[Immediate Hire] Family and Community Engagement Manager

Responsibilities

• Partnerships and Family Support:
• Serve as a liaison between families and Elementary and Middle school staff, addressing concerns and fostering positive, trusting relationships;
• Support schools and families in getting students to school on time, every day;
• Manage a targeted caseload of families to ensure students and families are connected to people, resources and services, to overcome challenging circumstances and achieve their goals;
• In partnership with the Mental Health Provider and Student Support Teams, connect families to resources and services for health, food, employment, housing, education, etc.;
• Attend case conferences to coordinate care for complex situations, prepare meeting minutes, and ensure accurate documentation of family status changes;
• Plan and lead home visits, ensuring meaningful connections with families;
• Recruit families to join the DREAM Family Action Council, and serve as Classroom Captains, Family Volunteers, and Family Ambassadors.


• Program Management: 
• Lead school community in actively engaging families in high-quality family programming that is empowering, informative and fun;  
• Develop a robust calendar of program events and activities to promote family involvement, including Family Visits, Family Cafés, Family Conferences, special events, and more;
• Partner with school leaders and staff to involve families and community partners in school initiatives through regular check-ins, committee meetings, data sharing, and professional development opportunities;
• Manage family volunteer programming, including recruiting and training family volunteers, and managing volunteer projects, committees and events; 
• Manage and support the growth and development of the DREAM Family Action Council (DFAC);
• Collect, analyze, and share family data including program attendance, family satisfaction surveys, family engagement rates, and the ways in which this data affects youth achievement;
• Support school outreach, recruitment and retention efforts.


• Communications:
• Drive production of DREAM family communication including fliers, emails, texts, robo calls, letters, and handouts;
• Gather content and publish a weekly family newsletter; 
• Collect information about recreational and educational opportunities for DREAM families and students and publicize them to families.


• Additional duties related to the running of the Elementary and Middle Schools as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Social Work, Community Organizing, or Education preferred;
• Bilingual English/Spanish required;
• Experience working in K-12 schools serving a diverse and low-income community, required;
• 3+ years of experience with project and people management, event planning, and group facilitation, strongly preferred;
• Experience working in customer service, preferred; 
• Understanding of and commitment to the mission, goals, educational philosophy and activities of DREAM Charter School, as described in the school’s charter;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Outcome-orientation and track record of driving results with families
• Excellent organizational and writing skills;
• Ability to develop outreach materials to engage and connect with families;
• Ability to develop and organize large events;
• Ability to organize and support volunteers;
• Strong relationship skills required;
• Deep care and passion  for educational justice and social change.

Benefits and Paid Time Off

• We offer comprehensive benefits including:
• Flexible Medical Health Plans,  subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children;
• The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs;
• Dental and vision plans;
• Disability benefits;
• Life insurance;
• Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave; 
• Flexible spending account options;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);
• Fitness and entertainment discounts;
• A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);
• A 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment;
• Referral bonuses;
• School-based 12-month employees have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, personal days, and wellness days;
• Benefits are subject to change.

Compensation

• DREAM offers a competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience with the potential for an annual performance-based increase. The incoming salary range for this position is $60,000  to $70,000 per year. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary closer to the start of the range depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. All staff are eligible for annual performance-based increases. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges.