SUMMARY: Understand the school's diverse community and act as an intermediary and cultural/linguistic liaison for the students, their parents and/or guardians, schools, and agencies. Create a partnership with families, schools and communities to improve student, classroom, school, district and state outcomes with a shared responsibility of student success.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Collaborate with district and school administration to provide training regarding state initiatives on Parent Involvement in Education using best practice strategies to align with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. These include: welcoming all families into the school community, communicating effectively, and supporting student success, speaking up for every child, sharing power, and collaborating with the community.
Promote student success through engagement for parent/family involvement in school including attendance, behavioral and academic issues.
Understand district curriculum, policy and student grade level and graduation expectations.
Attend staff meetings, trainings and conferences at the district and state levels and actively participate in Title I District Parent Accountability Committee (DPAC).
Actively participate in professional learning opportunities to deepen understanding of effective family engagement. Professional learning opportunities will include: professionalism, ethics, integrity and conflict mediation.
Collaborate with school administrators and leadership teams on UIP/school and family engagement goals and activities.
Collaborate with and utilize district staff and resources to meet school and family needs.
Facilitate communication, between students, parents/guardians, schools and agencies regarding school regulations, expectations, and cultural differences.
For bilingual liaisons, provide translation and interpretation services for various meetings that may include students, parents/guardians, school staff
Flexible schedule is a requirement for after school, evening and weekend family engagement events.
Make home visits and provide resource and referral information for various services based on family needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High school diploma/GED.
EXPERIENCE: Up to two years of experience in the area of working with children, families and/or community agencies.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT: Ability to interact with families from diverse backgrounds (i.e. economically, culturally). Basic computer customer service skills needed. For bilingual liaison positions, must be bilingual/biliterate in native language and in English, basic computer skills and knowledge and use of the Internet. Must pass translation/interpreter skills test (oral, reading and writing) of native language and English.

• Note: Some positions will indicate a preferred status regarding bilingual/biliterate skills.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS: Valid Colorado driver's license and car insurance required upon hire.
SUPERVISION/TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
CONTACTS: Daily contact with persons in same unit/building to negotiate controversial or confidential matters, with persons outside department/building to maintain professional relationships, and with staff, students and families to resolve problems or negotiate matters. May have weekly contact with parents to resolve problems or negotiate matters or extended family members to negotiate controversial or confidential matters.
SAFETY TO SELF AND OTHERS: Medium exposure of self to bruises due to typical minor school environment accidents.
The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to compare, analyze, communicate, coordinate, instruct, and use interpersonal skills. The employee is frequently required to synthesize, evaluate, and negotiate. The employee is occasionally required to copy, compute, and compile.
JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING: The responsibilities of this position are assigned by the Administrators in Title I Federal Grants Office. Position will negotiate sensitive and sometimes controversial matters between school staff and families. Must be an effective communicator and have the skills to resolve conflict, along with making sensitive decisions during these negotiations which balance the interests of both the school personnel and families. Requires a high level of independent judgment. Guidelines are established and provided by the District. Decisions are made with Title I and school Administrators, in conjunction with teachers, Teachers, and parents. An error in decision making could cause inaccurate information to be given to families and to schools. This may occur if the person in this position does not ask the essential questions or incorrectly interprets information given by the family. The supervisor is involved occasionally in making decisions.
DIVERSITY OF DUTIES: The employee will have to attend meetings, trainings and workshops to acquire knowledge about District and community resources, policies, regulations and procedures. The employee will constantly interact and act as a liaison between families, schools and various agencies' personnel in order to gather and then provide information about community services and student achievement. The employee must be a sensitive negotiator and problem-solver.