2026-2027 SY - Liaison - Secondary

Gallup-McKinley County Schools; Gallup (NM); On-site; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

Gallup-McKinley County Schools seeks an OCC Community Liaison at Gallup Central High School to support community engagement and adult learning. The role includes coordinating communications, assisting with event planning, and liaising between school and community partners.

Grant-funded with employment contingent on funding. Responsibilities include stakeholder outreach, calendar management, and preparation of materials for advisory boards and events, with occasional after-hours activities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Valid driver's license.
• Office experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support OCC with planning, organizing, and engagement as assigned by the principal.
• Make visits to businesses, community events, and community partners as needed.
• Maintain a calendar of OCC events, activities, and presentations including community engagement.
• Assist with recruitment and marketing events and displays.
• Prepare letters and memoranda with proper grammar and formatting.

Skills

Communication

Community outreach

Organization

Written correspondence

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Opportunity Career Center (OCC) Community Liaison

Work Location: Gallup Central High School

Contract Length: 203 Days

Salary Schedule: Student Support - Other Non-CBA

Salary: $50,178.00 - $58,911.00

Summary

Serves a supportive role in planning community engagement and adult learning in Gallup and McKinley county. Works under the Opportunity Career Center(OCC) principal functioning as a liaison between the school and community. This includes assisting with needs assessments of students, families, businesses, and community stakeholders. Develops and inputs correspondence and data into a computer terminal using various Microsoft Office applications; to inform the public on departmental policies and procedures; and to assist with basic sorting, filing, copying, and/or clerical activities when needed. This is a grant-funded position; continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding and may end if funding is reduced, discontinued, or not renewed.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Receives general direction and supervision from principal of OCC.

Exercises independent oversight of assigned professional, technical, organizational, and clerical duties related to OCC planning and critical actions.

Essential Function Statements

Essential duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist and support OCC with planning, organizing, and engagement as assigned by the principal.
• Make visits to businesses, community events, and community partners as needed.
• Maintain a calendar of OCC events, activities, and presentations including, but not limited to, community and stakeholder engagement.
• Assist in preparation of recruitment and marketing events and displays.
• Assist with community advisory board meetings including correspondence, duplication and preparation of materials, attendance confirmation, and follow-up as needed.
• Attend workshops, conferences, and meetings to keep informed of activities and program and gather information to update staff and community.
• Attend after school, evening, and weekend community activities as needed.
• Independently compose and prepare moderately complex letters and memoranda using proper English grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.
• Ensure all materials are duplicated, posted, mailed and/or electronically distributed appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Of

• Basic operations, services, and activities of a school and district system
• Modern office equipment, especially computers and Microsoft Office applications
• Clerical principles and practices
• Local cultures and geographical area

Ability To

• Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs, and direct them to the appropriate person or organization.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Participate in the development and administration of OCC goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of OCC goals.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Understand and respect the cultural diversities, and Native American traditional beliefs and practices, of students and their families within the Gallup-McKinley County School district boundaries.

Experience And Training Guidelines

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience:
  • Office experience preferred but not required
• Education:

Bachelor's Degree Required

• Licensure & other requirements:
  • Must have a valid driver's license

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions: Office and field environment; travel from site to site; work with computers.

Physical Conditions: On-site attendance is mandatory for this position. Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time; operation of motor vehicles.

GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS DRIVING CREDENTIALS

• State of New Mexico Medical Examiner's Physical This is a CDL physical. You are not a CDL driver, but the State of New Mexico requires that all liaisons have their physical information put on this physical form (see attachment) and placed in your file. You may request that your primary care doctor fill out the physical form. If you cannot find a doctor to fill out your physical form, you will have to go and see a CDL physical doctor which could cost you $105.00 or more.
• Drug test Call Alliance of Gallup at [phone] to schedule an appointment. The cost of this drug test is covered by the employee and will cost $40.00 or more.
• Activity Driver Pre-Service Training Contact Ruben Sanchez at [phone], to get this completed at no cost to you.
• Defensive Driving Certificate Again, you can contact Ruben Sanchez to complete this at not cost to you.
• FIRST AID / CPR Courses are held in the Transportation Department. The fee for this course is $55.00. Contact Transportation at [phone] for the time and date of these courses. You may also go online to see what courses are offered in the area. We WILL NOT accept the certificates for courses taken ONLINE.
• Valid New Mexico Driver License.
• State of New Mexico Motor Vehicle Record.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU CAN USE THE DISTRICT VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, BUT YOU CANNOT TRANSPORT ANY STUDENTS IN THE VEHICLE until you have completed all of the above requirements.

You must attach a copy of your Bachelor's degree credentials. You must attach copies of ALL college transcripts to verify hours.