Parent and Community Engagement Specialist

Parent and Community Engagement Specialist

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Location
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Southeast Location in Chicago

Salary
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The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $42,000 and $47,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

• Assist Out of School Coordinator in the service plan development of parent/family services. Review data collected to analyze parent/family needs.
• Plan and implement program(s) to support parent and family engagement.
• Maintain a detailed parent/family class schedule.
• Provide ongoing outreach to parents, families, and the community for parent/family activities with the Out-of-School-Time Program.
• Coordinate community outreach efforts, maintaining strong relationships with community stakeholders and partners.
• Collaborate with the Out of School Coordinator and community organizations to facilitate opportunities for parents and families related to their needs.
• Maintain accurate records of Parent/Family Activities and enter attendance on electronic database.
• Develop and maintain a Resource Library to assist families in need.
• Support the Out of School Coordinator in the planning of field trips that promote parent engagement.
• Attend agency meetings and trainings, Out of School Time Program meetings, and parent meetings at the school.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work well with people of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

• High School degree required.
• 2+ years of experience working with children and families required.

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

• Driving for work preferred with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites not required.

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers; inquire upon hire as to which benefits apply to you. For more about us:
Metropolitan Family Services is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency serving Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of duties and responsibilities. Metropolitan Family Services reserves the right to amend, add, change, and/or remove responsibilities to meet business needs as necessary, at any time, with or without notice to employees.