PROGRAM COORD,PARNT ENGAG BILIN -TITLEI

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this position performs school-based program coordination of parent engagement activities. The role supports effective communication between home and school, strengthens parent and family outreach, and coordinates training opportunities for families of students in Pre-K through grade 12 to positively affect student academic performance. Duties include providing written and oral translation in a language other than English, conducting home visits, delivering parent workshops, collecting and presenting data, participating in parent and school leadership councils, and creating engagement opportunities for parents. The employee encourages parents to participate in school and district activities, supports staff and parents with parent-engagement practices, and provides guidance for school-based engagement projects. The schedule must be flexible to accommodate meetings, trainings, and events, which may occur in the evenings or on weekends; daily hours are determined by the supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required. The position also performs related duties as directed.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher, supplemented by 1 to 2 years of experience supporting parents to enhance student achievement, 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 in working with linguistically and culturally diverse groups.
Ability to work positively with parents, school personnel, 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 and information, and apply discretion in relating analysis to established standards.
Ability to apply principles of persuasion and influence.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in the job.
Ability to use reference, descriptive, and advisory information.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate decimals and percentages, and potentially use fractions or interpret graphs.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions and exercise independent judgment to adapt methods and standards to assigned objectives.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in duties that may involve frequent change.

Responsibilities

Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Serve as a liaison between the school and parents and families regarding parent and family engagement.
Seek guidance from the District Parent and Family Engagement team to improve professional knowledge and skills.
Maintain open communication with the principal, staff, parents, and school-based community involvement coordinators about planned engagement activities.
Investigate and answer questions related to parent engagement.
Translate school documents into a language other than English as requested by the supervisor, including letters, bulletins, announcements, calendars, notices, webpage information, articles, flyers, newsletters, and community resource information.
Work with school-based community involvement coordinators to identify community resources that support parents and families, and communicate those resources through methods 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 that provide critical resources to families.
Remain familiar with applicable state laws, State Board rules, and school board policies related 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 in-person 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 and provide Parent Engagement Liaison updates.
Provide parent engagement content for the school newsletter and attend district-calendar Parent Engagement Liaison meetings.
Type and prepare correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents.
Use a computer to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data and use word-processing, database, and other software programs.
Operate equipment and tools associated with department activities, which may include a laminator, copy machine, or fax machine.
Keep current with technology used by OCPS and attend training, with district support, to maintain the required technology skills.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.