Job Description
Job Description Terms of Employment: 10-month Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Salary Scale: AFSCME UA3, Grade 4-5 EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
- High school diploma or general educational degree (GED).
- General knowledge of Title I, Part A and Microsoft Office 365.
- Works flexible hours, as needed.
- Deals courteously and tactfully with CCPS employees, parents/families, students, outside agencies and the general public.
- Treats people with respect; works with integrity and ethically; upholds school system values.
- Manages difficult or emotional situations involving parents/families, students and school staff.
- Respond to requests for services and assistance; keeps commitments.
- Follows policies and procedures; prioritizes and plans work activities; completes tasks correctly and on time.
- Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
- Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; able to read and interpret written information.
- Remains open to other ideas and to try new things.
- Manages confidential student and grant information with professionalism.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Apply Joyce L. Epstein's Six Types of Involvement to develop a comprehensive family engagement program.
- Serve as a liaison to parents/families and teachers to remove barriers to promote student achievement.
- Serve as a member of the school planning team.
- Assist in the development of the 4 Components of a School-wide Plan and family engagement budget.
- Collaborate with school staff and parents/families to develop the Home-School Compact and Family Engagement Plan.
- Plan and attend school-based family engagement workshops to meet the needs of parent/families.
- Conduct parent training sessions and coordinate activities related to student achievement.
- Distribute instructional materials to families.
- Maintain a Family Resource Center.
- Disseminate survey data to establish needs and improve the school-level.
- Establish community partnerships.
- Enlist families and community members to volunteer within the school.
- Attend school and community meetings, such as Parent Advisory Council and PTO meetings, as needed.
- Coordinate with the Judy Center office to ensure that ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) families receive information in their native language.
- Support districtwide family engagement initiatives.
- Attend quarterly meetings.
- Attend professional development opportunities to increase family engagement capacity.
- Other duties as assigned.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
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