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Grade Level: 6-8
Teaching in SEZP
SEZP is seeking educators who are excited and ready to make an impact in a collaborative, engaging, diverse, and high energy environment. We are seeking educators who believe teachers are activists - promising instructional access, rigor, advocacy, and a tenacious commitment to anti-racism for all students. SEZP teachers are expected to:
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: The Community Engagement Officer will serve as a liaison between families, the school, the community and the Family and Community Engagement division in an effort to increase effective communication between all educational stakeholders.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
Connecting Families to Resources
Provide information on available Family and Community Engagement (FACE) events and resources including Springfield Parent Academy courses and activities
Support families with social needs by providing information on appropriate community resources
Assist parents with referrals to district programs and services
Actively promote district and school events and family activities
Promoting Student Success
Help families understand district/school policies and procedures such as: attendance, homework, uniforms and other related information in the Student/Parent Handbook
Create ways for parents and teachers to personally meet to address students’ academic progress (i.e. Parent- Teacher Conferences)
Help parents with general questions and basic information related to special education and other academic related programs
Assist families with parenting skills to support their children
Work with teachers and other staff to develop learning kits to use in home visits (including meeting with TLT, Teacher Learning Team)
Building Relationships with Families
Welcome families, personally meet them and introduce them to the school community
Identify potential Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) parents and personally meet them for active participation
Create ways for families and teachers to personally meet
Participate in school events such open houses, coffee hours to personally connect with parents
Act as a liaison between families and school staff when issues arise, more information needs to be shared or cultural differences are a barrier
Assessing the Needs of Families
Document needs of families through Power School and other tracking tools
Using observation and other variety of techniques; identify the specific needs of families and their progress
Develop a support plan to work with the families
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB:
(Minimum requirements)
EDUCATIONAL & JOB EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
This position will report directly to Principal Julia St. Martin along with her Administrative Team.
Benefits
SEZP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience; salaries for new teachers start at $50,500. Teachers in SEZP qualify for benefits (personal/sick days, retirement, health insurance, etc.) offered to other teachers in the Springfield Public Schools.
In addition, there are several opportunities unique to SEZP schools to increase earnings above base salary. While not guaranteed, those opportunities currently include, but are not limited to:
If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups – including people of color, women, people from working class backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQ – are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
We encourage you to reach out to SEZP@springfieldempowerment.org if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our middle and high schools.
As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism – acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.
Nondiscrimination Statement
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. Springfield Public Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discrimination on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. The Senior Administrator of Human Resources, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Springfield Public Schools, 1550 Main St. Springfield MA, 011103, 413-787-7100, ext. 55428, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Springfield Public Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Springfield Public Schools may be referred to Kathleen O’Sullivan or to U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone 800-421-3481.
Full Time
$50k-73k (estimate)
04/05/2024
07/01/2025