Family Outreach Liaison

Family Engagement Specialist

GRADE: G10 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 8: $21.55 - $26.56) MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $21.55 STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40 FTE: 1.0 MONTHS PER YEAR: 10 JOB CODE: 1252 POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY: Facilitate communication with students, families, district personnel and community members to better meet the social and academic needs of students. Responsible for implementing the school's family engagement plan, increasing parent involvement and strengthening positive parent engagement at both the school and district level.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time may vary based on assignment.

• Work collaboratively with students, parents, and staff to develop and mentor relationships. Conduct family needs assessments. Develop a strategic family engagement plan to emphasize the connection between consistent family involvement and academic achievement in all areas.
• Work with parents and staff to impact student achievement. Identify student needs and align with District and community resources. Coordinate parent groups within the school and participate in home visits. Provide regular communication and outreach to families regarding culturally appropriate programming. Collaborate, develop, and facilitate culturally relevant activities that may take place after school, during evening hours or on the weekend.
• Participate directly in communication between students, teachers, counselors, principals, parents and others, including language translation as necessary to assure mutual understanding/comprehension of needs, issues and actions.
• Attend staff meetings, trainings, and conferences at both the school and district level. Actively participate in Title I School Accountability Committees (SAC), Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and other parent groups.
• Collaborate with outside community organizations to serve as support for students and families and increase opportunity for academic success
• Work with staff and parents to ensure the family engagement plan and Title I funds are in alignment with the school and District Unified Improvement Plan (UIP).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: • High school diploma or equivalent. • Spoken and written Spanish language skills required. • 2-year degree in education, social work, or equivalent relevant experience preferred. • Experience in Community Service and Outreach preferred. • Experience mentoring and advising students at all grade levels related to academic achievement preferred. • Experience with at risk and culturally diverse populations preferred.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: • Criminal background check required for hire. • Valid Colorado driver's license

APPLICATION INFORMATION: All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.

SALARY INFORMATION: All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis. All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.

BENEFITS INFORMATION: Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits, please see our Benefits Overview.