What are the responsibilities and job description for the (26-27 SY) Community Liaison (Elementary) - Colorado Springs School District 11 position at Monroe Elementary School?
Position Profile
Position: Educational Support Professional: Community Liaison
Department/School: Monroe Elementary School
Reports To: Principal
FTE: 1.0
Days/Year: 187
Salary Grade: A15
Salary Schedule: This position is based on the 2025-2026 ESP Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group B)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION
Establishes and maintains communication and productive relationships among school staff, community agencies, parents and students to assist students and their families in the resolution of problems and crisis, and to support and encourage students.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
•Counsels students one on one regarding academic, attendance and personal problems and school and community resources for assistance
•Provides motivation and recognition for high risk students
•Assists in crisis resolution in home and school
•Encourages personal growth and development of self esteem and self motivation
•Provides information about student’s status to school staff and facilitates assistance for promoting academic success
•Coordinates meetings of school staff, parents and students and community agencies
•Assists students and their parents toward achieving responsible life skills
•Encourages and models positive leadership
•Organizes job contacts/employment programs
•Offers career planning, college information and application assistance, and vocational training opportunities
•Contacts students and parents by phone or home visits to provide assistance in obtaining food, clothing, shelter, medical treatment necessary to maintain the family environment
•Notifies community agencies when necessary to report situations needing their response
•Transports students in emergencies and other situations as needed
OTHER DUTIES
•Performs related duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
•Knowledge of the parenting and of the educational needs and experiences of families
•Ability to provide support, liaison, and assistance to parents and students in utilizing the educational opportunities of the school system
•Ability to communicate effectively
•Ability to work cooperatively with others
QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Volunteer or work experience in community agencies or schools
•Valid driver's license (yearly motor vehicle records will be reviewed)
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to Principal or Student Personnel Coordinator.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in a typical office environment and in parents' homes.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs, bend, reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.
Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:
- Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
- Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.
Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.
Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.
Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.
Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee’s application and updated resume.
See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.
NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: 719-520-2288, FAX: 719-520-2442
The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R
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