Stride, Inc.

Community Engagement Specialist

Stride, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Prineville • Oregon • United States

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Salary

💰 $21 per hour

About the role

  • Provides a range of school-wide services to new and returning students and their families
  • Helps set the right tone for their academic success in the virtual school program
  • Works with all student support roles including learning coach programming
  • Serves in various groups to provide critical training, facilitate academic engagement, and promote effective communication practices between parents, teachers and support staff
  • Manages Strong Start process for new students and Learning Coaches
  • Facilitates Strong Start orientation sessions
  • Tracks invitations, engagement and communication with the student to increase attendance and understanding of the Strong Start components
  • Documents the Strong Start process within the school and in the school handbook
  • Oversees weekly office hours/help sessions to support new families through the Strong Start process
  • Serves as a liaison between the student, Learning Coach and teachers to ensure that all school personnel understand how to contact and communicate with the student
  • Facilitates professional development on effective family engagement practices for school staff
  • Develops and/or facilitates Learning Coach education programs and Learning Coach training
  • Provides online parent enrichment trainings/development in skills such as goal setting, portfolios, learning styles, working with multiple children, technology skills, creating and maintaining a schedule, time management, getting back on track, test taking, etc.
  • Works with stakeholders to foster community involvement
  • Supports the state and local standardized testing processes and policies
  • Works on re-registration activities in collaboration with school leadership and national teams
  • Connects families to national K12 programming
  • Provides individualized attention and support to students and Learning Coaches identified for training gaps or requested networking within the school community
  • Collaborates with the school leadership team to develop, implement and evaluate the annual communications plan for various stakeholder groups
  • Develops and maintains a range of external communications including, but not limited to, family newsletters, school announcements, school event flyers, local website, auto-dialer calls/texts and social media groups
  • Writes, edits and designs content for internal communications
  • Facilitates live face-to-face opportunities for families to connect with the larger school community
  • Provides outreach, training, and support to families who respond to Students First Check In surveys

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in education, Counseling, Human Services or related field of study
  • Two (2) years of experience work with families in a similar capacity, developing parent mentors/Learning Coaches, and/or facilitating community involvement
  • Ability to clear required background check
  • Familiarity with online learning environment
  • Strong organizations and time management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visit, etc.)
  • Web proficiency
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time
  • Three (3) years of experience working with families in a similar capacity, developing parent mentors/parent training, and/or facilitating community involvement
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
online learning environmentparent trainingcommunity involvementtime managementgoal settingtechnology skillsstandardized testing processescommunication plan developmentcontent writingfacilitation
Soft Skills
organizational skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationtrainingsupportengagementliaisonproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in educationBachelor's degree in CounselingBachelor's degree in Human Services