Job Number 2006009


Coordinator, Parent Engagement



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Round Rock Campus
Note: Travel in Central Texas Required
Hours 8 am - 5 pm M-F Some Evenings and Weekends required
Salary Coordinator 3/120 ($40,494.00 - $57,849.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Director, Workforce Development
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention and completion of historically underserved and under-represented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body.  Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students.  In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values.  This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

General Statement of Job

To coordinate parent and family engagement services and technical assistance to the ACE 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant partners in collaboration with ESC Region XIII, including fostering community engagement and providing other special services and activities for campuses, participants, and other stakeholders. The position is grant funded.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Coordinates and provides oversight for program services and technical assistance for all schools and communities in the collaboration.
  2. Guides collaborative efforts to ensure coordination and delivery of parent involvement programs as outlined in the 21st Century grant; coordinates grant-provided activities with appropriate campus staff and with community resources including NPOs and CBOs, to enact grant-provided activities.
  3. Coordinates the collaboration of parent and family engagement programs and activities to support parent and student success, including adult education services and volunteer opportunities.
  4. Develops and delivers large and small group presentations to the ACE 21st Century community; and offers workshops to parents to promote career options and a college-going culture.
  5. Communicates and collaborates with stakeholders to provide enhanced service delivery, program development, and customer satisfaction.
  6. Provides training, technical assistance and expertise in serving adults and family members, including professional development, evidence-based curricula for character development and social-emotional learning, child development, customer satisfaction, and effective parenting skills which includes the development, communication, delivery and evaluation of services.
  7. Monitors, compiles, and analyzes data for reports utilizing spreadsheet and other data analysis software (TX21st in TEAL) with improvements and modifications as needed.
  8. Attends training sessions and conferences, as appropriate, to enhance the knowledge and skills needed for effective partnerships.
  9. Coordinates development, communication, delivery, and evaluation services and training, using evidence-based practices, ensuring effective parent training.
  10. Provides information on college and career readiness to elementary and secondary students, both onsite and at Austin Community College (ACC) campuses.
  11. Develops and distributes marketing and communication materials and courses for parent and family activities and programs related to the after-school program.
  12. Uses demographic change and employment opportunity data (US Census and Texas Workforce Center) to identify community-based services, public services, and career opportunities in the community.
  13. Provides interventions for at-risk students using evidence-based practice for character development and wellness activities.
  14. Works to identify new opportunities to build sustainability of ACE 21st CCLC programs.
  15. Coordinates knowledge and resources with the Teaching and Learning Center department of the Continuing Education division of ACC regarding educational services and program support.
  16. May oversee the work of others.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Special Requirements
Licenses/Certifications; Other

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.