Part-Time Family Outreach Mentor for Student Success

Westfield Public Schools; Westfield (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

Westfield Public Schools seeks a Family Outreach and Engagement Mentor for Westfield River Elementary School in Westfield, MA. This part-time role supports at-risk students and families during the school day, 9:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m., with focus on attendance, communication, and community referrals. The mentor collaborates with counselors, administrators, and teachers, maintains confidential notes, and helps families navigate services.

Qualifications

• Experience with at-risk students and families.
• Familiarity with Westfield's social services and family dynamics.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Identify students that may require extra support to make academic progress.
• Use attendance and academic data to identify students at-risk.
• Collaborate with administrators and counselors to determine a plan of action.
• Communicate with students, families, and school staff to determine barriers that impede learning.
• Gather information from a variety of sources to determine the cause of academic failings and absenteeism.
• Establish positive relationships with students and families, and engage them as stakeholders.
• Keep confidentiality and inform stakeholders as needed.
• Coordinate needed support by providing information about school expectations and community services.
• Understand educational and social resources available to students and families.
• Forge relationships with community agencies and guide families to services.
• Work with counselors, administrators, teachers, mentors to ensure growth and achievement.
• Complete documentation in a timely fashion (notes, logs, time cards).

Skills

Student support

Family engagement

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Westfield Public Schools seeks a Family Outreach and Engagement Mentor for Westfield River Elementary School in Westfield, MA. This part-time role supports at-risk students and families during the school day, 9:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m., with focus on attendance, communication, and community referrals. The mentor collaborates with counselors, administrators, and teachers, maintains confidential notes, and helps families navigate services.