Family Liaison, Community School PS198

About the Organization

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors, and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross-section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

PS 198 Community School is a school-based program that offers a strategy to organize resources and share leadership to integrate social services into the fabric of schools. Community Schools provide a holistic approach toward improving academic performance driven by collaborative partnerships among principals, parents, teachers, and CBOs. At the student level, Community Schools aim to increase student attendance, engagement, development of social and emotional skills, and improve academic performance. At the school level, Community Schools aim to improve school culture, more actively engage families, and provide seamless service delivery with partner organizations.

About the Role

The Family Liaison ensures the safety and security of each program participant by following all CAMBA after-school protocols and procedures, including those regarding safety, supervision, accident, and incident reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the after-school office daily during after-school program hours.
• Monitor, collect, and compile daily and monthly attendance records of targeted participants.
• Complete daily walk-throughs.
• Input all client attendance data into database(s) on a daily basis.
• Keep accurate records on absenteeism and results from counseling and referrals.
• Follow up and report to participants' parent(s) regarding attendance via telephone calls.
• Order, receive, and maintain program supplies.
• Maintain participants' files.
• Coordinate parent workshops regarding CAMBA’s workshops and services.
• Maintain daily attendance logs for all activities.
• Assist with program’s arrival and dismissal protocols, including early and late pick-ups.
• Operate the program in the absence of the Director.
• With the Site Director, maintain program ratios at all times.
• Cover groups when needed to maintain program ratios.
• Assist the Site Director with planning and conducting staff training.
• Retrieve messages from general voicemail and forward to appropriate personnel.
• Answer incoming telephone calls and forward calls to appropriate personnel or department.
• Take or deliver messages or transfer calls to voicemail when appropriate personnel are unavailable.
• Answer questions about the organization and provide callers with address, directions, and other information.
• Welcome onsite visitors, determine the nature of business, and announce visitors to appropriate personnel.
• Receive, sort, and route mail, and maintain and route publications.
• Prepare travel vouchers.
• Create and print memos, correspondence, reports, program marketing materials, and other documents when necessary.
• Perform other clerical duties as needed, such as filing, photocopying, and collating.
• Encourage parents to be active participants in their school’s community.
• Advise parents on the importance of their child(ren)'s regular school attendance during individual parent conferences.
• Act as liaison with agency and school administration and teaching staff, and may attend Building Response Team meetings.
• Work with the Site Director and school administrative staff to identify students to be served by the program.
• Perform computer data entry/verification functions.
• Assist with program relocations when necessary.
• Required to work 13 Holiday Camp days.

Requirements

• Some college credits, undergraduate student, or Bachelor's degree (B.A.) and/or equivalent experience.
• Must obtain Dept. of Health, Dept. of Education fingerprint clearance; doctor's note certifying good health; proof of negative results from TB test; Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance, and State Central Registry (SCR) clearance.
• Ability to maintain State Central Registry (SCR) clearance and fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• Ability to receive and maintain CPR/First Aid training certification.
• Ability to receive and maintain FDNY F-07 certification.
• Ability to receive and maintain 15 hours of Dept. of Health School Aged Child-Care (SACC) training per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year experience working with children in a group setting.

Pay

$26.60 hourly

Schedule

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time)
• Paid holidays