Release Date: June 25, 2025                      Application Deadline: July 9, 2025

Requisition  11456   replaces 11317          

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered.  Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

POSITION: Community School - Family Services Assistant Grant-Funded

                (ten-month assignment) 

Salary: The salary for this position will be based on the FY24 EASMC-ESP salary schedule for ten-month employees – Range 18 ($35,822 - $54, 184)

Location:  Lexington Park Elementary School

Effective:  August 2025

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a TalentEd online application.   In addition to the online application, any support documentation (copy of certification where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the TalentEd application.  The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant’s background, experience, and professional qualifications.  Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete.  Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online applications must be completed no later than July 8, 2025.  Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions (301-475-5511, ext. 32187).                          

NATURE OF WORK:

The Community School Family Services Assistant will assist the Community School team in providing service coordination for parent-family engagements. The Community School Family Services Assistant will collaborate with community partners to help meet the needs of students and families according to the Community School Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate, and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides information about the community and school resources to families and staff
• Develops relationships with school staff, community groups, companies, and potential sources of support for the community school
• Updates, tracks, and maintains programmatic databases; generates and analyzes monthly/yearly reports, and maintenance of Community School
• Creates and fosters partnerships with community organizations and stakeholders to support and enrich the experiences of the children and families
• Increases parental involvement within the school community
• Projects a positive image of the school to the school community and the public
• Assists attendance team to decrease chronic absenteeism
• Connects families with resources and wrap-around services as needed
• Schedules conferences and phone calls with community stakeholders/partners/vendors
• Plans Back-to-School Parent Engagement activities and staff community visits
• Provides support during Out of School Time program and Parent Family Engagements (PFEs)
• Assigns appropriate responsibilities to staff and volunteers
• Assists with the selection of volunteers
• Communicates with school personnel, community partners, and stakeholders on behalf of the community school program
• Ensure PFEs are organized and implemented
• Assists Community School Coordinator in collecting and evaluating data
• Builds collaborative relationships with families by providing information and activities
• Plans family engagement events and project needs for families attending (for example daycare, etc.)
• Performs other related and non-related job duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• AA degree in a related field OR three (3) years of successful work experience in a similar role

Preferred:

• Associate Degree in Education or a related field 

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time eleven-month position. 

SALARY GRADE RANGE:

The salary for this position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for ten-month seven-hour employees – Range 18.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY:  EASMC-ESP

Updated  5.2025, 06.2025