Parent Liaison

Allentown School District; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 59,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Personal and Sick time

PSERS Retirement Fund

Job summary

Allentown School District is seeking a dedicated School/Community Liaison to assist with parental engagement initiatives and coordinate communication between families and pupil personnel services.

The role supports translating services, records management and safety planning while collaborating with district departments to improve student engagement and achievement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in social work, community relations or related field.
• Prior experience in areas related to school/community relations, working with compensatory education programs, working with parents or teaching students. Prior knowledge of and/or experience with the Allentown School District is preferred.
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151).
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule (evenings and/or weekends) as determined by the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assists in disseminating information to parents about school and community activities.
• Assists in helping students and parents to integrate and assimilate into a new school setting.
• Assists in keeping accurate and detailed records of parental and community involvement activities as they pertain to communications, safety and security planning.
• Facilitates ongoing communications/customer service with community, families, school and the District.
• Facilitates communication of the District Code of Conduct and assists parents/guardians with the ASD communications protocol.
• Provide translation services depending on availability at the building.
• Supports the implementation of school parent and community involvement targets and provides assistance in developing strategies to meet those goals in order to sustain parental support, involvement and communication.
• Seeks parent and community partnerships around improving student performance in English language arts, mathematics and character development.
• Develops strategies for improving home/school communication.
• Assist in school-wide parent engagement activities.
• Attends community meetings to inform and promote community and school-wide community and parental involvement activities.
• Participates as a member of the school Safety Committee.
• Collaborates and cooperates with other school departments in meeting the goals of the position.
• Participates in the coordinated program of school/parent liaisons, parent scholar, and volunteers.

Skills

Parental engagement

Community relations

Bilingual Spanish preferred

Education

Bachelor's Degree in social work, community relations or related field

Job description

• Bachelor's Degree in social work, community relations or related field.
• Prior experience in areas related to school/community relations, working with compensatory education programs, working with parents or teaching students. Prior knowledge of and/or experience with the Allentown School District is preferred.
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151).
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule (evenings and/or weekends) as determined by the supervisor.
• Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and Allentown School District Board of Directors deem appropriate and acceptable.

Salary Range: $59,493 - $81,690

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in social work, community relations or related field.
• Prior experience in areas related to school/community relations, working with compensatory education programs, working with parents or teaching students. Prior knowledge of and/or experience with the Allentown School District is preferred.
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151).
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule (evenings and/or weekends) as determined by the supervisor.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and Allentown School District Board of Directors deem appropriate and acceptable.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summary

Assists with and coordinates parental engagement/involvement activities of pupil personnel services as defined in Chapter Seven (7) of the PA School Code, including communications, procedures/policies, security/safety matters and other special programs consistent with the charge of improving student achievement and parent engagement by assisting the Executive Director of Community and Student Services in performing the following duties.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in disseminating information to parents about school and community activities.
• Assists in helping students and parents to integrate and assimilate into a new school setting.
• Assists in keeping accurate and detailed records of parental and community involvement activities as they pertain to communications, safety and security planning.
• Facilitates ongoing communications/customer service with community, families, school and the District.
• Facilitates communication of the District Code of Conduct and assists parents/guardians with the ASD communications protocol.
• Provide translation services depending on availability at the building.
• Supports the implementation of school parent and community involvement targets and provides assistance in developing strategies to meet those goals in order to sustain parental support, involvement and communication.
• Seeks parent and community partnerships around improving student performance in English language arts, mathematics and character development.
• Develops strategies for improving home/school communication.
• Assist in school-wide parent engagement activities.
• Attends community meetings to inform and promote community and school-wide community and parental involvement activities.
• Participates as a member of the school Safety Committee.
• Collaborates and cooperates with other school departments in meeting the goals of the position.
• Participates in the coordinated program of school/parent liaisons, parent scholar, and volunteers.

Completes other duties assigned

Share in our community! Grow with our students! Join our district today and be a part of our future!

The Allentown School District is committed to excellence! The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. ASD students originate from 51 countries and speak 26 languages.

The Allentown School District offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify.

This may include*

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal and Sick time
• PSERS Retirement Fund
• Eligibility for specific benefits will be outlined in each labor group's specific collective bargaining agreement.