Specialist, Community Engagement

OFFICE OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Traditional 220 work days per year

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $54,361 - $65,234

Please note: Applications will be received until April 12, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.

Essential Functions and Objectives:

Supports and strengthens the link between community-based organizations, businesses, faith communities and philanthropic groups to schools, communities and families. Supports the systems-driven approach to casemanagement for the multi-generation services offered to participants out of the Community Hub. Responsibilities include creating a welcoming and safe environment for all Community Hub participants by building positive relationships; partnering with participants to identify and work towards their long-term goals for family stability; connecting community members with wraparound services to support them in building skills and accessing resources; and utilizing community center practices, procedures and data systems to deliver high-quality customer service and demonstrate program outcomes.

• Serves as a Community Hub team member, providing program support for multi-generation services for adults with engagement in long-term sustainable employment and other individualized services.

• Serves as a case manager of Community Hub students, following systems and structures to ensure participants have access to post-secondary education or long-term employment; supports participant caseload forcase management of follow-up services to ensure Community Hub student and family success in achieving self-sufficiency goals; performs daily data collection and program implementation for Community Hub participants.

• Completes Community Hub intake, follow-up, and satisfaction survey processes with participants.

• Encourages and accommodates a variety of learning and participation styles, building on staff and community members strengths; draws upon the experiences of participants or collaborators to include diverseperspectives in any given intervention and positively collaborates with the Community Hub and school staff members to ensure high-quality delivery of services.

• Works collaboratively with department staff to implement research-based systems to serve families with high-quality customer service and individualized support for family and student success.

• Supports systems for quality control aligned with grant compliance for Community Hub data collection and operations; supports daily operations and program support of the Community Hub,including daily phone calls and responding to voicemails; assists walk-in participants and scheduling appointments and leads basic needs services for Community Hub students and participants.

• Leads special events or new project initiatives to maximize center capacity and to further engage participants in services; supports the ongoing expansion of services offered at the Community Hubsand leads outreach within regional communities and collaborates with other department staff to increase awareness of services offered at the Community Hubs.

• Works collaboratively with other Community Hub staff and between community centers supporting the implementation of researched-based systems across the Community Hubs to ensure high-qualityprogramming throughout Denver.

• Meets regularly with the Community Hub team to engage in professional development and to support best practices for the engagement of participants; engages in skills training across the department to

ensure quality control and efficiency when working with grant-driven programs.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Experience Other Qualifications:

• Three (3) plus years of experience in community work or related.

• Proficiency with Google Workspace.

• Effective time management and organizational skills.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and excellent presentation skills.

• Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.

• Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines, even with interruption.

• Ability to set goals, work independently and drive results.

• Ability to work in a multi-ethnic and multicultural environment with district and school leaders, faculty, staff, and students.

• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances with a positive attitude.

• Ability to be flexible with work hours in order to meet the schedule-related needs of parents, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) proficiency desired.

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Bachelor's or relevant work experience (preferred).

Additional Information:

• Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
• Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
• Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
• Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS, comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.