Parent Engagement Liaison

ALTA VISTA INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m.

This position provides support to various school sites within the region, including Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Gardena, Watts, Inglewood and Lincoln. The role may require travel between locations to meet site‑specific needs. This position is funded through the California Community Schools Partnership Program Grant (CCSPP/CA).

We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life?

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The Parent Engagement Liaison serves as the school liaison between parents, teachers, and school employees. The parent liaison implements and manages school-wide parenting initiatives and activities to empower parents to become positive active participants in the education of their children in alignment to the school goals. Supports the principal and school leadership in documentation of parental involvement. This position reports to the Principal or designee.

• Serves as the liaison between parents, teachers, and school employees.
• Consult, support, and coordinate with school employees and school leadership (administration and teachers) to establish and maintain ongoing parent activities, supporting academic achievement and school-wide goals at home and in school.
• Provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of the school in planning and implementing effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance.
• Promote strategies to support successful school and family interactions.
• Promote teamwork by sharing knowledge, cooperating with others, participating in meetings and work groups, and supporting the goals and objectives of the school and sites.
• Promote the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through avenues such as participation in parent-teacher conferences, reports to parents on their children’s progress, and volunteer opportunities in a language the family can understand.
• Promote and support parent attendance and participation in school-wide events such as Open House, Back-to-School Night, PAC/Parent Advisory Committee meetings, ELAC/English Learner Advisory Committee meetings, and other events.
• Provide excellent customer service by establishing positive relations with school personnel, representatives from external organizations and others; respond to phone calls, e-mails, letters, and other communications.
• Assist parents of children served by the school, as appropriate, in understanding academic standards and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve their children’s achievement.
• Coordinate parenting sessions, meetings, and activities.
• Coordinate and implement outreach to parents of students.
• Provide information to families regarding public and private resources available.
• Recruit, coordinate and manage parent and community involvement in programs, advisory committees, school events and support.
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities and activities that may be assigned or changed from time to time.

• Strong writing, oral communication, public speaking, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with culturally diverse populations.
• Strong follow-through skills.
• Coordination, organizing, planning skills.
• Interpersonal skills and persuasion skills.
• Ability to work harmoniously as part of a team.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks based on urgency.
• Ability to learn new skills quickly with minimal guidance.
• Ability to collaborate and work with community representatives and varied stakeholders.
• Self-sufficient and focused on excellent customer service.