Owns the school outreach program from planning to execution, building community and corporate partnerships, coordinating culturally inclusive events, and driving parent involvement and advocacy; requires a suitable educational background and proven ability to establish partnerships and work with youth and migrant families.

Lead marketing and outreach for newsletters and materials.
Build and manage community/corporate partnerships.
Collaborate with families and community organizations to support students.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Initiate and develop a marketing plan for the school newsletter and brochures.
Establish formal/informal partnerships with community and corporate agencies.
Initiate community outreach using appropriate cultural and linguistic strategies.
Coordinate events and celebrations including culturally diverse activities that affirm the international heritage of all students and their families.
Develop strategies to ensure parent and family involvement in the school.
Assist in the coordination of parent/community advocacy and support for the school.
Make phone contact with students' parents/guardians.
Identify resources collaborators/speakers to facilitate dialogues and presentations for the student body.
Initiate and develop corporate partnerships that will provide additional financial and programmatic resources for the school.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associate's Degree, or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment (http://www.ets.org/parapro/ ) or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http://www.act.org/workkeys/profcert/index.html ).
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills
Demonstrated success in establishing community partnerships and networks
Experience working with young people
Demonstrated experience working with community-based organizations, particularly those that work with migrants and immigrant families
Sensitivity to student cultural and special needs
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment

Preferred

Associate's degree.
Computer literacy.
Proven experience in fundraising, grant writing, and report writing of projects.
Proven managerial expertise in an urban setting.
Experience working in urban schools.
BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

Boston Public Schools

As the birthplace of public education in this nation, the Boston Public Schools is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a world-class system of innovative, welcoming schools. We partner with the community, families, and students to develop in every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

9.4K employees

www.bostonpublicschools.org

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

214.6K

Traffic Source Mix

59%

Direct

34.9%

Referral

4.9%

Social

0.8%

Paid

0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.4K

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Responsibilities

Initiate and develop a marketing plan for the school newsletter and brochures.
Establish formal/informal partnerships with community and corporate agencies.
Initiate community outreach using appropriate cultural and linguistic strategies.
Coordinate events and celebrations including culturally diverse activities that affirm the international heritage of all students and their families.
Develop strategies to ensure parent and family involvement in the school.
Assist in the coordination of parent/community advocacy and support for the school.
Make phone contact with students' parents/guardians.
Identify resources collaborators/speakers to facilitate dialogues and presentations for the student body.
Initiate and develop corporate partnerships that will provide additional financial and programmatic resources for the school.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associate's Degree, or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment (http://www.ets.org/parapro/ ) or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http://www.act.org/workkeys/profcert/index.html ).
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills
Demonstrated success in establishing community partnerships and networks
Experience working with young people
Demonstrated experience working with community-based organizations, particularly those that work with migrants and immigrant families
Sensitivity to student cultural and special needs
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment

Preferred

Associate's degree.
Computer literacy.
Proven experience in fundraising, grant writing, and report writing of projects.
Proven managerial expertise in an urban setting.
Experience working in urban schools.
BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.