ABOUT ASPIRE

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

JOB SUMMARY

• Develop an outreach strategy for the school with the goal of learning more about local community needs and partnership opportunities

• Develop key messages and communication to communities about the school’s mission and vision
• Develop accessible mechanisms for community members to voice questions, concerns, and ideas for how the school can better serve them
• Organize and coordinate community events that further the school’s outreach strategy

• Represent the school site, with support from the Principal, in building an effective school community Including:
• • Working with parents to better support their child/children’s academic, behavioral, and social development
  • Garnering support from community groups and leaders
  • Developing positive relationships with external partnerships
  • Working in collaboration with the Principal and Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals
  • Supporting the development and operation of the School Site Council, English Language Advisory Council, and other stakeholder engagement groups
• Serve as a liaison between school and families in matters related to recruitment and enrollment

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

• Competencies:

• Proven ability to craft effective communications and outreach strategy
• Excellent communications skills and strong public speaking skills
• Excellent research, relationship building and networking skills
• Passionate about education and community development
• Ability to use data to drive decision making, issue resolution, and strategy development
• Knowledge around community organizing and outreach strategies and practices
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings, identifying community needs, working with community leaders and volunteers of diverse backgrounds
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Knowledge of the urban school communities preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred

• Minimum educational level:
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Non-Profit Management, Marketing, or related field

• Experience required:

• 3+ years of experience in a school setting
• Experience developing messaging and marketing materials
• Experience working with various community organizations and local officials preferred
• Experience utilizing online networking and web development preferred

• Physical requirements:

• Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
• Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
• Demonstrate normal depth perception
• Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides

• Moving oneself in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments, including tight and confined spaces.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States

• Provide health (TB) clearance

• Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment
• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments
• Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals
• Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment

• May be required to work outside of typical work days and office hours to meet operational deadlines