DEPARTMENT:        Family and Community Engagement (FACE) 

REPORTS TO:         Family and Community Engagement 

FUNDING:              Title I

SCHEDULE:            Full-Time, 52 weeks, 37.5 hours per week, some evenings and weekends required  

BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: To promote the FACE as the front-line hub for families, community organizations, and businesses to connect to when engaging with the Springfield Public Schools. Consistently communicate with stakeholders about what is happening. Serve as an outlet for schools and community members to connect. Help promote activities, initiatives, and events throughout the District and the City. Maintain social media accounts and a web page for FACE to communicate with families. 

DUTIES:

• Facilitate the creation and implementation of a marketing plan that promotes the FACE teams, programs/initiatives, and events. 
• Lead FACE communications plan, which includes public relations, social media and website management, and newsletter development.  
• Play a lead role in the district’s annual Back-to-School Celebration by organizing volunteers, logistics, vendors, and budget/ purchasing procedures.
• Participate in planning, delivery, outreach, and evaluation processes for all Springfield Parent Academy courses and events.
• Coordinate any FACE recognition events for parents and community partners.
• Collect data to create a comprehensive report of FACE Center partnerships and activities.
• Foster a culture of high-level professionalism and customer service with families that come to the central office. 
• Generate consistent community engagement opportunities for both partners and families.
• Facilitate professional development and team-building opportunities for Family liaison. 
• Support the FACE office with administrative operations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Chief of FACE.
• Manage the FACE department's databases and create forms as needed.   

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/ university Preferred
• Experience in connecting schools to businesses and community organizations
• Must have outstanding ability to work within a team environment
• Proven MUNIS and database management experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Ability to identify needs of diverse populations and connect those needs to specific resources
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.  

Reach out to Carmen Molina-Figueroa, the Human Resources Analyst, at 413-787-7100 ext. 55394, the email address is molina-figueroac@springfieldpublicschools.com. She will be happy to answer any questions that you have.  

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT  

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.

Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com