Family and Community Engagement Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree OR extensive, relevant experience OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Experience in recruitment, education, counseling, outreach, or community engagement.
• Demonstrated experience planning and facilitating presentations, workshops, recruitment or outreach events, and community outreach initiatives.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with schools, community organizations, and external stakeholders.
• Two to three years experience in higher education recruitment, admissions, student services, K-12 partnerships, community engagement, family engagement, outreach, counseling, public relations or a related field.
• Experience utilizing a customer relationship management (CRM) system, such as Salesforce, to document outreach activities, manage communications, and evaluate recruitment outcomes.
• Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Illinois community colleges, financial aid processes, career and technical education pathways, dual credit programs, and workforce development initiatives.
• Training or professional development in family and community engagement, college access and success, Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM), culturally responsive outreach and recruitment practices, student development, public speaking, event planning, project management, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.