Program Coord,Parnt Engag Bilin -Titlei

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this position performs school-based duties associated with program coordination of parent engagement activities. Responsibilities include providing written and oral translation in a language other than English, conducting home visits, delivering parent workshops, gathering and presenting data on parent engagement, attending and communicating with parent/school leadership councils, establishing communication with all parents, and creating engagement opportunities. The goal is to improve home-school communication, enhance parent and family outreach, and coordinate training for parents and families of students in grades Pre-K through 12th to positively impact academic performance. Employees in this role identify and encourage parents to participate in school and district family engagement activities, provide support to staff and parents on best practices in parent engagement, and offer guidelines for school-based parent engagement projects. Flexibility is required to work a schedule that accommodates meetings, trainings, and events, which may include evenings and weekends. Daily hours will be aligned as determined by the supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required. Performs related work as directed.

Requirements

Associate's Degree or higher supplemented by a minimum of 1 to 2 years’ experience providing support to parents to enhance student achievement, program management, or any equivalent combination of related education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential job functions.
Must be fluent in English and in another language, particularly in the areas of Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
Demonstrate interpersonal and social competence in working with linguistically and culturally diverse constituencies.
Must have ability to work positively with parents, school and district personnel.
Ability to effectively deliver oral, written and visual presentations and reports.
Ability to take initiative in creating, coordinating and organizing activities and events.
Ability to accurately collect, organize and maintain data and information for reports.
Familiarity with current state laws, state board rules, and school board policies as they relate to programs.

Nice To Haves

Translation fluency experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a liaison between the school and its parents and families as it relates to parent and family engagement.
Seeks and receives guidance from the District Parent and Family Engagement team to improve professional knowledge and skills that support parent and family engagement.
Maintains open communication with the principal, staff, parents, and school-based community involvement coordinators on all planned parent engagement activities.
Investigates and answers questions pertaining to parent engagement.
Provides translation of school documents in a language other than English designed to inform parents, such as letters, bulletins, announcements, calendars, notices, webpage information, articles, flyers, newsletters, and community resources information, as requested by the supervisor.
Collaborates with school-based community involvement coordinators to identify community resources that support parents and families and communicates these resources to parents and families using multiple means of communication (e.g., phone calls, mail, home visits, newsletters, meetings) to encourage participation in school and district activities and events.
Collaborates with appropriate staff members to identify and inform parents and families experiencing challenges/crises of wraparound services such as food banks and clothing banks.
Encourages parents and family members to serve as volunteers.
Maintains a current list of organizations that provide critical resources to parents/families.
Participates in creating school-level Title I Parent and Family Engagement/Plan and supports the distribution of Title I district-level and school-level Parent and Family Engagement Plans.
Maintains a daily work log on parent engagement initiatives and submits it monthly.
Hosts at least one Virtual Parent Academy in collaboration with the district Parent Academy team.
Coordinates parents and school staff to attend at least one district face-to-face Parent Academy event.
Schedules, organizes, and provides monthly parent engagement workshops to parents and staff.
Attends SAC and PTA meetings as a member and/or guest to provide Parent Engagement Liaison updates.
Provides parent engagement content for the school newsletter.
Attends Parent Engagement Liaison meetings established on the district calendar.
Types and prepares correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents.
Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data; utilizes word processing, database, and software programs.
Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department activities, which may include a laminator, copy machine, or fax.
Responsible for keeping up-to-date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS.
Attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in the current position.
Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.