School Community Specialist

Qualifications

• Knowledge of minority cultures and heritage, and of the local community and services available to migrant and minority communities
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions independently
• Sufficient reading and writing skills to perform required duties
• Effective oral and written communication skills; fluency in a foreign language is helpful
• Skill in maintaining routine records and preparing reports
• Ability to plan and organize activities according to stated policies and objectives
• Skill in persuading and motivating individuals and groups
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with contacts in the course of duties
• Experience assisting in planning, implementing, and evaluating parent community involvement programs
• Ability to contact local community service agencies to explain migrant and other programs, analyze family–school needs, and learn about available services
• Participation in District parent involvement activities
• Skill in establishing and maintaining records of activities, home visits, meetings, and preparing necessary reports
• Ability to work with minority students to enhance academic performance and extracurricular participation
• Participation in District Community Advisor meetings as required
• Valid California Driver’s License
• Completion of the twelfth grade, preferably supplemented by college-level courses in sociology and school/community relations
• First-hand knowledge and successful experience working with minority groups
• Bilingual ability preferred

A criminal history check and a current copy of the DMV driving record will be required of the successful candidate prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between the migrant program, minority communities, schools, migrant and minority parents, and community services
• Provide information and communication links with minority groups
• Exercise initiative and possess communication skills in foreign languages

Pay

$3,877.49 per month

Schedule

10.5 months; daily working hours 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.