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St. Augustine Preparatory Academy • Glendale, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Family and Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for fostering strong, collaborative relationships between families and the school community to support student success and a culture of partnership. This role designs, implements, and manages family engagement initiatives, with a primary focus on developing, coordinating, and sustaining an effective parent volunteer program alongside the Family and Partnerships Manager. The Coordinator recruits, trains, schedules, and supports parent volunteers while ensuring alignment with school policies. Through clear communication, collaboration with staff, and ongoing evaluation of engagement efforts, the Family and Partnerships Coordinator strengthens family participation, builds trust, and enhances the overall school experience for students and families.

In addition to primary responsibilities, the Family and Partnerships Coordinator proactively researches, evaluates, and cultivates relationships with community organizations to establish strategic partnerships that align with Aug Prep’s mission. This role engages with potential partners to identify and secure resources that address the needs of the Aug Prep community, ensuring families are meaningfully supported, seen, and heard.
The coordinator ensures clear, professional, and respectful communication that aligns with the school’s mission and values. Timely responses to emails, calls, and messages are essential, along with proactive follow-up to keep families, staff, and partners informed. All communications, both internal and external, are guided by confidentiality, cultural responsiveness, and a solution-oriented approach.
The coordinator collaborates with school leadership, faculty, staff, and community partners to align family engagement efforts with school priorities. Emphasizing shared ownership, active listening, and mutual accountability, the role seeks input to enhance programs and relationships. The coordinator exemplifies professionalism, flexibility, and trust while supporting cross-departmental initiatives.
Continuously seek professional growth through building and department meetings/professional development, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars/in-services.
Serve with a flexible, open heart that recognizes no duty is outside the scope of your role--we are a team that is stronger together in service of our Aug Prep community.

Requirements

• A belief in the ability of every child and a commitment to ensure excellence for each student.
• A GED or HS Diploma, a bachelor's degree, including any other requirements for accreditation, (Master’s degree a plus). State teaching license not required
• Active participation in a Christian church.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Warm, respectful communication with families from diverse backgrounds
• Active listening and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to explain school processes, policies, and expectations clearly
• Strong written communication (emails, flyers, texts, newsletters)
• Trust-building with families, staff, and community partners
• Equity-centered mindset that ensures all families feel seen, valued, and heard
• Sensitivity to trauma, poverty, and systemic barriers families may face
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to plan, implement, and manage family engagement programs and events
• Tracking participation, follow-ups, and outcomes
• Managing volunteer programs, including onboarding and compliance
• Attention to detail while juggling multiple priorities
• Basic administrative and technical skills
• Empathy, patience, and emotional intelligence
• Calm under pressure and able to de-escalate tense situations
• Problem-solver with a “how can we make this work?” approach
• Strong boundaries paired with compassion
• Team player committed to the St. Augustine Preparatory mission and model.
• Lastly and most important, the candidate must demonstrate and possess the highest integrity, and be able to live the values, beliefs, and culture of St. Augustine Prep.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree a plus

Responsibilities

• fostering strong, collaborative relationships between families and the school community to support student success and a culture of partnership
• designing, implementing, and managing family engagement initiatives
• developing, coordinating, and sustaining an effective parent volunteer program alongside the Family and Partnerships Manager
• recruiting, training, scheduling, and supporting parent volunteers while ensuring alignment with school policies
• strengthening family participation, building trust, and enhancing the overall school experience for students and families
• proactively researching, evaluating, and cultivating relationships with community organizations to establish strategic partnerships that align with Aug Prep’s mission
• engaging with potential partners to identify and secure resources that address the needs of the Aug Prep community, ensuring families are meaningfully supported, seen, and heard
• ensuring clear, professional, and respectful communication that aligns with the school’s mission and values
• collaborating with school leadership, faculty, staff, and community partners to align family engagement efforts with school priorities
• Continuously seek professional growth through building and department meetings/professional development, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars/in-services
• Serve with a flexible, open heart that recognizes no duty is outside the scope of your role--we are a team that is stronger together in service of our Aug Prep community.

Benefits

• Aug Prep offers a robust benefits package including medical/dental/vision
• a 401(k) with employer match and employer-sponsored disability coverage
• Full-time employees each receive $2500/year for college courses or professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level