Parent Mentor

About the role

This role is dedicated to advising, educating, and supporting families of students with disabilities within the Clarke County School District. The Parent Mentor serves as a key resource, helping families navigate the educational system and advocating for the needs and rights of their children to ensure they receive appropriate and effective educational support.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison and enhances communication between parents and school district staff.
• Affords parents with explanation of parental rights and the IEP process.
• Complies information needed to assist in determining parent needs in the district.
• Affords assistance to parents and students with disabilities who are suspended from school to intervene in ways that decrease the need for further disciplinary referrals at the school level.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Certification/License: Clearance Certificate, Criminal Justice Fingerprint Background Clearance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge-based Competencies: Concepts of grammar and punctuation; stages of child development and learning styles; age appropriate activities/behaviors; classroom instructional media and technology; cultural differences of student population; health standards and hazards; job-related codes/laws/rules/regulations/policies; methods of instruction and training; operation of office equipment and technology; school safety and security practices.
• Ability-based Competencies: Communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; working as part of a team; adapting to changing work priorities; communicating with persons of diverse backgrounds; working extended hours and working with frequent interruptions.

Skills

• Operating standard office equipment including pertinent software applications.
• Preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Adhering to safety practices and procedures.
• Administering first aid and/or prescribed medications.
• Applying physical restraint practices.
• Promoting activities and/or events.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Additional Information

Clarke County School District encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment in this class and need reasonable accommodation of those disabilities to contact the Human Resources Department for further information.

Physical Abilities and Working Conditions

Generally the job requires 10% sitting, 40% walking, and 50% standing. It is the policy of the Clarke County School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, religion, disability or any other legally protected status in its educational programs, activities or employment practices. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.