FACE Specialist

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 300,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) recently launched Together We Rise, CPS’ five year strategic plan setting ambitious goals to ensure that every school community has inclusive and collaborative partnerships that will ensure every child—in every school and every neighborhood—has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school college- and career-ready. When schools and families support each other, students of all backgrounds and various abilities achieve at higher levels. The Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) works with internal and external stakeholders to empower families and communities to have an active voice in their child’s educational experience. FACE strives to co-create spaces where parent and partner voices and experiences inform successful and supported plans and initiatives by engaging impacted stakeholders along the Spectrum of Inclusive Partnerships.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Network and School Community Supports, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Specialist will work directly with schools, families, and communities to cultivate trusting relationships, expand local opportunities for family engagement through our Parent Universities, and connect school leaders and staff to best practices for engaging with their school community. The FACE Specialist role is an integral part of each Network’s family and community engagement infrastructure, particularly the Title I schools and their Parent Advisory Councils (PACs). Most importantly, each FACE Specialist helps advance district-wide initiatives and policies that impact our family and community stakeholders. This is a full-time, exempt position that will be paid for time worked on a salary basis.

The FACE Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities: