PROGRAM COORD,PARNT ENGAG BILIN -TITLEI

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

13d

About The Position

Under general direction, this school-based position coordinates parent engagement activities to improve communication between home and school, strengthen family outreach, and coordinate training opportunities for families of students in Pre-K through grade 12. The role supports activities intended to positively affect student academic performance. The coordinator identifies and encourages parent participation in school and district family engagement activities, supports staff and parents with parent engagement practices, and provides guidance for school-based engagement projects. The position includes written and oral translation in a language other than English, home visits, parent workshops, data gathering and reporting, participation in parent and school leadership councils, and ongoing communication with parents. The work schedule must be flexible to accommodate meetings, trainings, and events, including evenings and weekends; daily hours are set as determined by the supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required. The employee performs related work as directed.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher, and at least 1 to 2 years of experience supporting parents to enhance student achievement, in program management, or an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience.
Fluency in English and another language, particularly in speaking, reading, and writing.
Interpersonal and social competence when working with linguistically and culturally diverse constituencies.
Ability to work positively with parents and school and district personnel.
Ability to deliver oral, written, and visual presentations and reports effectively.
Ability to take initiative in creating, coordinating, and organizing activities and events.
Ability to accurately collect, organize, and maintain data and information for reports.
Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data or information, and relate findings to established standards.
Ability to apply persuasion or influence principles in human interactions.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in the work.
Ability to use reference, descriptive, and advisory information; perform basic arithmetic and calculate decimals and percentages; and interpret graphs as needed.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions and exercise independent judgment to adapt methods and standards to assigned objectives.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving varied duties and frequent change.
Ability to exert light physical effort, including occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 5–10 pounds, and to spend extended periods at a keyboard or workstation.
Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination and oral communication ability.
Must be flexible to work hours that accommodate meetings, trainings, and events, which may include evenings and weekends.
In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison between the school and parents and families regarding parent and family engagement.
Maintain open communication with the principal, staff, parents, and school-based community involvement coordinators about planned engagement activities.
Seek guidance from the District Parent and Family Engagement team to improve relevant professional knowledge and skills.
Respond to questions about parent engagement and provide timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic customer service.
Translate school documents into a language other than English to inform parents, including letters, bulletins, announcements, calendars, notices, webpage information, articles, flyers, newsletters, and community resource information as requested.
Work with school-based community involvement coordinators to identify community resources that support families and communicate those resources through channels such as phone calls, mail, home visits, newsletters, and meetings.
Coordinate with appropriate staff to inform families experiencing challenges or crises about wraparound services, including food and clothing banks.
Encourage parents and family members to volunteer and maintain a current list of organizations providing critical resources to families.
Stay familiar with state laws, state board rules, and school board policies relevant to programs.
Participate in creating the school-level Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan and support distribution of district-level and school-level plans.
Maintain a daily work log of parent engagement initiatives and submit it monthly.
Host at least one Virtual Parent Academy in collaboration with the district Parent Academy team.
Coordinate parents and school staff to attend at least one district face-to-face Parent Academy event.
Schedule, organize, and provide monthly parent engagement workshops for parents and staff.
Attend SAC and PTA meetings as a member or guest to provide Parent Engagement Liaison updates.
Provide parent engagement content for the school newsletter and attend Parent Engagement Liaison meetings on the district calendar.
Type and prepare correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents.
Use a computer and word-processing, database, and other software programs to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data.
Operate equipment and tools associated with department activities, which may include a laminator, copy machine, or fax machine.
Keep current with job-related technology and attend training, with district support, to maintain the required skill level.
Maintain accurate and timely information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.