SY - Re-Advertised - Liaison - Secondary

Position: 2025-2026 SY - Re-Advertised - Liaison - Secondary
Position Type:

Classified Staff/ Liaison

Date Posted:

9/6/2024

Location:

Gallup Central High School

Date Available:

SY

Closing Date:

Until Filled

Summary

Serves a supportive role in planning community engagement and adult learning in Gallup and McKinley county. Works under the Opportunity Career Center (OCC) principal functioning as a liaison between the school and community. This includes assisting with needs assessments of students, families, businesses, and community stakeholders. Develops and inputs correspondence and data into a computer terminal using various Microsoft Office applications;

to inform the public on departmental policies and procedures; and to assist with basic sorting, filing, copying, and/or clerical activities when needed.

Essential Function Statements

Essential duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assist and support OCC with planning, organizing, and engagement as assigned by the principal.

Make visits to businesses, community events, and community partners as needed.

Maintain a calendar of OCC events, activities, and presentations including, but not limited to, community and stakeholder engagement.

Assist in preparation of recruitment and marketing events and displays.

Assist with community advisory board meetings including correspondence, duplication and preparation of materials, attendance confirmation, and follow-up as needed.

Attend workshops, conferences, and meetings to keep informed of activities and program and gather information to update staff and community.

Attend after school, evening, and weekend community activities as needed.

Independently compose and prepare moderately complex letters and memoranda using proper English grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.

Ensure all materials are duplicated, posted, mailed and/or electronically distributed appropriately and in a timely manner.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Basic operations, services, and activities of a school and district system
• Modern office equipment, especially computers and Microsoft Office applications
• Clerical principles and practices
• Local cultures and geographical area

Ability to:

• Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs, and direct them to the appropriate person or organization.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Participate in the development and administration of OCC goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of OCC goals.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Understand and respect the cultural diversities, and Native American traditional beliefs and practices, of students and their families within the Gallup-McKinley County School district boundaries.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience: Office experience preferred but not required
• Education: Bachelor's degree required
• Licencure & other requirements: Must have a valid driver’s license

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions:

Office and field environment; travel from site to site; work with computers.

Physical Conditions:

Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time; operation of motor vehicles.

GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS DRIVING CREDENTIALS

• State of New Mexico Medical Examiner’s Physical: This is a CDL physical. You are not a CDL driver, but the State of New Mexico requires that all liaisons have their physical information put on this physical form (see attachment) and placed in your file. You may request that your primary care doctor fill out the physical form. If you cannot find a doctor to fill out your physical form, you will have to go and see a CDL physical doctor which could cost you $105.00 or more.
• Drug test: C…