Family and Community Engagement Liaisons

Position Type:
Central Office/FACE Liaison

Date Posted:
10/28/2025

Location:
Joseph E. Hill Administration Center

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
Until Filled The Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Liaison will provide support to identified students and families with transitioning environments for the purpose of ensuring academic and social success. Additionally, the FACE Liaison lead support efforts for enlisting parental involvement in students' educational programs; working with parents and students in identifying and achieving goals; accessing support services; and facilitating positive parent, school and student relationships.

The FACE Liaison will work under direct supervision of the Director of School Climate. This is an 11 month posiition.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Administers programs/activities to bridge the gap between home and school for the purpose of helping parents get information and support needed to ensure their students' academic and social success in compliance with established guidelines.
• Collaborates with Director of School Climate and School Leadership Teams to identify appropriate student caseloads.
• Develops and implements a mentoring program for students assigned to their caseload in collaboration with the Director of School Climate that includes but is not limited to weekly relationship building activities, school-to-home support and goal setting.
• Assesses family and student needs to develop and implement an action plan to remove barriers to child's success in school.
• Visits families and students in their homes to engaging parents, informing parents/students of school and/or community resources.
• Connects parents, teachers, staff, and students with health plans, classroom learning plans, and nutrition plans (e.g. school supplies, athletic programs, medical/dental/vision assistance, food/clothing/housing assistance mental health resources, after school activities, school expectations, etc.) for the purpose of establishing and writing family goals, plans, and success strategies.
• Implements a variety of programs to involve parents, students, and the community in school affairs to establishing familiarity with programs, services, and processes.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential records (e.g. program participation, contact sheets, time sheets for tutor programs, student logs, etc.) for the purpose of providing required information and/or documentation.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g. serves as liaison for parents, child advocate; conventions, classes and seminars to increase parent involvement, decrease attendance issues, decrease dropout rates, updates on laws that pertain to foster care, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Plans family meetings and parent involvement events (e.g. restorative practices, emotional, physical and academic support; clubs and groups, etc.) or the purpose of providing for family support needs and complying with established guidelines.
• Processes documents and materials for the purpose of documenting activities, disseminating information to appropriate parties, and meeting program requirements.
• Reports suspected incidents to appropriate parties for the purpose of maintaining personal health and safety for students and adhering to district and/or school policies.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. parents, community agencies, auditors, students, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minumum of 60 credit hours from an accredited institution or an Associate's Degree in related field required.
• 3-5 years of related experience with youth preferred.

Salary Range:
$45,000 to $63,000

Benefits Include:

• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension plan
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term disability
• Flexible benefits plan
• Sick days
• Personal days
• Direct deposit
• Employee assistance program

Application Procedure:
Apply online at www.district65.net

Selection Procedure:
Selected qualified candidates will be notified to schedule an interview.
Every Child, Every Day, Whatever It Takes

Attachment(s):

• Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Liaison (1).pdf

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