Parent Liaison - State Comp ED Funded

Parent Liaison

Creates a welcoming school environment for parents/guardians; conducts outreach through a variety of communications to empower parents/guardians to be actively engaged in their children's education; organizes family involvement events/activities; manages school-based volunteer opportunities; works with the principal to address parent/guardian issues and concerns at school. This position is assigned to multiple campuses that will be closing at the end of the 2026-2027 school year and is responsible for working directly with parents/guardians and campus staff to ensure a smooth transition of students and families to their receiving campus. Funding for this position is contingent upon the Title I, Part A Program and its coordination to the individual campus needs assessment. The position may be funded on a year-to-year basis based on the campus needs assessment and availability of supplemental funds.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience/Education/Certification): High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED); experience in community-based outreach program and/or non-profit; experience working with culturally diverse communities.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Serve as liaison between school and home; establish trusting relationships and serve as a point of contact for families; create a welcoming school environment.

2. Assists the campuses with the transition of campus closure including: the fielding of phone calls and concerns regarding changes, ensuring campus newsletter and website has links to the optimization meeting updates, coordination of community events across campuses.

3. Attends Optimization Task Force meetings related to school closure.

4. Help with new school orientations

5. Work directly with the campus principal to support parent outreach efforts that will impact student achievement; assist with Title I, Part A Parental Involvement requirements.

6. Assist to identify student and parent needs; provide community referrals to families, as needed.

7. Work closely with other school staff to coordinate services for students and families, including: School Support Staff, English Language Department Staff, Special Education Staff, teachers and administrators.

8. Communicate with campus administrator to identify students with attendance issues and other needs; advocate for families, as appropriate.

9. Provide clear communication between campus administrators and families.

10. Collaborate and co-facilitate with administrators and teachers during parent/family involvement activities.

11. Assist families in an effort to navigate the school system, assisting with awareness of available campus, district, and community social services and their attainment.

12. Work with bilingual parents/guardians and staff to ensure use of interpreter services as available for parent-teacher conferences, school meetings/activities and as requested.

13. Prepare outreach materials for distribution in language(s) of parents/guardians (i.e. flyers about upcoming events/activities, school calendar of events, available school/community resources etc.); ensure multilingual signs, bulletin boards, and other displays are visible at school entrance/lobby to welcome all parents and provide information.

14. Conduct outreach to empower parents/guardians to be actively engaged in their children's education; survey parents/guardians on welcoming environment, parent involvement opportunities and perceived access to information/resources.

15. Develop ongoing relationships with community-based and local faith-based organizations; make presentations to provide school information.

16. Stay abreast of information/resources and support available to families and share with parent/guardian ways to support their children's learning at home; provide information on services available to eligible students and families and encourage participation, as appropriate.

17. Attend appropriate parent and family engagement trainings and meetings, PTA and parent support meetings, and other relevant meetings within the community, as assigned.

18. Work directly with parents/guardians to support a smooth transition to the receiving campus for the upcoming school year.

19. Maintain confidentiality of student, parent, and employee personal information.

20. Follow Educator Code of Conduct & all policies, procedures, laws and State/Federal regulations.

21. Perform other duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of scope of work done within campus
• Knowledge of the various annual timelines associated with the campus
• Knowledge of the campus closure/consolidation process and related transition timelines
• Skill in communicating effectively with others, including during periods of change
• Skill in working in collaborative team-based environments
• Skill in working with computer tools, including but not limited to, email, internet, word processing and spreadsheets
• Skill in working with and presenting to diverse populations of educators, students, parents and community members
• Skill in maintaining composure and providing reassurance to families during a school closure transition

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Demands): Prolonged use of computer; work regularly requires work outside the normal work week, including attendance at evening transition/welcome events; must be able to push, pull, lift, and/or carry at least 20 lbs. Frequent in-district travel between closing and receiving campuses.

The foregoing statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

Education Service Center Region 13