Family Liaison - Marshall Elementary School (R20)(26-27SY)

San Francisco Unified School District; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

SFUSD seeks a Family Liaison to advocate for families and engage them in student success at Marshall Elementary School during the 2026-2027 school year. The role emphasizes outreach to culturally and linguistically diverse communities and collaboration with school staff, families, and community partners.

Applicants should be bilingual or biliterate in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, or Samoan, and bring college-level education with experience in family programming.

Qualifications

• Four years of college-level coursework required.
• Two years of verifiable experience with culturally diverse populations and family programming is required.
• Bilingual/biliterate in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog or Samoan is highly preferred.
• Strong communication and data-analysis skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Help the school community develop a family-friendly climate and engage families in improving student achievement.
• Support staff and families to cultivate strong academic partnerships.
• Enhance communication between families, school and district; assist in governance and outreach activities.
• Coordinate family education workshops and training sessions; disseminate newsletters and materials.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish/Chinese/Tagalog/S

Strong communication skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Office & GSuite

Education

Four years of college-level coursework

Tools

Microsoft Office

GSuite

Job description

2026-2027 Family Liaison (R20)

Job Class: Family Liaison (R20)

Salary Range: $34.31 - $42.10/hourly

Location: Marshall Elementary School

Calendar: Full Time / School Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each student with the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

Under the direction of the Student, Family and Community Support Department, the Family Liaison supports and advocates families by enlisting family engagement in student academic success; by working with families in identifying and achieving academic goals; by accessing support services; by developing training opportunities and facilitating positive family, school and SFUSD relationships and communication. The Family Liaison creates authentic and diverse involvement opportunities for all families to contribute to their school community.

The Family Liaison Program Manager will provide ongoing support in conjunction with Principals or Assistant Principals. Somone who is Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog or Samoan. Candidates should have a college level education or equivalent work experience.

The Family Liaison develops and implements a comprehensive program to increase and improve family involvement in support of student education. The Family Liaison works to enlist and engage culturally and linguistically diverse family groups in program activities with a primary focus on historically underrepresented communities.

Essential Duties

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

As the Family Liaison (R20), you will:

• Help the school community develop a family-friendly school climate amongst staff, students and families. Develop programs and activities designed to engage families in improving student achievement.
• Support staff and families to develop strong academic partnerships.
• Enhance communication between families, school and the district.
• Develop and implement effective family involvement strategies to empower families as key decision makers in school governance committees such as: School Site Council & English Learner Advisory Council.
• Coordinate and support the school’s wide governance council and committees.
• Promote and participate in school/ district activities and programs for families.
• Recruit partners to become part of the school’s family involvement program.
• Organize, implement, coordinate and present family education workshops and training sessions.
• Prepare and disseminate newsletters and other school communication materials for school communities.
• Develop volunteer activities at school site, including coordinating family leaders, room parents, volunteers, etc.
• Collect and evaluate the data of family involvement activities.
• Provide support resources and referrals to families as needed.
• Prepare monthly family engagement plans and maintain records on program activities.
• Maintain monthly Data Director log with focal families at school site.
• Attend monthly professional development sessions which are organized and led by central office.
• Report monthly activities and goals to school staff and community partners.

The strongest candidates will have:

• Knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• Strong analytics and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt as needed in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
• A flexible, “can do” work ethic with a focus on identifying challenges and proactively working to find solutions while maintaining a bigger picture lens and focus on what can be delivered instead of what cannot be done
• Excellent data analysis skills and experience synthesizing data to drive action steps
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to clearly communicate complex, bureaucratic processes to a variety of audiences
• Ability to define and implement effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and GSuite (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms)

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with staff and the community in a multi-ethnic educational environment.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with school staff, parents and the public. 3. Demonstrate computer literacy.
• Prepare accurate, concise data and materials.
• Read, understand and apply a variety of district policies, rules and regulations.
• Act quickly and with mature judgement.
• De-escalated conflict amongst students, staff and families.
• Meet deadlines of work assignment schedules.
• Interact daily with members of school staff and parents and possess comfortable interpersonal skills and cooperative attitudes.
• Consistent attendance is required.
• Convey an understanding, patient attitude toward other staff, students and parents. 12. Maintain the privacy of confidential information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of college-level coursework. (30 semester units or 45 quarter units equal one year); and
• Two (2) years of verifiable experience (one year = 285 hours) of paid or volunteer work in the community with culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse population of parents of public-school students. Such experience should include programing or activities planning and coordination and parent education.

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $34.31 - $42.10/hourly commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note

:Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and futurejobopportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

District Nondiscrimination Statement:

San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg
Office of Equity
555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102
415-355-7334
[e-mail]

For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.

District Section 504 Coordinator:

Alicia Rodriguez
1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116
[phone]
[e-mail]