Responsibilities

Parent Ambassador Cohort Maintenance and Growth

• Follow up with interested parents by ensuring they have an opportunity to receive an orientation in a timely manner
• Coordinate volunteer placements according to requests from program staff; including maintaining current documentation of requests and volunteer availability in Google spreadsheets and calendars, communicating with all parties via phone/text/email, confirming participation and communicating any changes to all affected parties in a timely manner, etc.
• Organize and facilitate volunteer orientation/training sessions; including inviting volunteers, arranging food and space, arranging child care, preparing materials, etc.
• Mentor/coach new parent volunteers as needed, in such areas as Dialogic Reading, outreach strategies, facilitation strategies, etc.
• Track parent ambassadors’ activities and progress in Salesforce
• Collect feedback from parent volunteers and support the program team in continuous program improvement

Parent/Family Outreach

• Invite parents/caretakers to events via phone calls, text messages, emails, etc.
• Talk to families and hand out flyers at partner programs
• Support with tabling at partner events and community gatherings to promote Raising A Reader MA’s mission and raise community awareness
• Support Raising A Reader MA’s evolving social media presence

Program Team Support

• Plan and facilitate parent education workshops at assigned partner programs
• Provide storytimes at partners and community spaces as availability allows, with the aim of increasing awareness

Skills and Qualifications:

• Passionate about the importance of book sharing and enthusiastic about spreading that energy
• Certified, or able to achieve certification quickly, in Dialogic Reading (offered as part of new staff orientation if needed)
• Experience with group facilitation and public speaking
• Experience working with families and caretakers
• Familiarity with the Boston community
• Outgoing personality and excellent communication skills

• General office, scheduling and telephone skills
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and effectively without close supervision
• Willingness to function effectively as a member of a team, and to participate in activities that will contribute to the organization’s overall success
• Strong understanding and practice of cultural humility and respect for others
• Comfortable with technology including Microsoft Office software, Google tools, e-mail, web
• Experience with data management systems such as Salesforce preferred
• Reliable transportation required for travel throughout Boston (i.e. car and valid driver's license; comfort and timeliness on public transportation, etc.)

• Bilingual in English and Spanish required

The Parent Liaison will be based in the Boston headquarters, with frequent travel to partner sites across Boston, and close collaboration with the Greater Boston team located in Chelsea. The Parent Liaison will be a member of the Program Team and will work at the direction of a Senior Program Manager. This position is part time at 20 hours/week, and may be either year round or 10 months (September to June), with a salary of $18,000.  Although this position is initially grant-funded for three years, we expect to sustain the role as a permanent part of the team.

Raising A Reader encourages individuals of all backgrounds to apply for this position, and we do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We celebrate the diversity of our world and our community, and we seek to build a team that reflects that diversity.

To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position to careers@raisingareaderma.org. Please state your preference for 12 or 10 month schedule, as well as where you learned of this opportunity.