Bilingual Program Associate II - Family and Community Engagement

Location: Office of Family and Community Engagement

Salary: $49,420 - $78,982

Reports to: Chief External Engagement Officer

Bargaining Unit: OSAS | Benefits Eligible: Yes

Position Summary

The Program Associate will be responsible for a portfolio of schools representing heavily bilingual communities, establishing FACE programs and supporting other compliance expectations related to Title I. Leveraging and ensuring bilingual families are equally able to access parent programs and opportunities, this associate will work with the bilingual department and others to maximize services to families. The program associate will directly support school-based parent outreach coordinators to play a key role in programming and promotion of parent opportunities at each local school through Parent Academy. The program associate will be expected to learn the program models to ensure oversight and implementation with fidelity while leveraging translation resources as required to eliminate participation barriers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or five (5) years of school and community organizing experience directly engaging stakeholders, especially parents and students with Title I funded programs, may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree).
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in an administrative position in parent and family engagement.
• Knowledge of ESEA/ESSA as it relates to Title I Parent/Family/School Involvement.
• Speak multiple languages, preferably Spanish and others representative of Detroit's diverse populations.
• Experience with parent leadership, school communities, and city-wide parental and community involvement events, activities, conferences, and developing training and workshops.
• Experience working with all communities (such as Hmong, Arabic, Hispanic, and/or Bengali) in the implementation of parental professional development programs, customer service, and parent/community organizing.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and the value of parent engagement in the education of children in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
• Strong communications and excellent interpersonal skills, including a professional, parent/community-oriented demeanor and excellent knowledge of grammar and business correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Leverage translation and other language support resources internally and externally to maximize parent engagement across bilingual communities.
• Assist School Parent Outreach Coordinators district-wide.
• Growth and implementation of Parent Teacher Home Visit (PTHV) program.
• Recruit and engage teachers, parents, and other caregivers in PTHV, including data collection.
• Oversee and support up to 15 schools to establish FACE programs.
• Assist in the development, promotion, and execution of Parent Academy in assigned schools.
• Support the establishment and growth of a parent organization.
• Based on 2026-2027 parent organization data, increase parent involvement by 20%.
• Develop strong working relationships with the Principal, parent leaders, and other stakeholders within the school community.
• Promote FACE initiatives as appropriate across school sites and secure target sites for participation.
• Manage the successful implementation of FACE programs within schools.
• Proactively identify and solve issues evolving across schools.
• Assist in required Title I meetings and Parent Involvement Policy.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Chief External Engagement Officer or designee.

Security Clearance

Internal Applicants: If you are a current Detroit Public Schools Community District employee, you do not have to submit to a new security clearance unless your new role requires a different type of criminal background check.

External Applicants: In alignment with Michigan law, if hired, you will be required to submit to a Detroit Public Schools Community District criminal background check.