Family Access & Family Access & Engageme

Holyoke Public Schools; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Holyoke Public Schools is seeking a Family Access & Engagement Coordinator to strengthen family involvement and communications across district schools. You will work with school leaders, teachers, and families to expand parent voice and leadership, supporting children’s learning at home.

The role requires adaptability, strong organizational and communication skills, and a collaborative approach to build trust with families and community partners.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service mindset and time management abilities.
• Ability to multi-task in a service-oriented environment.
• Experience coordinating with families, staff and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement capacity-building strategies to support teachers and leaders in expanding family engagement.
• Design, support and coordinate family activities in collaboration with school and district staff.
• Lead workshops and coaching for parents and volunteers on early literacy and family involvement.
• Support school communications, including translation and interpretation of parent communications.
• Conduct home visits and coordinate visits by teachers and leaders as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Family Access & Engagement Coordinator Job ID:5884502 The Family Access

& Engagement Coordinator will build school and district capacity to

expand and deepen relationships with families, develop key community

partnerships to enhance family-school relationships, as well as support

parent, involvement, voice and leadership development. A key goal of

this position will be to support parents in strengthening their efforts

at home to support their child?s learning and to support school staff in

strengthening parent involvement and communications. The HPS turnaround

plan requires the implementation of a cohesive district-wide strategy to

rebuild trust and strengthen the relationship with HPS families,

including increasing opportunities for parent voice and leadership. The

Family Access & Engagement Coordinators will report to the Director of

the Family, Student and Community Engagement Department. They will work

in collaboration with school-based leaders (e.g. principals, teachers,

culture and climate teams, etc.) and with other FSCE team members (e.g.

School Family Promoters, Attendance Officer). Each Family Access &

Engagement Coordinator is expected to work with multiple locations ?

most likely two separate schools ? in a flexible schedule, which will

require adaptability, resourcefulness and excellent organizational,

communication, and teamwork skills. As this position is a highly visible

position serving the school community and interfacing with families and

outside agencies, knowledge of general school office or professional

office environment is required. This position requires an appreciation,

consistent practice, and understanding of customer service, time

management, positive inter-personal relationships, and multi-tasking in

a service-oriented environment. Responsibilities Identify and implement

capacity-building strategies to support teachers, school leaders, and

other school staff to expand or strengthen family engagement efforts and

mechanisms to enhance parent voice, leadership and feedback Support

teachers and other school staff to understand family and community

context and resource Design, support, lead or coordinate periodic

school-based and district-wide family activities (educational, fun

nights, cultural celebrations, community outreach, etc.), in

collaboration with school and district leaders and staff. Integrate HELI

• On Track for Literacy? indicators in family activities whenever

possible. Support school communications with families (including

translation and interpretation of parent communications, excluding IEPs

as well as family involvement in school activities Conduct home visits,

as required to support specific cases, and coordinate and support home

visits by teachers and school leaders Implement focused efforts to

establish strong connections between schools and Pre-K and Kindergarten

families Manage and support parent volunteers to address school needs

and initiatives and develop their leadership skills Lead educational

workshops and coaching for parents and volunteers on different subjects,

particularly around early literacy, educational policy and regulations,

special education, ELL, parent leadership, etc. Assist designated groups

of families in need of special support, through light case management,

referrals and liaison work with community agencies, particularly for

Pre-K and Kindergarten families Work collaboratively with school PTOs

Assist in the implementation of the attendance policy and communicating

with families regarding attendance and punctuality issues Implement and

strengthen a robust system for regular communications with families,

particularly related to navigating the school system, district policies

and procedures, events, and opportunities for parent involvement

Maintain updated HPS resource and information sites as part of the

district-wide family resource information system Participation as needed

in Student Support Team, and Climate a