Pay Grade:            R (Non-Exempt Support Staff Salary System)

Department:         School Site                 

Accountable To:   EL Coordinator          

FLSA Status:        Non-Exempt

Calendar:             227 Days

 

Special Note: This is a Grant funded position

 

Creation/Revision Date:       March 18, 2024

 

Summary:

Under general direction, incumbent(s) serves as a liaison between the

school and the parents and families of the District by assisting with the implementation of the selected parent engagement program and addressing opportunities and challenges regarding the needs of the parents and families. In addition, incumbent(s) assists with planning, assessing, and developing individualized educational support plans to include coordination activities with various social services agencies and collateral duties such as providing or securing translation/interpreting services.

 

Essential Duties:

• Coordinates with the resettlement and other community service agencies to ensure timely and accurate registration of targeted students.
• Serves as a liaison between the school, the parents and families of the school. Contacts parents to encourage parental engagement with school curriculum and activities. Provides information to parents and families in order to improve home-school communication.
• Sends and gathers information to parents by acquiring and creating a database of parent email addresses and entering information into the database. Provides information from school staff, PTO, site council, professional development team, and other related committees to parents. Analyzes parents' concerns and/or responses and distributes them to appropriate school member(s) or committee(s).
• Facilitates meetings with parents to encourage student success and parent participation and to provide school needs, activities, functions and other school related information. Attends District, school and community meetings and workshops related to parent engagement.
• Screens new arrival refugee students to determine language/academic skills, the contributive and causative factors involved in the problems of students due to learning, physical, social, emotional, economic, cultural, linguistic, behavioral or familial obstacles.
• Collaboration with the Safety and Mentoring Department, Academic Support Services (Afterschool Academy), Social Services Department (Social Workers) and Transportation.
• Tracking data, develop various reports and maintain files
• Performs related duties as required as required.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications.  In addition, verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired
• One (1) year experience working with children

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that applicant possesses the following preferred qualifications; however, the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

• Three (3) years of experience working with children, parents, families, and community members

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

• Being sensitive to people's needs
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with parents, schools, community and district office personnel
• Recognizing second language and the ability to arrange for interpreter services and direct counseling services in the appropriate language
• Understanding parental involvement in public schools
• Organizing community/school resources to assist families
• Applying organizational skills
• Researching and keeping records
• Using computer software related programs
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information

 

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.

 

Working Conditions:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

The Washington Elementary School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Washington Elementary School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students. For information regarding discrimination grievance or complaint procedures contact the Executive Director for Human Resources at 602.347.2801.