Position: Parent Involvement Liaison

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Coordinating Supervisor, Instructional Supports, Assessment & Accountability, the Parent Involvement Liaison develops and executes parent involvement workshops for families and district staff to encourage effective family and parent involvement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs and develops parent training workshops related to Special Education;
• Researches topics, provides goals, objectives, resource materials and evaluation tools;
• Conducts parent and community needs assessment;
• Develops, administers and assesses surveys;
• Interviews parents, program staff and community service agencies;
• Maintains an effective recording system for services provided;
• Prepares reports related to parent education programs, workshops and activities conducted;
• Gathers and presents detailed data pertaining to parent involvement activities occurring in schools;
• Participates on various committees, panels, work teams and task groups as appropriate;
• Participates in school meetings, forums and other district-wide meetings pertaining to parent involvement;
• Researches and procures resource materials for dissemination to schools;
• Devises an equitable system for rendering services to schools;
• Reviews current literature to determine future relevant areas to be addressed by the program;
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of current effective practices and trends for implementation;
• Assists with other Department of Special Education Family Support Center Office activities assigned (e.g. extended school year/surrogacy);
• Maintains resource library and related inventory; and
• Performs other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of the special education process;
• 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 MS Office software;
• Superior grammar, spelling and proofreading skills;
• Ability to make presentations before large audiences; and
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. Previous experience working to support school programs and community/non-profit organizations preferred.

Certification:

None required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

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.

Working Environment:

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

Additional Information:

None.