Family and Community Advocate

Position Type:
Secretary/Clerical (School Sites)

Date Posted: 11/30/2025

Location:

Hillcrest Elementary School

The Family and Community Advocate works with families to understand and remove barriers to students’ academic success and to establish a positive and inviting school climate for families and the community.

Reports To:
Site Administrator/Family Engagement Manager

FSLA Status:
Non-Exempt | Compensation: $102 (salary determined by experience) | Work Days: 181 | FTE: 1.00 (7 hours per day)

NOTE:
This position is grant funded; continuation of employment is contingent upon grant renewal.

• Seek out, understand, and respond to families' educational concerns and needs to assist in improving family involvement and enhancing student success.
• Collaborate and coordinate with school staff, community members, partners, and families to implement programs and activities designed to engage families in learning with a focus on families who are underrepresented because of social, economic, racial, and/or language barriers.
• Coordinate volunteer programs in alignment with District best practices to include volunteer applications, logging time, and safety protocols.
• Counsel students, staff, parents/legal guardians for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems, providing support and resolving conflicts.
• Maintain a variety of confidential and non‑confidential lists and records (e.g., work/appointment schedules, contact logs, parent resources, etc.).
• Participate in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g., monthly district meetings, parent‑student workshops, educational seminars, department in‑service, etc.) to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions and remain knowledgeable of current professional program regulations.
• Develop and support the creation of parent organizations at assigned school site.
• Communicate with families through phone calls, home visits and meetings at school or district sites as needed and/or as assigned to enhance student success, increase family understanding and/or ensure safety of students and/or personnel.
• Provide quality customer service, foster two‑way relationships between schools and families, and strengthen communication and family engagement programs for student success.
• Prepare a variety of documents, reports and written materials to communicate information to families, staff; also provide written support, develop recommendations and/or convey information.
• Refer and connect students and families to appropriate OKCPS resources including, but not limited to:
  Equity and Student Support:
  Family Connect, Mental Health, Embrace OKC, HOPE, Attendance Advocacy, etc.
• Act as school site representative for Coat A Kid and Kit A Kid programs to help identify students with most need and coordinate with Foundation/District point of contact.
• Assist in identifying and tracking community partnership opportunities.
• Act as main point of contact for Weekend Food Backpacks and/or in‑school food pantries and assist with distribution of food.
• Execution of essential functions will occasionally require work outside of standard work hours, including evenings and/or weekends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Completion of a High School Diploma/GED.

• Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET).
• Education Testing Service Para Pro Assessment (passing score is 455).
• ACT Work Keys Assessment (passing score is 4 or better on all three parts).
• Specific skill‑based competencies: applying pertinent laws, rules and regulations; utilizing pertinent software applications; performing standard bookkeeping; and planning and managing projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Specific ability‑based competencies: being attentive to detail; communicating with persons with varied cultural and educational backgrounds; establishing and maintaining constructive relationships; and maintaining confidentiality.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency preferred; may be required for some sites depending on school’s demographics.

• Able to sit and stand for…