Partners for Rural Impact’s (PRI) ultimate goal is for an America where all kids are successful, regardless of zip code, income, background, or ability. At PRI, our focus is on ensuring that all children in rural places achieve success. Partners for Rural Impact was born out of our place-based partnership in Appalachia, where we’ve worked for 25 years to create student opportunity and success.
Position Summary
The Family Navigator is a full-time, grant funded position supporting the Letcher Promise Neighborhood initiative. Reporting to the Program Manager the Family Navigator (FN) works to ensure effective implementation of integrated services within the critical area of the cradle to career continuum. Through the use of evidenced-based programming, incumbent will drive results that ensure families are engaged and actively support their child's learning. The Family Navigator collaborates with families to develop a comprehensive, family-specific plan to increase learning opportunities and activities to help prepare children for transition through school, along with continuous mentoring and coaching. Additionally, the Family Navigator collaborates with other staff to provide tailored services addressing individual family needs tailored to serve the whole child and family; provides resources and training to staff and community partners regarding effective family engagement programs; evaluates family engagement activities to ensure programming meets PN program outcomes; and works with partner agencies to offer additional research-based family engagement programming. The position leads and operates with the goal that All Rural Students Succeed.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements of the position are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required, with regular and predictable attendance essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Promise Neighborhood (PN) results and objectives.
- Partner with Student Success Navigators to support student achievement toward PN target and results.
- Ensure that required documentation and records of services are appropriately collected and filed.
- Collaborate with other members of the PN team to ensure the effective delivery of services along the PN pipeline.
- Provide leadership while working collaboratively with partners to implement the comprehensive program plan.
- Assess needs of students, families, and school and evaluate the impact of the PN program on these groups as well as continually modify services to best meet needs.
- Communicate the PN mission and vision to community, parents, staff, and students.
- Perform other duties necessary to achieve program success.
Position Location & Schedule
The Family Navigator will be located primarily in the Jenkins/Letcher County, KY community with local, state, and sometimes national travel required. This position may be considered for Hybrid work.
Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET with in-office, hybrid and/or remote work a possibility. Because of the nature of the responsibility to schools, partners, funders, and to the service region, individual offices or departments may have operating hours that extend beyond this period and may include evening and/or weekend hours.
Minimum Qualifications
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or related field, plus applicable experience
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
- Experience in program coordination
- Experience and knowledge in family engagement
- Experience working in rural schools and communities
- Event planning
- Experience in effective coordination within rural schools and communities
- Understanding of first-generation, low-income youth
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Demonstrated understanding of Promise Neighborhood initiative
- Skills and knowledge of coordinating a multi-faceted program
- Commitment to students from diverse economic, social and cultural backgrounds
- Strong desire to develop innovative approaches to meet outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Ability to successfully multi-tasks and meet deadlines and expectations
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, Adobe, data processing & financial spreadsheets
License, certification, or registration necessary:
- Valid driver’s license
- Successfully complete pre-employment background check
Physical requirements:
- Ability to work in a high-energy office
- Ability to accurately communicate and exchange information with partners, stakeholders, and/or meeting participants
- Ability to operate standard office equipment and computer software programs
- Ability to operate motor vehicle
- Ability to travel independently by car and plane to eastern Kentucky, statewide sites, and nationally
Environmental conditions:
- Work in a fast-paced setting with frequent interruptions and shifting priorities
- Periodic travel to meetings and events
Additional Company Information
PRI offers a wide array of benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, and health needs of you and your family.
- Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts, plus an employee assistance program.
- Life and long-term disability insurance and retirement plan.
- Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, and annual holidays, in addition to paid parental leave.
- Tuition assistance and professional development for employees.
Partners for Rural Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.