Family Support Liaison- Brooklyn

NEW YORK EDGE, INC•New York, NY

5d•$22 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Support Liaison is responsible for the assessment of family needs and the provision of a planned program of activities and services to meet those needs within the framework of the Community Schools expectations. The Family Support Liaison will work to develop and promote good community relations among various community and school clientele. This role requires you to assist parents/families in the development of positive ongoing school relationships with school staff in order to address and eliminate potential barriers to student school success.

Requirements

High School diploma required.
Experience working with families from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English language.
Excellent written and personal communication skills, including strong grammar and editing skills
Ability to work with students and families with diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Must meet all training requirement guidelines
Excellent organizational, presentation, time management, facilitation, mediation, and decision making skills.
A belief in the mission, values and goals of New York Edge & Community School Model
A positive, enthusiastic, and creative approach to problem-solving

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred
2 years relevant experience working in a school environment.
Some training or experience in childhood education and development and social services preferred
Computer skills preferred- Excel, Word, Power Point, Google Docs, and other presentation documents

Responsibilities

Assesses family needs, provides resources, and education for families.
Foster a welcoming environment within the school that promotes mutual respect and comfortable rapport among families, school staff and community members
Lead families in opportunities to teach self-advocacy skills, leadership opportunities within the school and community.
Collaborate & partner with school Parent Coordinator to plan and provides parent workshops and events.
Work with school staff and families to provide/link families with needed support services
Work with school staff and families as necessary to facilitate increased school attendance
Coordinate and/or support student incentive programs for improved behavior, attendance and academic performance
Promote, encourage, facilitate and document opportunities for parent participation
Attend and participate in school improvement activities, district or related school activities as requested by Community School Director
Works closely with other staff and agencies who serve the social, educational and health needs of families.
Plans, develops and implements action plans and program goals that serve family needs.
Maintains a regular program of outreach and recruitment in the community.
Recruits and provides resources for families within the community.
Familiarity with or ability to learn computer equipment and programs which may include (but not limited to) word processing, and excel.
Maintains family records, family involvement information, and statistical information for state and federal regulations using system data entry and retrieval equipment, with software programs.