Family Liaison

Position Type:
Paraeducators/Paraeducator
Date Posted:
9/5/2024
Location:
WCAIS Elem Magnet School Scope of Work: The Family Liaison is responsible for building parent and family partnerships to decrease chronic absenteeism by establishing effective communication and resources that increase high student academic achievement.
Reports to the School Principal
Primary Responsibilities

• Recognize barriers to a student's full participation in school and have actional steps to provide resources for families.
• Contact parents through phone calls, home visits and or meetings to encourage their child's attendance in school.
• Addresses or conveys family's questions and concerns to appropriate school staff for the purpose of supporting chronic absenteeism.
• Be part of the school's chronic absenteeism team and hosts conversations to remove barriers of chronic absenteeism by encouraging use of Parent Square, school health services and community resources.
• Acts as a liaison between families and school staff when problems arise and supports families by identifying and connecting them to district and community resources.
• Maintain documentation of activities, LEAP and student logs, and prepare reports as required.
• Performs other duties as required that is directed at supporting student's attendance in school.

Qualifications and Abilities:

• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Has good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Has flexibility skills of being able to work in multiple schools during the week.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the district's school-family partnership policy and regulation documents.
• Knowledge of child growth and development and learning strategies that foster educational growth.
• Understanding of the developmental process of developing family-school partnerships.
• Understand class and cultural backgrounds for families and the community and respect ethnic, cultural and language diversity.
• Able to be sensitive and respectful in communications regarding all children and families regardless of differences in cultural heritage, lifestyle, values, and home environment.
• Knows Danbury rich resources and understands families' cultural backgrounds.
• Participates in required professional development activities to maintain and enhance work related skills.
• Possesses computer skills in Word, Excel, ZOOM,
• 2 years of experience working with families or communities in differing capacities.
• 12 college credits in Early Childhood preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Full time 32.5 hours per week.
• Schedule in consultation with Supervisor, some evenings and weekend hours may be required.
• $16.22/hour - member of the CSEA Paraeducator Union.