Please contact the district or school with any questions regarding this position.
Primary Purpose:
Design, coordinate, oversee, and direct the programs that encourage family and parental engagement; identify and resolve problems affecting attendance and academic success. Assists schools in addressing the needs of low income and culturally and/or linguistically diverse students and families.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Minimum – Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field
Preferred – Master’s degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills with people from all social,educational, and economic backgrounds
- Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to meet established deadlines Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of computer proficiency using Google Suite
- Preferred – Bilingual (Spanish)
Experience:
- Three years’ experience in an educational and/or social work setting
- Experience in fiscal/budget management, data reporting, and management information systems
- Demonstrated competence in program development, marketing, implementation, and evaluation
- Working knowledge of local youth/family service organizations
- Experience working with and managing grant-funded programs
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide excellent customer services experience for parents, schools, and community members to foster a collaborative learning environment
- Assist the district and schools in resolving educational and diversity issues affecting educators, students, parents and community
- Actively monitors issues to determine if there are trends in that can be addressed at the campus or district level
- Assist to foster, create, and maintain a responsive and welcoming school culture and learning environments for parents, families and community partners
- Maintain a Family Resource Center that informs and provides families with linkages to available/relevant community resources
- Plan & organize Family Support Services
- Provide guidance and resources toward developing family-focused campus faculty & staff
- Track & maintain family participation data; prepare & provide reports as required
- Make home visits and facilitate several modes of effective communication among school personnel, students, parents/guardians, community agencies, and the justice courts
- Possess a working knowledge of the current compulsory education laws; i.e., The Texas Family Code, the Texas Education Code, and CISD policy
- Collect, organize, and disseminate pertinent data that relates to student attendance problems
- Prepare absenteeism information to serve the legal process
- Serve as a specialist for an area of targeted support such as after school programming, tutoring, or communication
- Be available to work flexible hours to accommodate evening and weekend activities
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
- Maintain confidentiality of information
- Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures
- Alternative means of completing job duties
- Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Use of a school vehicle; standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals
Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional standing or walking; bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; o Frequent hand motions including the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear
Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds)
Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; occasional districtwide travel
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress