PROGRAM COORD,PARNT ENGAG BILIN -TITLEI
Company: Orange County Public Schools
Location: Orlando
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Salary ScheduleUnder general direction, the purpose of the
position is to perform school-based duties associated with program
coordination of parent engagement activities. Duties will be
associated with providing written and oral translation in a
language other than English, conducting home visits, delivering
parent workshops, gathering and presenting detailed data pertaining
to parent engagement activities, attending and communicating with
parent/school leadership councils, establishing communication with
all parents, and creating engagement opportunities for all parents.
The goal is to establish and improve effective communication
between home and school, improve parent and family outreach and
coordinate training opportunities for parents and families of
students in grades Pre-K through 12th that will positively impact
student academic performance. Employees in this classification
identify and encourage parents to participate in school and
district family engagement activities, provide support to staff and
parents on best practices in parent engagement, and provide
guidelines for school-based parent engagement projects. Must have
flexibility to work a schedule to accommodate meetings, trainings
and events which may include evenings and weekends. Daily hours
will be aligned accordingly as determined by supervisor. In-county
travel using a personal vehicle may be required. Performs related
work as directed.EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSResponds to
internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous
and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.Serves
as a liaison between the school and its parents and families as it
relates to parent and family engagement.Seeks and receives guidance
from the District Parent and Family Engagement team to improve
professional knowledge and skills which support parent and family
engagement.Maintains open communication with principal, staff,
parents and school-based community involvement coordinators on all
planned parent engagement activities.Investigates and answers
questions pertaining to parent engagement.Provides translation of
school documents in a language other than English designed to
inform parents such as letters, bulletins, announcements,
calendars, notices, webpage information, articles, flyers,
newsletters, community resources information, but not limited to
these as requested by supervisor.Collaborates with school-based
community involvement coordinators to identify community resources
which support parents and families and communicates identified
resources to parents and families using multiple means of
communication such as: phone calls, mail, home visits, newsletters
and meetings in order to encourage participation in school and
district activities and events.Collaborates with appropriate staff
members to identify and inform parents and families experiencing
challenges/crises of wraparound services such as, but not limited
to, food banks and clothing banks.Encourages parents and family
members to serve as volunteers. Maintains a current list of
organizations that provide critical resources to
parents/families.Must be familiar with current state laws, state
board rules, and school board policies as they relate to
programs.Participates in creating school-level Title I Parent and
Family Engagement /Plan and supports the distribution of Title I
district-level and school-level Parent and Family Engagement
Plans.Maintains daily work log on parent engagement initiatives and
submits monthly.Hosts at least one Virtual Parent Academy in
collaboration with the district Parent Academy team.Coordinates
parents and school staff to attend at least one district face to
face Parent Academy event.Schedules, organizes and provides monthly
parent engagement workshops to parents and staff.Attends SAC and
PTA meetings as a member and/or guest to provide Parent Engagement
Liaison updates.Provides parent engagement content for school
newsletter.Attends Parent Engagement Liaison meetings established
on the district calendar.Types and prepares correspondence, memos,
reports, and other documents.Operates a computer to enter,
retrieve, review, or modify data; utilizes word processing,
database, and software programs.Operates a variety of machinery,
equipment, and tools associated with department activities, which
may include a laminator, copy machine, or fax.Responsible for
keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being
used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to
ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required
to perform in current position.Responsible for timely and accurate
information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.The
list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be
representative of the tasks performed within this classification.
It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the
class.The omission of an essential function does not preclude
management from assigning duties not listed herein if such
functions are a logical assignment to the position.MARGINAL
FUNCTIONSWhile the following tasks are necessary for the work of
the unit, they are not an essential part of the purpose of this
position and may also be performed by other unit members.Performs
related duties as directed.MINIMUM TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCEAssociates Degree or higher supplemented by a minimum of
1 to 2 years' experience providing support to parents to enhance
student achievement, program management, or any equivalent
combination of related education, training and experience which
provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform
the essential job functions. Must be fluent in English and in
another language particularly in the areas of Speaking, Reading,
and Writing. Demonstrate interpersonal and social competence in
working with linguistically and culturally diverse constituencies.
Must have ability to work positively with parents, school and
district personnel; ability to effectively deliver oral, written
and visual presentations and reports; ability to take initiative in
creating, coordinating and organizing activities and events;
ability to accurately collect, organize and maintain data and
information for reports.PERFORMANCE APTITUDESData Utilization:
Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize,
and/or analyze data and/or information. Includes exercising
discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing
such analysis to established standards for the purpose of
recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and
relationships.Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply
principles of persuasion and/or influence.Equipment, Machinery,
Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate,
maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools,
and/or materials used in performing essential functions.Verbal
Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of
reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and
information.Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to
calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize
principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.Functional
Reasoning: Requires ability to apply principles of rational
systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written,
oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form. Ability to exercise
independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to
meet variations in assigned objectives.Situational Reasoning:
Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and
creativity in situations involving a variety of generally
pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent
change.ADA COMPLIANCEPhysical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to
exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which
may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of
objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may
involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work
station.Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception
and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications
ability.Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed
without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt,
dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature
and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents,
traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents,
violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.The Orange County
School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the
essential functions of the job when such individuals request an
accommodation.Posting Title: PROGRAM COORD,PARNT ENGAG BILIN
-TITLEI Requisition ID: 2023-115137 Name: LANCASTER ELEMENTARY
Street: 6700 SHERYL ANN DR Post End Date: 5/26/2023 12:46 AM Work
Hours and Days: 12 month, 8 hours per day External Company Name:
Orange County Public Schools External Company URL:
www.ocps.k12.fl.us
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