PROGRAM COORD,SECONDARY ENGAG-Bilingual Spanish

About the role

The position serves as a key member of the school-based team responsible for coordinating parent engagement activities. The role involves conducting home visits, delivering parent workshops, gathering and presenting data, and communicating with parent/school leadership councils.

Responsibilities

• Conducts home visits to build relationships with families
• Delivers parent workshops to educate families about school initiatives
• Gathers and presents detailed data on parent engagement activities
• Attends and communicates with parent/school leadership councils
• Establishes communication with all parents and creates engagement opportunities
• Empowers families to monitor their child's academic progress
• Facilitates training opportunities for parents and families of students in grades 6th through 12th
• Identifies and encourages parents to participate in school and district family engagement activities
• Provides support to staff and parents on best practices in parent engagement
• Provides guidelines for school-based parent engagement projects
• Works with school administration and counselors to identify targeted families for support
• Works in partnership with counselors to empower families to support their child's academic achievement
• Collaborates with school administration and various stakeholders to develop parent and family engagement documents
• Works with school leadership to identify and provide individualized support to families
• Participates in advisory group meetings and school committees
• Serves as a liaison between the school, home, and community by providing updates
• Recruits and supports families to serve on School Improvement Plan (SIP) Team, School Advisory Council (SAC), and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
• Maintains all required documentation and submits all required reports and documentation as requested
• Communicates information through creating and distributing posters and flyers, Connect ED messaging, and posting to school’s website and school-approved social media platforms
• Makes contact through phone calls, mail, newsletter production, or other related to parent and family engagement
• Maintains daily logs of activities, spreadsheets, and communication with students and families
• Types and prepares correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents
• Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data; utilizes word processing, database, and software programs
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department activities, which may include a laminator, copy machine, or fax

Requirements

Must have flexibility to work a schedule to accommodate meetings, trainings, and events, which may include evenings and weekends. Daily hours will be aligned accordingly as determined by supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or higher
• Minimum of 1 to 2 years’ experience providing support to parents to enhance student achievement, program management, or the equivalent combination of related education, training and experience
• Ability to work positively with parents, school and district personnel
• Ability to effectively deliver oral, written and visual presentations and reports
• Ability to take initiative in creating, coordinating and organizing activities and events
• Experience creating documents and utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience using and reporting from DataView and Skyward, preferred