Community Engagement Specialist

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI.

We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose.

All of Lansing School District's team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
• Participate in scheduled professional development
• Ability to support and guide alternative education programs in a diverse community
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and time-management skills
• Experience working with community organizations and groups to meet the needs of children and families
• Flexibility and patience are required
• Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision
• Must be able to work toward program and district goals
• Demonstration of interpersonal, time, conflict, and stress management skills
• Demonstration of ability to keep records and meet deadlines
• Demonstration of positive human interactions

Sample Job Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to manage the needs of families and their school aged children
• Proactively track the progress of goals set forth by the Lansing Learning Hub
• Help communicate with families and community entities to provide wrap around services for students
• Alert administrators of any concerns
• Conduct scheduled conferences with families and community organizations
• Document all conferences and necessary information in the appropriate computer database
• Fully engage the growth model developed for goal setting, performance, and evaluations
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings and participate in school activities, open houses, orientations, information sessions, etc
• Demonstrate ability to create an environment of respect and rapport
• Establish a culture for learning and respect
• Using questioning and discussion techniques
• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness
• Effectively communicate with families
• Other duties as assigned to best support the Lansing School District mission and vision

At the Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

We value diverse perspectives, fostering a rich environment for both professional growth and student experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite all passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions.

Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. A member of our team will be in contact with you about setting up interviews within two weeks of the posting's closing if you are selected.

If you are an external candidate and you are interested in multiple positions that are in the same department (i.e. multiple teaching positions), you only need to apply to one posting , as we consider all of our incoming external candidates for all the roles for which they are potentially qualified.

If you'd like, you can indicate in the final question other roles for which you might be interested.

If you are an internal candidate, please apply with your SSO email address (i.e. smithj0601@lansingschools.net instead of john.

smith@lansingschools.net). Please submit a separate application for each role in which you are interested.

Again, we are incredibly grateful that you are interested in joining our mission-driven team, and we can't wait to meet you!

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