Family & Community Engagement Manager

KIPP is a nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools with a 20-year track record of preparing students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life. KIPP currently serves over 100,000 students in 242 schools across the country, including Indianapolis. KIPP Indy Public Schools (KIPP Indy) was founded in 2004 with one class of fifth-grade students and has grown to educate more than 1,000 students across three schools.

By the  school year, KIPP Indy will educate nearly 1,500 students in the Martindale-Brightwood community on the Northeast side of Indianapolis. At KIPP Indy, we believe that all children will learn and achieve at high levels if given the opportunity. Our goal is to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

Edna Martin Christian Center has served hundreds of students and families across Martindale Brightwood since its founding in 1941. Its mission is to invest in the lives of all in Martindale Brightwood and surrounding neighborhoods through community-driven opportunities that foster stability, growth, and a vision of hope. EMCC’s vision for the Martindale Brightwood community is to be a peaceful, connected, and thriving neighborhood where all people can live, learn, work, worship, and play.

• Participate in the Martindale-Brightwood Education Zone (MBEZ) partner meetings and the KIPP Indy monthly Community Council meetings
• Help families identify, access, and navigate resources that support their overall well-being, while building their knowledge and ability to use community and school-based support systems independently.
• Assist community partners in resolving service delivery, access, and coordination issues
• Develop, monitor, and maintain a schedule of programs and services in theschool
• Identify and cultivate relationships with agencies and organizations that can support academic success, improve conditions for learning, and strengthen students’ and families’ social-emotional well-being.
• Manage all volunteers in theschool, develop volunteer opportunities, keep records of volunteer work, and regularly recognize their service to theschool
• Serve as a liaison to thecommunityand attend external meetings, as needed
• Collaborate with school social workers to refer families to human service agencies and other resource providers
• Collect program and service delivery information from providers and partners

• Collaborate with KIPP Indy to launch and execute an effective family engagement strategy, including a family communication and outreach plan
• Proactively engage families and community members to attend MBEZ and KIPP Indy events
• Collaborate with KIPP Indy leadership to design and develop a family resource center
• Coordinate family workshops and meetings that respond to identified family needs, strengthen families’ understanding of school systems and academic information, and support meaningful family participation.
• Collaborate with KIPP Indy regional and school-based leadership to develop a schedule of family programs, events, and services that directly support student success
• Maintain records of family engagement activities and collaborate with principals and teachers on family engagement activities
• Collaborate with the KIPP Indy Managing Director of Family & Community Engagement and participate in weekly check-ins and team meetings to maximize results
• Cultivate strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including students, families, and staff
• Collaborate to foster a culture that supports the school’s vision and promotes respect and appreciation for all…