Paradise Valley Unified School District No. 69

PARENT LIAISON – Title 1 (previously Parent Liaison)

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. High School Diploma or GED.
  2. Previous experience working with school age children.
  3. Effective communication skills.
  4. Bilingual Spanish preferred.

GRADE: 9

REPORTS TO: Principal/District Title I Coordinator

SUPERVISES: n/a

JOB GOAL: To act as a liaison between school and home.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  1. Establish and maintain a good rapport with students, employees, and community.
  2. Strengthen Title I families and their involvement in the education of Title I students by encouraging these parents to form a strong school-family partnership to support student learning.
  3. Keep a written log of hourly activities is to share with the Title I specialists on a weekly basis. This documentation must be kept on file and submitted to district office with end of year packet.
  4. Contact Title I parents to remind them about conferences and parent night activities. If necessary, provide Spanish translations as needed for both meetings and paperwork to parents.
  5. Organize and help distribute any Title I parent/student learning materials to be sent home. This includes photocopying of the parent newsletters provided by district office.
  6. Help develop and distribute the yearly Title I parent survey.
  7. Help review and evaluate Title I Parent Involvement Policy.
  8. Inform parents about summer school programs and extended-day program.
  9. May assist with program evaluation procedures.
  10. Other job-related duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine, ten, or twelve-month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Services Personnel.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: Decisions regarding appropriate and reasonable accommodation(s) will be based upon the merits of each situation. The principle criteria will be that of effectiveness and safety.

REVISED: 07/1/03