Family Engagement Liaison; Bilingual- Middle School

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

• Entry Level position
• 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.