Parent Liaison

Parent Liaison

Effective  sy: $19.37

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent. Bilingual English/Spanish or Bilingual English/Nepali preferred. Effective communication skills.

The Parent Liaison position is designed to offer information and support to District #200 families as follows:

• Build and maintain rapport with families
• Address parents' questions and concerns in person and on the phone
• Assist parents with student registration
• Work with families whose students are chronically truant to increase student attendance
• Maintain clear, well organized and comprehensive written records
• Solicit and record feedback from parents during parent activities and student presentations
• Keep a file of parent activities, parent communication, and parent feedback with copies sent to the ELL and Title I Departments
• Provide parents with community resource information/activities and refer families to these services when appropriate
• Promote literacy and mathematical thinking
• Interpret at conferences or meetings between teachers and parents
• Attend all Parent Liaison Professional Development Trainings
• Develop a resource book of free family activities in the Wheaton Warrenville Community
• Implement and update a resource library for parents
• Survey parents about needs at school and home
• Organize informative workshops for parents regarding social issues and their child's education
• Create opportunities in which parents can volunteer at the school
• Participate in School PTO and Parent Advisory Committee meetings and activities

Essential Functions Must be able to perform duties as noted above. Must be able to provide own transportation for travel within and outside of District. Part-time, approximately fifteen hours a week for the school year. Limited evening or weekend hours.