LEAD LIAISON, STUDENT SUPPORT

Denver Public Schools; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Public Schools is seeking a liaison team leader to provide coaching, professional development, and support to school-based teams. The role focuses on coordinating interventions, tracking progress, and maintaining strong communication with staff and leadership.

The position emphasizes advancing equity, collaboration, and student success, including engagement with counselors and community partners to address attendance and behavioral needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience required.
• Three years minimum experience in collaborative instructional improvement.
• Experience leading small teams or programs preferred.
• Experience with alternative youth and service providers preferred.
• Commitment to equity and dismantling oppression in the community.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach team; provide PD and feedback; guide work and culture.
• Track and report on work and team goals; ensure priorities are met.
• Maintain communication between school staff and team; escalate issues as needed.
• Identify student needs and support attendance interventions for chronically absent students.
• Refer students to counselors or social workers; coordinate with staff on student issues.
• Consult with teachers, parents, and staff about learning, social, and behavioral issues.
• Maintain positive school environment; implement restorative approaches and feedback.
• Develop community partnerships to offer programs/services for students.
• Maintain accurate student records and report data to leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Professional development

Communication

Conflict resolution

Collaboration

Data reporting

Equity advocacy

Program coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Social work / education background preferred

Job description

About This Job

Leads and coaches team, providing oversight and support while performing the day to day work of the liaison role. Serves as a point of contact for escalated concerns and acts as an intermediary between team and school leadership. Ensures team carries out routine functions necessary to provide interventions that enable students to have a safe, productive, and successful educational experience.

What DPS Offers You

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary Range. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off , health and wellness benefits , and PERA Retirement.

What You'll Do

• Serves as team lead, providing professional development, training, and feedback to members; proactively guides work of team and builds a positive and collaborative culture
• Tracks and reports on work and team goals, ensuring achievement of individual, team and school priorities
• Develops and maintains a strong line of communication between school staff and team members; handles and resolves general problems and ensures issues are escalated, as needed, for proper resolution
• Engages in identifying student needs, especially when it has to do with their academic or social lives, and provides/suggests solutions where necessary; helps students establish and achieve their attendance goals and assists in the application of appropriate interventions for chronically absent students
• Refers students to school counselors or social workers, especially in situations that have escalated beyond academic or social concerns, and coordinates with school counseling and other staff to be kept apprised on issues affecting a students’ academic performance and/or social conflicts with teachers, students and parents
• Consults with teachers, parents, and school personnel about learning, social, and behavioral issues and confers with teachers and parents regarding the student's strengths, opportunities for growth and aptitudes
• Maintains a positive school environment through effective conflict resolution, collaboration, positive reinforcement, and modeling; implements curriculum and restorative approaches feedback to develop positive social skills
• Develops community partnerships that are willing to offer programs and/or services for students at the school in alignment of identified needs
• Establishes and maintains accurate student records and files regarding attendance and disciplinary issues; analyzes and reports data findings to school leadership, including Intervention Plans when necessary

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience minimum required
• Bachelor's degree in Social work, education, or related field preferred.
• Three (3) years minimum experience and demonstrated success in working collaboratively with other professional staff on instructional improvement issues
• Experience leading small teams or programs preferred.
• Experience working with alternative youth and service providers preferred.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

With 193 schools, over 89,000 students and over 10,000 staff members, Denver Public Schools is the largest urban school district in Colorado. We’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon. Visit the Denver Public Schools website for more information.