Parent Support Specialist (Grades: PK-8)

About the role

The Parent Support Specialist serves as a key resource for families in the school community, providing information about educational opportunities, engagement activities, and linking parents to needed community resources. The position works to increase parent and family engagement, serves as a liaison to enhance student academic success, and requires regular on‑site attendance with travel throughout the district.

Responsibilities

• Provide information about educational opportunities, engagement activities, and link parents/families to needed community resources.
• Maintain in‑depth knowledge of school‑offered opportunities (after‑school programs, student activities) to inform families of enhancement and extension options.
• Coordinate parent education programs to build understanding of school/community topics and provide parents with academic information and activities for home use.
• Work to increase parent and family engagement at the campus and serve as a liaison to enhance student academic success.
• Provide parents with information that assists with reinforcement or extension ideas for learning activities in various group settings.
• Complete home visits and maintain all documentation of home visits