IMMEDIATE - (PA) Family and Community Engagement Manager (Part-Time) - Clymer Elementary

About Mastery:

We believe educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country and the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to help solve this problem. Our ultimate goal is to create a model urban school district that serves all students with excellence. We are organized around one driving mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams. To fulfill this mission, we attend to the whole child - academically and emotionally - matching high expectations for students with high levels of support.

Mastery Charter Schools is a nonprofit network of more than 24 schools serving over 14,000 students in Philadelphia and Camden. We are the largest turnaround school operator in the nation and have been lauded by President Obama and the US Department of Education for our ability to dramatically boost academic achievement in historically low-performing schools.

We know neighborhood schools matter, all students deserve access to a great education, and the people in our building can grow and develop sustainably to make the biggest impact possible in this work.

Mastery Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. We offer a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

*This role will work with the Clymer Elementary community in North Philadelphia.

Position Summary:

The Part-time Family and Community Engagement Manager

will implement Mastery's vision to deepen our partnership with parents and the broader school community. He/she will build relationships and trust allowing us to deliver a world-class neighborhood school to each family.

This staff member will build relationships with parents, connect parents with external resources to meet parent and community needs, support family trainings to drive student achievement, and serve as a primary support to the school's leadership team. The part-time Community Engagement Member will help build a base of parent leadership at the school. He/she will report directly to the Principal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the school's vision for parent and community engagement by establishing strong ties with parents and community members
• Act as the primary liaison between the school and our parents and broader community
• Connect parents with external resources to meet parent and community needs
• Support parents in navigating school procedures (e.g. specialized services, school discipline process, etc.)
• Support coordination of all parent-facing programming (e.g. parent workshops, back to school night, etc.)
• Support the school leadership team in effective outreach to existing families including home visits, phone calls, newsletters, events, and programming targeted to support parents
• Support existing community partnerships
• Represent the school/Mastery at relevant community stakeholder meetings including business associations, neighborhood advisory groups, etc.
• Support community events and tours at the school
• Ability to staff night and/or weekend meetings and events

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of related full-time work or experience working in an elementary education setting with parent engagement, community partnerships, or a related field
• BA/BS preferred
• Experience working with parents of school-age children
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• Experience working with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Key Competencies:

• Passionate about empowering parents to play an active role in their public school
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural competency
• Self-aware and can recognize the vantage point of our stakeholders
• Creative and proactive problem solver
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Strong time management skills and ability to multi-task and set priorities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders including principals, teachers, parents, and community members

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required such as maneuvering in classrooms and office space; reaching file cabinets, filing, faxing, scanning, copying, typing, mailing, and making phone calls; Must be able to sit for up to two (2) hours looking at a computer monitor, using a keyboard/mouse.