LIAISON, STUDENT, PARENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

20h•$49,697 - $59,635

About The Position

The Liaison, Student, Parent, Family, and Community increases parental involvement, engagement, and communication in the school. The role encourages parents to participate in their children’s classrooms, grade-level activities, and school-wide events. The liaison organizes parent activities and supports effective partnerships among families, school staff, and school leadership. The position also coordinates parent programs, develops school-home resources, supports families new to the community, and works with school leaders to address parent concerns and student attendance issues. Denver Public Schools describes itself as a district with 193 schools, more than 89,000 students, and more than 10,000 staff members, focused on helping every learner thrive.

Requirements

Minimum of an associate degree or two years of college.
At least three years of experience in community development and family advocacy.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community.
Believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

Organize parent involvement activities, workshops, and classes, providing parents with timely information and resources.
Work with school leadership to manage the relationship between the school and parent community.
Provide school staff with training and support on parent engagement strategies.
Coordinate existing parent programs and help parents develop academic home-learning strategies for their children.
Research and promote best practices in parent engagement.
Recruit and support parents as active school volunteers.
Develop parent involvement plans, policies, and parent-school compacts in accordance with best practices and No Child Left Behind Act requirements.
Organize, coordinate, and supervise before- and after-school programs.
Research and develop school-home links and create written support tools, including Parent Guides.
Assess parent outreach efforts on an ongoing basis to support continuous improvement in school-family relationships.
Make home visits and monitor student attendance issues.
Convene regular parent meetings and events on topics of concern to parents, and attend parent-oriented school events such as back-to-school night.
Identify and respond to day-to-day parent concerns related to the school and school community, working with principals to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Attend parent meetings with the principal as appropriate and mediate concerns that parents and principals cannot resolve directly.
Help families who are new to the community integrate into the school, including assisting with student enrollment issues.