2026-2027 Family and Community Advocate

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)

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.

• 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
• Coordinates volunteer programs in alignment with District best practices to include volunteer applications, logging time, and safety protocols
• Counsels students, staff, parents/legal guardians for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems, providing support and resolving conflicts
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential lists and records (e.g. work/appointment schedules, contact logs, parent resources, etc.)
• Participates 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
• Develops and supports the creation of parent organizations at assigned school site
• Communicates 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
• Provides quality customer service, fosters two-way relationships between schools and families, and strengthens communication and family engagement programs for student success
• Prepares a variety of documents, reports and written materials to communicate information to families, staff; also provides written support, developing recommendations and/or conveying information.
• Refers and connects 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.
• Acts as school site representative for Coat A Kid and Kit A Kid programs to help identify students with most need and coordinates with Foundation/District point of contact
• Assists in identifying and tracking community partnership opportunities
• Acts as main point of contact for Weekend Food Backpacks and/or in-school food pantries and assists with distribution of food
• Execution of essential functions will occasionally require some work to be performed outside of standard work hours, to include evenings and/or weekends
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Completion of a High School Diploma/GED.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 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 required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: 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 required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: being attentive to detail; communicating with persons with varied cultural and educational backgrounds; establishing and maintaining constructive relationships; and maintaining confidentiality 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 dependent upon on school's demographics
• Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2:1 ratio. Therefore, for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.

• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer
• Able to see and read a computer screen and…