The ideal candidate will be someone who loves organizing people to create joyful community
and make a difference. The primary responsibilities will be to unify our parent community,
strengthen the engagement of our parents, and oversee all parent-related events. This person
should have strong administrative skills, be detail-oriented, and have a positive, flexible, and
team-oriented attitude.
This position works under the Director of Development but will also be working closely with
Admission and Marketing on certain tasks. The Development Team is responsible for engaging
all our key constituents and raising funds to further the mission of the school. There is a large
amount of collaboration, and exact responsibilities may evolve over time to best balance
priorities, workload, and strengths in the team.
Parent Engagement Responsibilities
Recruit Parent Association (PA) Officers and Class Parents
Work with PA Officers to set and achieve their goals.
Attend monthly Parent Association meetings and collaborate on agenda.
Help Class Parents coordinate activities (events at school, class get togethers, etc.).
Recruit Parent Advocates (who may also be PA Officers and/or Class Parents) to assist with marketing and fundraising.
Work with the Director of Development, PA, Class Parents, and Parent Advocates to ensure a successful Parent Campaign each year. Our goal is to reach 100% parent giving participation.
Launch and coordinate the Friends and Ambassadors Network (FAN) Program with the Admission and Marketing Departments. This program recruits Parent Advocates and friends of the school to participate in a word-of-mouth marketing campaign.
Send weekly communications to the Marketing/Communications department to ensure clear communication with parents through our weekly school newsletter.
Produce monthly PA Newsletter along with PA Volunteer Coordinator.
Attend weekly Parents in Prayer and coordinate Parents in Prayer emails and communications for the weekly school newsletter.
Represent the Parent Association at New Parent Orientations in the spring and the New Parent Dinner in the fall.
Manage Peerpal, our portal to connect interested families with our current families.
Parent Events Responsibilities
Oversee parent-related Development events, including the New Parents Dinner, Annual Parent Dinner, and Parent Campaign award lunches for faculty and students.
Partner with the Admission Department on the Back-to-School Social event, 6th/7th Grade Parent Night, and 8th Grade Parent Night.
Work alongside the PA to coordinate PA events, including Milk & Cookies for students during exams (Dec), the Cultural Lunch (Apr), First Friday Parent Coffees, and other miscellaneous events (Pizza Sales, Uniform Sales, Bake Sales, Pumpkin Contest, Candy Grams, etc.).
Solicit parent volunteers and assist with certain school-wide receptions, such as our Back-to-School Social, Arts Nights, Symposium, 8th Grade Moving Up, and Baccalaureate.
Other Responsibilities
Assist in campaigns, events, and projects as needed. In particular, assistance may be needed for an upcoming capital campaign.
Be available to attend a certain number of Open Houses and School Fairs.
Serve as an advisor for a group of students.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree
Enthusiasm for the school’s mission
Willingness to make a thoughtful financial gift to the school each year (most employees use payroll deduction)
Willingness to sign the school’s statement of faith
To apply, please provide a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and your Big 5 Personality Test results to development@bostontrinity.org. You can easily find many free Big 5 Personality Test assessments online. You will only be contacted if you receive an interview.
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