Parent Services Coordinator (Youth Dept)

Catholic Charities•Hartford, CT

33d•Onsite

About The Position

The Parent Service Coordinator is assigned to a community school (Parkville Community school - Elementary) that works to implement the community school’s engagement plan in partnership with the school’s Family & Community Services Support Provider (FCSSP). They also ensure that parent communication and engagement occurs in the Community School Program.

Requirements

BA/BS degree or equivalent preferred.
AA/AS degree.
Training in parent leadership and/or engagement preferred.
Knowledge of public school systems is helpful.
Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, strong verbal and written communication skills.
Computer literate in Microsoft Word environment and ability to manage data.
High levels of personal characteristics including, but not limited to the following: enthusiasm, competency, empathy, and warmth.
The candidate must also be firm but fair, encourage self-efficacy and model pro-social beliefs.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates English and or Spanish or Portuguese speaking) strongly encouraged

Responsibilities

Participate in the development of the parent engagement plan on an annual basis.
Coordinate activities in partnership with the school’s FCSSP.
Secure community and school volunteers to provide parent workshops (in person and virtually).
Deliver parent workshops as appropriate.
Collaborate with parents and the FCSSP to identify programming and basic needs.
Finding/creating resources to respond to these needs.
Coordinate the monthly Family Resource Center calendar with the FCSSP.
Ensure a lot of communication with parents occurs for parents of After School academy participants.
Complete data entry and analysis related to parent attendance.
Develop outreach strategies to increase parent participation to meet annual goals.
With the Community Schools Coordinator, secure community partners to augment parent programs and activities.
Other duties as required.
Ensure the consistent accurate collection of the data
Identify patterns and trends for program
Use results of data to inform supervisor of trends that may impact service