School Liaison; Temporary

Home-School Liaison

The job of Home-School Liaison is done for the purpose of providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for conveying information regarding school and/or district activities and procedures; monitoring and providing support regarding student attendance concerns; providing information on services available to eligible students and families; and referring families to other agencies. This job reports to Principal and/or assigned supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Acts as a liaison between school district and parents/students for the purpose of facilitating access to resources.
• Assists assigned administrators/supervisors in developing program resources for the purpose of fostering community resources and developing reference lists of available community resources.
• Collaborates with internal and external personnel (e.g. school staff, parents, students, principal, counselors, mentors, nurses, CPS, law enforcement, etc.) for the purpose of implementing and/or maintaining services and programs.
• Conducts home visits for the purpose of assessing family needs.
• Coordinates assigned projects and/or activities (e.g. presentations, parent nights, volunteers, etc.) for the purpose of completing projects and/or activities and/or directing services in a timely manner.
• Assists in reviewing and analyzing attendance records for all students for the purpose of identifying trends and to assist in improving student participation school-wide.
• Assists in developing and monitoring student attendance reports for the purpose of providing support for student groups identified with high absenteeism.
• Works with administrators, students, parents and other stakeholders to enhance student attendance at the assigned site.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records (e.g. daily log of activities, program participation, progress, referrals, etc.) for the purpose of providing required information and/or documentation.
• Orients students, families and volunteers for the purpose of establishing familiarity with program, services, and required processes.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g. mediations, truancy program, parent meetings, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of documents, reports and written materials (e.g. reports, memos, letters, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to students, parents, and/or staff.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Translates verbal and written communication(s) (e.g. documents, IEPs, conferences, etc.) for the purpose of assisting students, teachers and parents in communicating.
• Assists the school front office team when needed in order to meet the operational needs of the site.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: operating standard office equipment using pertinent software applications; preparing and maintaining accurate records.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: concepts of grammar and punctuation; stages of child development; community resources available to students; federal and state education programs.

ABILITY is required to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events; gather and/or collate data; and use basic, job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods. Ability is also required to work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups;

work with a variety of data; and utilize specific, job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires independent interpretation of guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adapting to changing work priorities; communicating with diverse groups in both English and Spanish;

maintaining confidentiality; working as part of a team; and working with detailed information.

Responsibility

Responsibilities include:

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