunteer program management; provides follow-up support and consultation to individual school level staff and volunteer coordinators; coordinates recognition for volunteers.
• Collaborates with community and faith-based groups to establish, maintain, and evaluate partnerships with schools, including school initiatives such as mentorships, tutoring, after school programs, the Weekend Food Program, and other volunteer opportunities.
• Establishes, promotes, and maintains effective two-way communication with families and community groups through a variety of means, such as face-to-face meetings, newsletters, AACPS-TV programs, electronic communication, a website, surveys, etc.
• Develops assessment tools and collects and analyzes data related to family and community activities.
• Participates in professional development to enhance job-related knowledge and skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties.

Experience

• Three (3) years successful classroom teaching experience.
• Demonstrated leadership as a member of a school staff or equivalent experience in volunteer management or family/community involvement preferred.
• Experience in staff development with a thorough knowledge of adult learning techniques.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with professional colleagues, staff, students, and parents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively with all stakeholders, including diverse populations.
• Proficient with business technology applications (Microsoft Office Suite, video/web conferencing, etc.).

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• Standing: < 1/3% time
• Walking: < 1/3% time
• Sitting: 1/3–2/3% time
• Keyboarding: 1/3–2/3% time
• Talking: 1/3–2/3% time
• Hearing: 1/3–2/3% time
• As required by duties.

• No special vision requirements.

Office, school or similar indoor environment, 2/3+ of the time; moderate noise level, 1/3–2/3% of time.

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