Family Liaison

Family Liaison

The Family Liaison will use home visits as a strategy to support families to positively affect student achievement and to increase effective communication between home and school.

A. Connecting Families To Resources

• Provide information on available Springfield Parent Academy workshops and other school and district family activities
• Support families with social needs by providing information on appropriate community resources
• Assist parents with referrals to district programs and services
• Actively promote district and school events and family activities

B. Promoting Student Success

• Help families understand district/school policies and procedures such as: attendance, homework, uniforms and other related information in the Student/Parent Handbook
• Create ways for parents and teachers to personally meet to address students' academic progress (i.e. Parent-Teacher Conferences)
• Help parents with general questions and basic information related to special education and other academic related programs
• Assist families with parenting skills to support their children
• Work with teachers and other staff to develop learning kits to use in home visits

C. Building Relationships With Families

• Welcome families, personally meet them and introduce them to the school community
• Identify potential Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) & School Centered Decision Making (SCDM) parents and personally meet them for active participation
• Create ways for families and teachers to personally meet
• Participate in school events such open houses, coffee hours to personally connect with parents
• Act as a liaison between families and school staff when issues arise, more information needs to be shared or cultural differences are a barrier

D. Assessing The Needs Of Families

• Document needs of families through Power School and other tracking tools
• Using observation and other variety of techniques; identify the specific needs of families and their progress
• Develop a support plan to work with the families

Key Responsibilities Of The Job:

• Work in collaboration with parents, teachers, counselors, and attendance officers to enhance communication between school and home
• Attend parent engagement capacity building workshops geared towards parents and/or school staff
• Work in collaboration with parent and community organizations to build the capacity of parents and families
• Work in collaboration with the PACE Center Team and community groups to support district activities and the Springfield Parent Academy
• Assist school staff with identifying potential translation services

Educational & Job Experience Requirements:

• Associates Degree from an accredited college preferred or minimum of two years of experience in family services or related human services field
• Communicate effectively with families in a friendly and supportive manner
• Ability to work as an effective team member in a diverse educational, multicultural environment
• Skill, ability and knowledge of Microsoft word
• Skill and ability to access email and internet
• Possess interpersonal and organizational skills
• Access to transportation is required
• Bilingual skills highly desirable