Position Type: Administration/Chief
Date Posted: 7/28/2025
Location: Administration Center - Allentown, PA
Chief Outreach Officer for Family & Community Engagement Salary: $132,318-$185,246
Qualifications: - Bachelors Degree from accredited college or university.
- Masters degree with a major in education leadership, communication, public policy, social work, or a related field. Doctorate preferred.
- Five (5) years or more of progressive experience in education, community organizing, and/or social service, preferably in an urban setting. Supervisory experience preferred.
- Proven track record building positive relationships with families and community.
- Experience in community capacity building and organizational collaboration
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to collect and analyze data to drive improvement.
- Bilingual in Spanish (Preferred).
- Such additional modifications or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or Superintendent may determine appropriate and acceptable.
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Summary Under the direction of the Deputy Superintendent, the Chief Outreach Officer for Family & Community Engagement is responsible for advancing the district's vision, mission, and goals. The Chief Outreach Officer for Family & Community Engagement improves academic achievement for all students through partnerships and innovative programs. The Chief Outreach Officer for Family & Community Engagement is responsible for strategic partnerships, district events, and all aspects of the organization's outreach work. The Chief Outreach Officer for Family & Community Engagement will have a laser focus on accelerating equity and organizational excellence by achievement of the overarching priorities of the Allentown School District:
- OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: Ensure that resources and initiatives minimize/eliminate redundancies intensify focus on priorities supporting excellent teaching and learning.
- TEACHING & LEARNING: Guarantee that students are provided rigorous instruction and the skills, knowledge, voice, and social-emotional support they need to succeed and thrive in and beyond school.
- FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Co-create trusting partnerships that recognize and promote families' and community's contributions to student learning.
- SYSTEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY: Data-driven continuous improvement processes and practices with clear metrics and performance indicators that report on progress toward improved operational effectiveness, teaching and learning, and student outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Supports the Allentown School District's strategic planning process
- Develops alliances with community partners and elected officials to promote the success and opportunities for the school district
- Assists the Superintendent and/or the Deputy Superintendent in communicating with constituents
- Creates and implements annual outreach plan
- Guides the development and execution of a framework to ensure that every school is a community school
- Works with the Office of Communications and staff to develop marketing plans to recruit new volunteers and partners in line with district objectives
- Attends relevant community meetings; participates in relevant councils, roundtables, and committees
- Monitors outreach and community support involvement
- Assists the Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent in communicating with parents, community members, and organizations
- Studies school data and School Improvement Plans and assists with improving schools by building on each school's strengths
- Provides assistance to schools based on the priority of needs identified in the Model of Excellence Plan
- Builds partnerships with community organizations to connect schools with appropriate services
- Connects schools to network for best practices that support the turnaround principal
- Develops and oversees youth development and leadership initiatives that support district and school priorities
- Oversees the implementation of School Governance Councils (SGC) and Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTO) at all school sites and works collaboratively with these committees to support school and district priorities
- Works with ASD staff (principals and central office) to plan and implement innovative partnerships and best practices in alignment with school design specifications and improvement plans
- Supports direct reports and their teams with strategy development, goal setting, fund raising, and policy engagement activities
- Creates and facilitates the school design partnership audit process to evaluate the effectiveness of the Allentown Public Schools' partnerships
- Works with the Superintendent of Schools and the Deputy Superintendent in advancing their district goals and major public policy issues
- Creates a comprehensive program/resources gap analysis and tracks programs and contributions to better coordinate efforts for increasing the capacity of schools
- Oversees the district's collaborations with community-based organizations, including but not limited to, after school programming, youth empowerment with community partnerships, and other school supports
- Oversees events which celebrate and publicize student, staff, and district successes
- Works with the Office of Talent Management in the development and support of employee appreciation programs
- Serves as a clearinghouse for matching donations and school/program needs
- Provides support and informs school leaders on the role partners can play in improving academic achievement
- Supports development functions, including research, prospecting, and grant writing in support of district initiatives
- Develops and implements strategies to educate and inform the community about successes within Allentown Public Schools
- Serves as a spokesperson for the Allentown Public Schools as directed by the Superintendent •
- Develops and write speeches and presentations as needed
- Creates a culture of engagement and expectations with principals and other administrators • Collaborates and/or leads the development and implementation of proactive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which will support the district's strategic plan
- Performs other duties as directed by the Superintendent and/or the Deputy Superintendent
Attachment(s):
- Chief Outreach Officer for Family Community Engagement 7.28.25.pdf
