Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator - Student Support Specialist

Northwest Tri-county Intermediate Unit 5•Straban Township, PA

About The Position

The Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator plans, implements, and oversees family engagement activities across assigned project areas. The coordinator is the primary liaison among migrant families, local Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), regional and state PAC leadership, community partners, and Migrant Education Program staff. The role supports family participation through meetings, workshops, leadership development, surveys, communications, and connections to community resources. Activities include organizing PACs, conducting home visits, facilitating educational workshops for parents, and connecting families with academic, health, and social services. The position requires frequent travel for parent events, home visits, and local and state trainings, and is grant funded. The role also provides instructional support and intervention for students through schools, homes, and appropriate service agencies, including out-of-school youth. The work takes place in professional office, school, home, and community settings, with flexibility in work location and schedule, including evening and weekend assignments. The listed salary is $46,980, prorated for the 2026–2027 school year.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency.
Valid driver's license in the individual's state of residence and reliable transportation.
Successful completion of required background clearances and mandated reporter training.
Ability to travel throughout assigned project areas and attend job-related events, meetings, family activities, seminars, and trainings.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends.
Ability to communicate effectively with families, staff, schools, and community partners.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and familiarity with virtual meeting platforms.
Ability to maintain confidentiality, document and protect data accurately, and navigate uneven ground, stairs, porches, and steps during home and community visits.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability in Spanish or Creole.
Bachelor's degree in education, social work, human services, or a related area.
Experience coordinating parent engagement, leadership development, community outreach, or family-support activities.
Experience accessing regional support services and building partnerships with community agencies.
Working knowledge of the Migrant Education Program and its services.
Experience in education, child development, human services, family engagement, casework, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Maintain working knowledge of Migrant Education Program guidelines, regulations, procedures, required activities, and parent-engagement practices.
Attend required local and state meetings, trainings, and workshops.
Coordinate family engagement across assigned project areas with local project staff and program leadership.
Build and maintain partnerships with schools, community agencies, and service providers, and keep resource and contact information current.
Welcome newly enrolled migrant families, explain program services, and connect families with appropriate staff and community resources.
Plan, schedule, implement, and evaluate parent meetings, workshops, family events, and leadership-development activities.
Promote migrant families’ participation in local, regional, and state program activities and leadership opportunities.
Coordinate Parent Café, ISOSY parent initiatives, and other approved family-engagement activities, as applicable.
Lead distribution, collection, documentation, and reporting of parent surveys and other required family-engagement data.
Coordinate with the Recruitment Coordinator and Data Specialist to align recruitment efforts and ensure accurate data tracking.
Communicate school-related concerns raised by parents to the appropriate Student Support Specialist, supervisor, or program staff while maintaining confidentiality.
Maintain communication with local PAC members and support local PAC operations.
Coordinate local PAC meetings, including agendas, notices, materials, minutes, elections, documentation, and follow-up.
Serve as liaison among local PAC members, regional and state PAC leadership, project area staff, and program administration.
Encourage and support PAC members’ participation in leadership trainings, meetings, conferences, and program activities.
Coordinate regional parent leadership activities and accompany parent representatives to approved regional or state PAC meetings when assigned.
Provide training, technical assistance, and communication to staff who support parent and family engagement.
Maintain accurate and timely schedules, monthly reports, activity records, travel documentation, survey records, and PAC materials.
Maintain positive working relationships with families, community partners, school personnel, funding agents, and IU5 staff.
Provide regular program updates to the Supervisor, Assistant Director, and Director of School Improvement Services - Federal and State Programs.
Interpret or translate oral or written information for parents, staff, and school personnel as a supplemental service when qualified and needed.
Provide instructional support and intervention for students through schools, homes, appropriate service agencies, and out-of-school youth.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Migrant Education Program.
Comply with applicable laws, guidelines, and program requirements; promote culturally responsive and inclusive engagement; adapt to changing needs; protect and report data accurately; meet deadlines; communicate effectively; maintain confidentiality; and build collaborative relationships.