25-26 SY: Family & Community Collaboration Coordinator (Part-time)

About DeKalb Brilliance Academy: Designed with input from nearly 1,000 South DeKalb community members, we are a tuition-free, public Kindergarten-8th grade South DeKalb charter school enrolling grades K-5 in 2025 (adding a grade each year). Our vision is that each child will know and leverage their unique brilliance to critically analyze the world around them and to design a better and more equitable future. Our school empowers students to be leaders by combining rigorous & relevant academics with social-emotional learning. We put all of this together through our Real-world Project-based Learning, where students learn not only from their teachers and peers, but also directly from scientists, lawyers, engineers, and designers (learn more about our founding journey here).

DeKalb Brilliance Academy: where the strength of our community nurtures the brilliance of our children.

About the Role

The Family & Community Engagement Coordinator is a half-time position responsible for building strong, affirming relationships between our school, our families, and our broader community. This person will lead joyful, equity-centered family engagement efforts, recruit professionals and organizations to serve as project partners in our Career-Connected Project-Based Learning model, and begin laying the foundation for a robust high school placement program for our future 8th grade graduates.

This is a 20-hours-per-week role during the 2025–26 school year, with potential to expand as our school grows. The role reports to the Principal and works collaboratively with school leaders and teachers.

Family Engagement & Communication

• Draft and send weekly family communications (newsletter, dojo, emails)
• Build strong relationships with families across the school and serve as a trusted, culturally responsive point of contact.
• Design and lead joyful, inclusive family engagement events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities.
• Partner with school leaders to support family communication and engagement related to academics, behavior, and school culture.
• Coordinate and support the launch of a PTA.
• Maintain up-to-date contact info and support family outreach via phone, text, email, and school platforms.

Community Partnership Development

• Identify and recruit local professionals, small businesses, and organizations to serve as career-connected project partners for student learning experiences.
• Manage logistics for guest speakers, community panels, field visits, and end-of-unit student exhibitions (Celebrations of Learning).
• Build and maintain a partner database aligned to project themes and grade-level learning goals.
• Represent DeKalb Brilliance Academy at community events to grow our visibility and partnerships.

High School Placement Pathway (Foundational Year)

• Begin building relationships with high-quality high school options across Atlanta in preparation for our first graduating class.
• Design and pilot components of a high school placement process (e.g., school research, family info sessions, application timelines).
• In future years, support 8th grade families in applying to schools aligned with student strengths and aspirations.

Other duties as assigned

DeKalb Brilliance Academy has a charge from our community to build a different kind of education. Instead of operating in isolation, we build learning partnerships between educators and a) students (our most important stakeholders), b) families (experts on our students), and c) community leaders (experts on the fields in which our students will lead). The work to found our school will be complex, challenging, and deeply rewarding. DeKalb Brilliance Academy is a great fit for individuals who are:

• Purpose-driven: have deep reverence for the brilliance of our children and unwavering commitment to empowering our children to have impactful legacies in our communities
• Community-minded: has ability work collaboratively with peers and manage up to improve the work of everyone around them
• Emotionally intelligent: knows how to care for themselves, collaborate with others, use tools to regulate their emotions under stress, and approach difficult situations with others with empathy and compassion
• Equity-minded: understand how specific behaviors, laws, and institutions limit the rights and freedoms of people and work with our community to take collective action to make our world fairer for everyone.
• Strong project and time managers: has ability to adapt and persevere to deliver consistent and timely results to reach our goals
• Have a founder’s mindset: is a creative problem solver, enjoys building from the ground up
• Can complete physical demands of the role (including standing and walking for extended periods of time and lifting heavy objects up to 40lbs)

Experiences

• 3+ years of experience in family engagement, partnership development, youth programming, or education. Experience in a school or youth-serving nonprofit is a plus.
• Track record of building trusting, affirming relationships with South DeKalb families and community partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable leading meetings and outreach efforts.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple timelines and stakeholders.
• Spanish or other language fluency is a plus but not required.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary schedule (please make sure you are on the correct tab - this role is compensated on the Front Office Manager salary scale)
• Compensation is based on the work days outlined in the admin calendar.
• Competitively-priced medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance.
• Contributions to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) in accordance with Georgia state law, as well as an additional, optional 403(b) retirement account.

Supports:

• A dedicated coach with a track record of success in cross-functional and data projects.
• All materials needed to be successful (computer, software licenses, etc)

Start date: July 1, 2025 (all staff training starts July 16, 2025)

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

DeKalb Brilliance Academy is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. DeKalb Brilliance Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.