Associate Director of Family and Community Engagement

The Rural Education Institute ( REI) will partner with the North Carolina Community School Coalition ( NCCSC) to expand access to Full-Service Community Schools (FSCSs) in North Carolina over 5 years, beginning January 2024. This is a State Scaling Grant from the Department of Education (U.S. Department of Education). REI is the regional implementation partner tasked with the strategic growth and leadership of the community schools expansion model in eastern North Carolina. In this model, Full-Service Community Schools partner with families and community organizations through these Four Pillars: 1) Integrated Student Supports, 2) Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities, 3) Active Family and Community Engagement, and 4) Collaborative Leadership and Practices.

This position will serve as the Associate Director of Family and Community Engagement in REI's Eastern Regional Implementation of FSCS. The Associate Director will be part of a REI team which is responsible for the implementation of the community school model in an anticipated 20 schools across eastern NC over the next 5 years, each of which will have a Community School Coordinator. Associate Director Duties include but are not limited to: supporting the expansion strategy, supporting the development and operations of School Advisory Boards and community partnerships, supporting family and student engagement in FSCSs, creating and leading the Regional FSCS Council, and other duties as assigned. This position will report to the FSCS Director of REI and work closely with other key leadership in REI. This position will maintain an office on the ECU campus and travel is expected.

Leadership (25%):
Responsible for a) supporting Regional and State Implementation Partners b) supporting State Wide Steering Committee in the expansion strategy in the region, and c) creating and leading the Eastern Regional FSCS Council, and d) connecting with Western and Central Regional Implementation Partner Family and Community Engagement staff to share learnings and resources.

Implementation (25%):
Responsible for a) collaborating with up to 6 school districts to implement full-service community schools (FSCSs) in up to 20 schools, b) supporting the development and operations of FSCS School Advisory Boards, c) developing community partnerships that support the new FSCSs, d) supporting family and student engagement in FSCSs, and e) elevating student and family voices to create educational system change.

Team Supervision (25%):
Responsible for a) leading the Regional FSCS Council in regular meetings with program staff, state office, and partner meetings, b) fostering and maintaining a culture of innovation, problem-solving, collaboration, and excellence that ensures the effective and timely delivery of services.

Evaluation and Grant Management (15%):
Responsible for a) assisting with day-to-day management, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of Family and Community Engagement activities within the eastern regional implementation, b) coordinating and tracking Family and Community Engagement timelines, meetings, budgets, and goals, c) collaborating with regional staff to use data to guide the iteration of interventions and programming, d) assisting with annual reporting.

Marketing (10%):
Responsible for developing various products for publication including briefs, policy reports, summaries, blogs and other content for e-newsletters, social media and web sites.

Contingent upon availability of funding.

This position requires knowledge of K-12 schools, community and family engagement and the full-service community schools model. Demonstrated experience networking with K-12 setting (students, families, and administrators), community members, collaborating with university grant partners, and university grant team members. Additional qualifications include:

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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