PROGRAM COORD,SECONDARY ENGAG

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this position performs school-based program coordination of parent engagement activities for families of students in grades 6 through 12. The role builds and improves communication between home and school, strengthens parent and family outreach, and facilitates training opportunities intended to positively affect student academic performance. The employee encourages parent participation in school and district family engagement activities, supports staff and parents on effective engagement practices, and provides guidance for school-based engagement projects. The position includes conducting home visits, delivering parent workshops, collecting and presenting detailed program data, attending and communicating with parent and school leadership councils, and creating engagement opportunities for parents. It supports families in navigating the educational system and monitoring students’ academic progress, including grades, attendance, assessments, credit attainment, and graduation progress. The role also maintains activity records and reports, prepares communications and documents, and uses computer and office equipment. The employee must have schedule flexibility to accommodate meetings, trainings, and events, which may include evenings and weekends. Daily hours are set accordingly by the supervisor. In-county travel using a personal vehicle may be required. The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience.
A minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience supporting parents to enhance student achievement, in program management, or equivalent related experience.
Interpersonal and social competence when working with linguistically and culturally diverse constituencies.
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.
Experience creating documents and using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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 in adapting methods to assigned objectives.
Ability to operate equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in essential job functions.
Based on location, bilingual ability may be required.
Ability to exert light physical effort; tasks may involve lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 5 to 10 pounds and extended time at a keyboard or workstation.

Nice To Haves

Experience using and reporting from DataView and Skyward.

Responsibilities

Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Help school-site and district personnel support secondary-school families as they navigate the educational system and monitor students’ academic progress toward graduation.
Assist with facilitating parent education workshops related to secondary initiatives.
Help families use a web-based portal to monitor students’ grades, attendance, and assessments.
Serve as a constituent on academic child study teams.
Work with school administration and counselors to identify families for support using Early Warning Systems criteria.
Partner with counselors to help families support academic achievement by setting expectations and understanding student progress, credit attainment, course recovery options, wraparound services, and attendance.
Collaborate with school administration and stakeholders on parent and family engagement documents, including PFEP, Title I Compacts, and School Improvement Plans.
Stay familiar with applicable state laws, state board rules, and school board rules and policies related to parent and family engagement.
Plan, organize, and participate in parent and community initiatives, including Virtual Parent Academy and Parent Academy.
Participate in articulation sessions with feeder schools to support planning for incoming students and families.
Conduct family-engagement home visits to build relationships and connect with hard-to-reach families.
Conduct outreach to families of students showing early warning signs of not graduating from high school.
Expose students to resources and services available to their families at school and in the community; provide school tours.
Work with school leaders, teachers, and counselors to identify families and provide individualized support.
Participate in advisory group meetings and school committees, such as Professional Learning Communities, School Advisory Council, and Academic Leadership Team meetings, and provide updates as a liaison among school, home, and community.
Recruit and support families serving on School Improvement Plan teams, School Advisory Councils, and Parent Teacher Organizations.
Maintain required documentation, including multilingual advertising evidence, attendance and outcomes, daily schedules, and communication logs; submit reports and other documentation as requested.
Complete mandatory parent and family engagement professional development and follow-up assignments.
Serve as a cultural broker to help families from diverse cultural backgrounds navigate the educational system.
Communicate through posters, flyers, Connect ED messages, school websites, school-approved social media, phone calls, mail, and newsletters or newsletter sections.
Maintain daily activity logs, spreadsheets, and communications with students and families.
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 district-supported training as needed.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.