Bilingual Family Engagement Specialist

KIPP Texas Public Schools; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Competitive vacation and PTO policies

Paid family leave

Flexible spending account or high-yild

Employee assistance programs

Additional benefits: legal plans, Life

Job summary

KIPP Texas Public Schools is seeking a Family Engagement Specialist to partner with students, families, and staff to ensure timely attendance, smooth enrollment, and strong communication across the school community in Austin.

This on-site role focuses on building relationships, coordinating parent involvement, translating communications, and supporting school events while upholding the network's mission to provide joy-filled, high-quality education.

Qualifications

• Bilingual: English and Spanish required.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Experience with data management.
• Ability to build relationships with families and staff.
• Customer service mindset and sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Partners with students, staff and parents to ensure students attend school every day
• Orients families to attendance expectations for new and existing families
• Makes daily attendance calls to families and documents all attendance changes
• Captures and shares any key information or context shared during calls with families
• Participates in the weekly attendance check-in meetings with school leadership with increasing responsibilities over time
• Partners with families and students when additional attendance supports are needed
• Executes school-based re-enrollment and cultivation plans
• Support families through the re-enrollment process
• Complete application verification calls and updates application system as needed
• Assist with planning of school events and activities
• Partners with other schools to support families through school transitions
• Review and submit student attrition data reports, identify trends and work with the school leadership team to improve student attrition rates
• Ensures clear and effective communications with all community members and stakeholders
• Implement and lead parent involvement programs, ensuring engagement from families
• Manage the translation of family communications and parent meetings
• Capture pictures and videos for the school events and manage school communication platforms.
• Ensures all parent facing materials are readily available
• Schedules parent meetings with appropriate team members
• Build relationships with community partners in order to build brand awareness
• Monitors and reviews with Assistant Principal of Operations, parent and student feedback, particularly as it relates to non-instructional services and support.

Skills

Bilingual: English and Spanish

Customer service mindset

Time management

Data entry / data management

Relationship building

Job description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is seeking a Family Engagement Specialist to partner with students, families, and staff to ensure timely attendance, smooth enrollment, and strong communication across the school community in Austin.

This on-site role focuses on building relationships, coordinating parent involvement, translating communications, and supporting school events while upholding the network's mission to provide joy-filled, high-quality education.