Under the direction of the Principal, the Parent Liaison develops and executes parent involvement workshops for school-based staff to encourage effective family and parent involvement.   

 

Designing and developing parent training workshops;

Researching topics, providing goals, objectives, resource materials and evaluation tools;

Conducting parent and community needs assessment;

Developing, administering and assessing surveys;

Interviewing parents, program staff and community service agencies;

Maintaining an effective recording system for services provided;

Preparing reports related to parent education programs, workshops and activities conducted;

Gathering and presenting detailed data pertaining to parent involvement activities occurring in schools;

Participating on various committees, panels, work teams and task groups as appropriate;

Participating in school meetings, forums and other district-wide meetings pertaining to parent involvement;

Researching and procuring resource materials for dissemination to schools;

Devising an equitable system for rendering services to schools;

Reviewing current literature to determine future relevant areas to be addressed by the program; and

Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of current effective practices and trends for implementation.

 

 

 

Native or native-like proficiency in Spanish, as well as proficiency in English;

Ability to establish rapport with students from other cultures and to mediate between students of different cultures;

Computer literacy to include IBM computers and MS Office software;

Superior grammar, spelling and proofreading skills;

Ability to make presentations before large audiences; and

Excellent oral and written communications skills.

 

 

 

Graduation from high school (Bachelor's Degree preferred) or any other combination of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.

 

 

None Required.



No direct supervisory responsibilities.



The physical demands 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 frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




None.