Parent Liaison

Essential Functions

• Communicates with families about school and community activities, events, and opportunities for the purpose of meeting the needs of the students and families.
• Counsels students, staff, parents and guardians for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems, resolving conflicts, referral to appropriate professionals and enhancing probability of student success in school.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records (e.g. work/appointment schedules, contact logs, parent resources, etc.) for the purpose of documenting and/or providing reliable information.
• Supports families in the enrollment process for the purpose of verifying documentation and supporting the accuracy of the family and student database.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions, ensuring consistent messaging and activity coordination, and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Prepares a variety of documents, reports and written materials for the purpose of communicating information to parents and staff, providing written support, developing recommendations, and/or conveying information.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. other district staff, outside agencies, parents and/or students, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Develops university partnerships for the purpose of helping to provide cultural, professional development, college readiness, and mentoring opportunities for students.
• Coordinates area family engagement meetings and events (e.g. Parent Committee, socials, conferences, partnerships, etc.) for the purpose of decreasing parental isolation and developing parent involvement with their child's school activities.

Qualifications

• Job related experience is desired.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.