Bilingual Parent Engagement Liaison [JobID: 13133]

JOB SUMMARY: Under direct supervision, the Parent Engagement Liaison provides
assistance to the school, i.e. teachers, building administration, to develop activities and encourage parent and family involvement.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Collaborate with school personnel to develop and execute opportunities for parents and families to participate and engage in all aspects of the school environment
2. Serve as a liaison to parents and families to effectively communicate ongoing events and activities held at the school
3. Assist the Parent Teacher Organization/Association with activities to increase parent and family participation
4. Maintains working knowledge of Title I Parent and Family involvement requirements

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Accurately maintain records as required by state or federal laws, and Union County Board of Education policies, and/or school-based requests, and adhere to  confidentiality requirements of state and federal law
2. Provides building administration with handouts for parents and families obtained through ongoing research, i.e. articles
3. Perform administrative functions to support ongoing initiatives
4. Participates in events and activities to support building a school culture for parents and families
5. Obtains feedback from parents and families to assess the events and activities. Uses
feedback to successfully build a program
6. Effectively produces professionally written correspondence across various
communication mediums, i.e. cell phone, computer
7. Other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Minimum Qualifications
● High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

Desirable Qualifications
● Community Outreach experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
COMMUNICATION/INTERACTIONS
● Ability to work with diverse individuals and/or group

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
● Requires the ability to interact with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
● Must be adaptable to performing in stressful and emergency situations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ENVIRONMENT
Sedentary/Medium – Exert force 10-25 lbs., frequently; and up to 10 lbs., constantly; or a negligible amount of force to frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects

Physical Demands: Frequent standing, walking, pushing, pulling, carrying, reaching, handling, and repetitive fine motor activities. Hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Vision: Frequent near acuity and occasional far acuity. Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment. Vision to read printed materials, a VDT screen, or other monitoring devices

Environmental Conditions: Varies from indoors exposure to outside weather conditions. Exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to loud

Hazards: Uneven walking/working surfaces, communicable diseases, cleaning chemicals, lifting/carrying of materials, and power/hand-operated equipment and machinery (as related to specific assignment)