School and Community Engagement Facilitator

School And Community Engagement Facilitator

Under the direction of the Director of English Language Learners and the site administrator, the School and Community Engagement Facilitator acts as the liaison between students, staff, and parents to remove barriers to improve student learning and achievement. The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, serving as a resource to students and parents regarding district and community agencies, resources, parent education, and other events and activities that are linked to strong, positive student outcomes.

Essential duties include:

• Provide oversight and coordination of school and community-based services and service providers
• Identify campus resources and gaps in service areas
• Connect students in crisis situations to appropriate services
• Support the implementation of school climate goals
• Develop and/or support data collection
• Coordinate linkage of identified students to appropriate programs, activities, and services
• Conduct home visits to support students and families in achieving student success
• Organize parent engagement workshops, including logistics and communication
• Compile materials and create files for documentation of compliance with district goals, such as Local Control Accountability Plan and Title III
• Support implementation of site attendance goals and work with School Attendance Review Team and Board to support improved student attendance
• Support the Progress Monitoring process for targeted students at the site and district levels
• Participation in the RTI process as needed
• Support 504s action plans for targeted students

Other related duties as assigned.

Skills and requirements include:

• Compile and interpret quantitative reports
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Navigate school/district and community systems
• Understand and respect the diversity of families' economic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds
• Recognize sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Work independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Experience with using databases and analysis
• Establish and maintain strong interpersonal and team relationships with students, staff, parents, and community partners
• Create and maintain a system to monitor timelines and action plans
• Maintain flexible work hours when necessary

Experience/

Education:

• Two or more years of experience developing skills or knowledge areas described
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, such as Behavioral Sciences, Child and Adolescent Development, Education, Social Work or related field
• Fluent Spanish required at specific sites

Physical demands include:

• Sitting:
  Occasionally
• Standing/Walking:
  Continuously
• Bending/Neck bending:
  Frequently
• Squatting/Climbing/Kneeling:
  Frequently
• Crawling:
  Occasionally
• Neck/Waist twisting:
  Continuously
• Pushing/Pulling:
  Continuously; up to 60 lbs. at a time
• Reaching:
  Above shoulder:
  Occasionally Below shoulder:
  Continuously
• Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs.:
  Frequently 11-25 lbs.:
  Occasionally 26-50 lbs.:
  Rarely 51-75 lbs.:
  Rarely
• Hand
  
  Activities:
  
  Repetitive hand use:
  Simple grasping:
  Occasionally Fine manipulation:
  Occasionally Hand and arm:
  Twisting/turning:
  Frequently Computer operation:
  Occasionally Writing:
  Occasionally

Supervised by:
Site Principal and Director of English Language Learners

Evaluated by:
Site Principal and/or Director of English Language Learners

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