Ref: 8855

 

The District and SEIU 1021 are working together to create promotional opportunities for existing staff, therefore this job posting is available for five (5) days for internal candidates based on our collective bargaining agreement.

 

TITLE:	Liaison, Family Parent	REPORTS TO:	Assigned Supervisor
DEPARTMENT:	As Assigned	CLASSIFICATION:	Classified
FLSA:	Non-Exempt	WORK YEAR/HOURS:	261 days/7.5 hours
ISSUED:	Created: May 30, 2007 Revised: June 2017	SALARY GRADE:	WTCL 38

 

BASIC FUNCTION: Perform a variety of proficient, specialized duties with implementation of Board-adopted meaningful family engagement standards, requiring good communication skills; utilize specialized knowledge and independent judgment involving frequent and responsible public contact; assist in ensuring that the individual site remains proficient with engagement of families as partners for student learning and continuous school improvement.

 

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to reflect the principal job elements accurately.)

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in ensuring that templates and protocols used to sustain the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) include the appropriate guidelines for compliance with the mandates of the various categorical and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) programs (LCAP Supplemental and Concentration Funds, Title I, etc.).
• Assist in ensuring that activities and meetings of the School Site Council (SSC), Site English Language Learner Committee (SELL), African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC), Special Needs Parent Council, and other SSC Subcommittees are aligned with site/district process and expectations for continuous school improvement.
• Develop and staff a Family Resource Center.
• Attend site-based and district professional learning communities.
• Work closely with the school principal, community school manager, teacher leaders, community partners to align and implement family engagement strategies linked to student learning and the goals of the SPSA.
• Communicate and collaborate with the Office of Meaningful Student and Family Engagement and the Central Family Resource Center, to align site-based family engagement activities and measures of quality.
• Collaborate with Family Parent Liaison/Family Engagement Staff in surrounding neighborhoods.
• Educate all parents in the school community about participation on site and District advisory committees including but not limited to the SSC, SELL, LCAP Parent Student Advisory Committee (PSAC), and the District English Learner Subcommittee (DELL).
• Facilitate workshops for parents on how to support student learning at home.
• Provide personalized assistance to teachers and staff on how to partner with families for student learning.
• Facilitate parent action team or family engagement coordinating team, to assist school site with creating educational equity through family engagement; assist school in developing and enhancing parent communication, parent partnerships for student learning, and school reporting for family engagement.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

The District determines whether a candidate is qualified based on fulfillment of prerequisites, relevant work experience, ability to perform the essential functions, reference checks, effective interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated by interview performance and/or writing samples, and achievement on performance-based assessments (if applicable) that demonstrate the candidate possesses the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities.  Meeting prerequisites only satisfies the initial screening process and does not indicate the candidate is qualified to perform the essential functions of the position.

 

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Community outreach and nontraditional grass roots communication

Strategies used in community organizing

Parent advocacy, parent organization, empowerment, and community engagement

Experience in parent advocacy, community organization, or related areas

Proficient, specialized duties, computers and other office equipment

Effective oral and written English communication techniques

Specialized record-keeping techniques

Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Telephone techniques, systems and etiquette

District policies, applicable sections of the State Education Code and other laws and regulations

 

ABILITY TO:

Perform a variety of proficient, specialized duties in parent engagement involving specialized knowledge and independent judgment

Demonstrate commitment to multiculturalism

Demonstrate cultural competence with divers groups across race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, and sexuality

Organize communities and use nontraditional grassroots communications techniques

Work with all identifiable community groups

Communicate clearly; understand and interpret District and other rules, policies and procedures

Understand and follow oral and written directions

Operate a computer and other office equipment; meet schedules and time lines

Maintain records; analyze situations and data accurately and take appropriate action

Work cooperatively with others and meet District standards of professional attitude

Organize and coordinate office activities

Understand and work within scope of authority

Work independently with little direction

Work confidentially with discretion

Compose correspondence and other written documents independently

Complete work accurately and as directed with many interruptions

 

PREREQUISITES

• AA Degree or its equivalency required (2 years of similar and relevant work level experience = 1 year of college) and relevant course work. A combination of experience and education may be used to meet the AA Degree requirement; however, the work experience years used to qualify for the AA Degree requirement cannot be used to meet the work requirement.
• Five years of relevant experience
• Valid California Driver’s License, if applicable

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS:

Employment eligibility will include fingerprints, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT:

Office and diverse school site and neighborhood environments; driving a vehicle to conduct work; fast-paced work; constant interruptions

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Consistent mental alertness; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects up to 30 pounds, occasionally 30+ pounds; bending and twisting at the waist, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; dexterity of both hands and fingers while performing duties; seeing to read, write and use the computer; hearing and speaking to exchange information, in person or on the telephone, and make presentations.

 

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:

The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.