PROGRAM COORD,PARNT ENGAG -TITLEI

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this position performs school-based program coordination for parent engagement activities. The role supports effective communication between home and school, improves parent and family outreach, and coordinates training for parents and families of students in Pre-K through 12th grade to positively impact student academic performance. The employee encourages parent participation in school and district engagement activities, supports staff and parents in parent-engagement best practices, and provides guidance for school-based engagement projects. The position involves home visits, parent workshops, gathering and presenting data, participation in school and parent leadership councils, and creating engagement opportunities for parents. The employee maintains communication with the principal, staff, parents, and community involvement coordinators; connects families with community resources and wraparound services; and coordinates Parent Academy activities and monthly workshops. The role also includes routine documentation, correspondence, data entry, and use of office equipment and software. The employee must have schedule flexibility to accommodate meetings, trainings, and events that may occur in the evenings and on weekends. Daily hours are determined by the supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required. The position may involve extended periods at a keyboard or workstation and light lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects weighing 5–10 pounds.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher, plus at least 1–2 years of experience supporting parents to enhance student achievement or in program management, or an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience.
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.
Knowledge of current state laws, state board rules, and school board policies related to programs.
Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data or information and relate analysis to established standards.
Ability to apply persuasion and influence principles.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in the work.
Ability to use reference, descriptive, and advisory information.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate decimals and percentages, and, where required, use fractions or interpret graphs.
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, generally predefined duties and frequent change.
Ability to perform light physical effort in sedentary-to-light work, including occasional handling of objects weighing 5–10 pounds.
Ability to perform work involving extended periods at a keyboard or workstation.

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison between the school and parents and families on parent and family engagement.
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.
Collaborate with community involvement coordinators to identify community resources and communicate them to families through phone calls, mail, home visits, newsletters, meetings, and other means.
Work with appropriate staff to inform families experiencing challenges or crises about wraparound services, including food banks and clothing banks.
Encourage parents and family members to serve as volunteers and maintain a current list of organizations providing critical family resources.
Participate in creating the school-level Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan and support distribution of district- 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 and provide Parent Engagement Liaison updates.
Provide parent-engagement content for the school newsletter.
Attend Parent Engagement Liaison meetings established on the district calendar.
Prepare correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents.
Use a computer and software 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 as needed to maintain the required skill level.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.