Community Schools Liaison

Central Office/FACE Liaison
Hill Administration Building
The Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Liaison will provide support to identified students and families with transitioning environments for the purpose of ensuring academic and social success. Additionally, the FACE Liaison lead support efforts for enlisting parental involvement in students' educational programs; and facilitating positive parent, school and student relationships.
The FACE Liaison will work under direct supervision of the Director of School Climate. Administers programs/activities to bridge the gap between home and school for the purpose of helping parents get information and support needed to ensure their students' academic and social success in compliance with established guidelines.

• Develops and implements a mentoring program for students assigned to their caseload in collaboration with the Director of School Climate that includes but is not limited to weekly relationship building activities, school-to-home support and goal setting.
• Assesses family and student needs to develop and implement an action plan to remove barriers to child's success in school.
• Visits families and students in their homes to engaging parents, informing parents/students of school and/or community resources.
• Connects parents, teachers, staff, and students with health plans, classroom learning plans, and nutrition plans (e.g. school supplies, athletic programs, medical/dental/vision assistance, food/clothing/housing assistance mental health resources, after school activities, school expectations, etc.) Implements a variety of programs to involve parents, students, and the community in school affairs to establishing familiarity with programs, services, and processes.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential records (e.g. program participation, contact sheets, time sheets for tutor programs, student logs, etc.) Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g. serves as liaison for parents, child advocate; Plans family meetings and parent involvement events (e.g. restorative practices, emotional, physical and academic support; Processes documents and materials for the purpose of documenting activities, disseminating information to appropriate parties, and meeting program requirements.
• Reports suspected incidents to appropriate parties for the purpose of maintaining personal health and safety for students and adhering to district and/or school policies.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. parents, community agencies, auditors, students, etc.) Minumum of 60 credit hours from an accredited institution or an Associate's Degree in related field required.

~3-5 years of related experience with youth preferred.

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension plan
Medical and Dental Insurance
Life insurance
Long term disability
Flexible benefits plan
Personal days
Direct deposit
Employee assistance program

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