Program Supervisor - Family and Community Engagement

Location: Office of Family and Community Engagement

Reports to: Senior Director of Enrollment

Bargaining Unit: OSAS

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Telecommuting Eligibility:Eligible for telecommuting up to 20% (one day per week)

In accordance with the Agreement between the Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors and the Detroit Public School Community District the following vacancy is announced:

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the oversight and implementation of the district's signature home visitation program, Parent Teacher Home Visit Project (PTHVP). A model adopted from the origins of Sacramento California, the program should continue to evolve to align with the focus and needs of DPSCD to bolster attendance, academic achievement, behavior, and retention of students in DPSCD. The position leads the establishment of programming across all DPSCD schools handling all the administrative training, and intervention required to ensure successful implementation and outcomes.

This position strategically leverages teachers and staff visiting homes to problem-solve parents' issues and concerns and provide support for ongoing enrollment in DPSCD. This position supervises a core of schools via FACE Reps to ensure the roll out of additional FACE programs and support of school compliance with Title I fund expectations. Finally, this position requires cross-department collaboration and assistance with district-wide events at the central office level.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess and provide evidence of a bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of experience working in a K-12 educational setting, preferably working in outreach, program creation or community organizing. Experience working with people and managing larger scale programs and events. Experience supervising people and working with teams successfully.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise and manage daily staff activities and performance.
• Lead and establish the Parent Teacher Home Visit initiative in all K-12 DPSCD schools.
• Recruit, train, and oversee PTHVP Coordinators, and approve payroll for the program.
• Oversee the Student Leadership Development Program, including the creation of the Student Leadership Development Catalog, management of the District Executive Youth Council (DEYC), and coordination of the Student Representative to the School Board.
• Manage and coordinate projects and large-scale events, such as the Student Empowerment Experience and the annual Parent Conference, and the PTHVP culminating event.
• Capture, update and report compliance related data for accuracy and accountability of PTHVP program guidelines, objectives, and financial budgets.
• Develop and implement a retention strategy for student participants in the PTHVP program.
• Supervise FACE Representatives managing a portfolio of schools to meet stated objectives.
• Assist in district wide events sponsored by FACE.
• Assist with parent concerns, restriction letter appeals and support.
• Expand Parent Academy workshop participation across schools within your FACE Rep portfolios.
• Cross collaborates with homeless staff, enrollment staff, and other departments to best support and maximize parent education and engagement.
• Demonstrate exceptional time management skills; organized and prioritized high volume of work, to ensure maximum quality and service to families across the district.
• Participate in professional development activities to update knowledge.
• Other duties as assigned.

Security Clearance:

Internal Applicants

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