Parent and Engagement Specialist

Job Details Job ID: 5956108

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 09, 2026 3:25 PM (UTC) Job Description Richland County School District One Classification Description

Classification Title: Parent and Family Engagement Specialist

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 200 Days

Salary Range: $30,975.36 - $45,852.80 General Statement of Job To create a comprehensive, systemic, inclusive, informed support network for parents, families, community partners and other stakeholders to promote parent and family engagement in schools to increase student achievement and school improvement. Provide K-12 parent and family support and engagement opportunities to an assigned cluster of schools. View parents, families, and community partners as equal partners in increasing the academic achievement of children. Help parents understand the school system so that they can become better advocates for their children's education. Expand opportunities for continued learning, voluntary classroom service, and participation. Train and advise parents regarding how to address issues dealing with situations that could impact the achievement of their students. Ensure that schools are welcoming to all parents and families. Provide specialized assistance to families of students who are not demonstrating grade level proficiency. Build the capacity of parents and families to ensure that they take on more leadership roles in the various parent organizations in the schools. Promote community collaborations and maintain the Parent, Family, and Community Resource Center. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Job Functions: Work with school site staff to identify students not succeeding academically; engagement of their parents/guardians will be the primary focus of the Parent and Family Engagement Specialist. Interview parents of identified students to determine how to best support each family to help their children succeed. Help schools identify strategies that parents, families, and communities can use to support the elementary and secondary curriculum. Serve as the school's liaison for the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) to ensure that the Epstein model is implemented with fidelity. Provide services to parents if student behavior or attendance is impeding student progress. Work with school staff to monitor the progress of focus students and communicate this to the parents. Establish on-going communication with parents through home visits, phone calls, email, newsletters, website, social media, etc. Provide parent workshops that enhance the parents' capacity to support their children academically. Acquire thorough knowledge of assigned Title I School Wide Plans in order to support and monitor implementation, specifically Part A, parent and family engagement. Serve as a technical assistance provider on the Title I Planning Team within assigned clusters. Ensure that the district's Parent Engagement policy is disseminated and implemented. Coordinate the development of the Parent Advisory Council and ensure that it operates in accordance to the guidelines set forth by Title I. Conduct parent survey annually to determine their needs. Based on parent survey and comprehensive needs assessments create and or coordinate workshops, trainings, and activities for families. Provide resources related to the school's needs and discuss the purposeful administration of effective strategies in family engagement. Create opportunities for parents who have limited English proficiency, a disability or are underrepresented because of social economics or racial barriers to participate in education initiatives or enrichment workshops. Coordinate and implement research based strategies and programs to engage parents in improving student achievement. Collaborate with the district's Title I office, Parent and Family Engagement personnel, local, regional, state, and national organizations to create opportunities to help families understand School Wide Plans, academic standards, assessments, and reports. Coordinate with other Parent and Family Engagement Specialists to plan multiple district-wide Parent and Family Engagement events. Collaborate with the school leadership team to foster a family-friendly school climate. Coordinate opportunities for parents to contribute in positive ways towards student achievement and acknowledge their contributions. Promote parents as equal partners in their students' education by involving them in the decision-making process regarding parental involvement activities and school improvement. Create monthly newsletter for parents with helpful hints regarding the developmental, academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of