Parent Liaison School Year 2026-27 (NBOE)

Newark Board of Education; New York; On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Newark Board of Education in Newark, NJ, seeks a Parent Liaison for New Media High School for the 2026-27 school year. The role is a non-instructional position serving as a liaison between parents, the school, and community organizations.

The incumbent will explain program provisions, coordinate workshops, and help families support student education. Employment is 10 months with Civil Service considerations and provisional placement after testing.

Qualifications

• High School graduation or equivalent.
• One year of experience in community service explaining school programs to residents.
• Driver's license valid in New Jersey if driving is necessary for duties.
• Satisfactory completion of 30 semester hours may substitute for required work experience.

Responsibilities

• Arranges for workshops at various schools for parents of children that are educationally and socially deprived.
• Compiles and collects information to involve parents in school activities.
• Coordinates community-wide conferences with parents to involve them in their children's education.
• Conducts meetings with parents and explains education program provisions to help their children at home.
• Meets with parent groups and helps resolve problems by referrals to appropriate persons.
• Compiles information about the educational program and prepares literature for distribution to parents.
• Conducts various workshops for parents of school children.
• Confers with local parent council chairs to develop skills and knowledge to function effectively.
• Confers with principals, teachers, and staff regarding student progress and related problems.
• Assists in interpreting school policies and programs to students and parents.
• Serves as liaison between parents and school district and social agencies.
• Develops rapport with students, parents, and school officials to promote student progress.
• May exercise leadership over other employees and distribute workload accordingly.
• Notifies supervisor of progress and requests advice as needed.
• Trains new employees and informs them of services and regulations.
• Resolves simple informal employee complaints and refers others to supervisor.
• Suggests disciplinary and personnel actions to supervisor.

Skills

Communication skills

Community engagement

Workshop facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Parent Liaison School Year 2026-27 (NBOE) JobID: 2501

• Position Type: Non Instructional - All Titles/ Parent Liaison / SCAS
• Date Posted: 12/12/2025
• Location: New Media High School - 044

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102

ROGER LEÓN, SUPERINTENDENT

PARENT LIAISON - 10 MONTHS

(Civil Service Title: Senior Community Aide Schools)

New Media High School

School Year 2026-27

(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Parent Liaison/Senior Community Aide Schools at New Media High School.

This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for the position will be placed as a provisional employee. At a later date the candidate will be required to take an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission. Candidates must score and rank high enough on this examination in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

DEFINITION:

Under supervision, performs the more responsible non-professional field and office work and/or may take the lead over one or more Community Aides, Schools in interpreting the role of the schools and related program to parents and community members; does related work as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
2. One year of experience in community service work involved in explaining the role of the local school system and related educational programs to residents of the community.
3. Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

NOTE

Satisfactory completion of 30 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required work experience.

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Arranges for the conducting of workshops at various schools for parents of children that are educationally and socially deprived in order to inform them of the education program's provisions, services, and other functions offered within the school system.
2. Compiles and collects basic information and material to help the school involve the parents in the activities of the children.
3. Coordinates community wide conferences with parents in order to involve them in their children's education.
4. Conducts meetings with parents and interprets and explains the various provisions of the education program so that they are able to help their children at home.
5. Meets with parent groups and helps individual parents resolve problems with their children by making referrals to appropriate persons in order to have problem corrected.
6. Compiles information about the educational program and prepares literature for distribution to the parents, informing them of the program and showing them basic skills to be used at home in helping their children with their school work.
7. Conducts various workshops for parents of school children.
8. Confers with local parent council chairpersons and aids them in developing the skills and knowledge needed to function effectively in their positions.
9. Confers and works with school principals, teachers, guidance and other professional staff, as well as parents and other concerned individuals regarding problems affecting the students' progress and achievements, behavior, personal well-being or other school-related problems they may be experiencing.
10. Assists in the interpretation of school and program policies, regulations or activities to the students and their parents.
11. Serves as liaison between the parents and the school district and with social agencies committed to the welfare of the student.
12. Develops rapport with students, their parents and school officials in the interest of promoting the proper adjustment and progress of the students.
13. In some work situations the Parent Liaison/Senior Community Aide, Schools in addition to or independent of the functions described above may exercise "leadership" over the work performed by other employees by performing most of the leadership responsibilities described below.
14. Distributing and balancing the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and that each employee has enough work to be kept busy.
15. Observing the status and progress of the work and making necessary adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
16. Notifying the supervisor as to the works progress and status and requesting advice or needed information as to problems that arise, passing on to the other workers the instructions received from the supervisor, and demonstrating proper work methods.
17. Answering questions of other workers as to procedures, policies, regulations, and instructions and instructing them in specific tasks and job techniques, checking on work in progress and completed to see whether the supervisor's instructions have been carried out properly.
18. Answering question of the supervisor on overall work operations and problems.
19. Giving on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices and informing them of available services and agency regulations.
20. Resolving simple informal complaints of employees and referring all others to the supervisor.
21. Informing supervisor as to the progress and training needs of employees and making suggestions as to disciplinary matters, promotions, reassignments, dismissals, and other personnel problems.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

1. Considerable knowledge of the procedures and policies of the local school system as well as knowledge of the needs, problems, attitudes, and behavior of members of the community with regard to the school system.
2. Considerable knowledge of the educational programs designed for socially and educationally deprived school children.
3. Considerable knowledge of individual and group behavior.
4. Considerable knowledge of individual and community health and social problems as encountered by the local population as they relate to school age children, enrollment in the school system and class attendance by students.
5. Considerable knowledge of the objective and activities of a school system.
6. Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position. Communication may include such forms as American Sign Language or braille.
7. Ability to comprehend, and interpret the rules, regulations, policies, procedures and objectives of the organization.
8. Ability to identify and relate effectively to cultural and sociological differences as they exist in the local population.
9. Ability to collect and make correct appraisals of factual information and social relationships of individuals and families.
10. Ability to learn quickly the significant facts in an individual or family situation and to weigh and evaluate such facts.
11. Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative reports.
12. Ability to maintain needed records and files
13. Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
14. Ability to work harmoniously with associates, parents, individuals, and community organizations.
15. Ability to organize and conduct workshops and group meetings.
16. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

REPORT TO:

Principal

SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD & UNION AFFILIATION

• Salary Range: $34,322 - $43,224
• Employment Period: Ten (10) Month
• Union Affiliation: Newark Teachers Union

In an effort to attract and retain staff, NBOE offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits for all full-time staff. Offerings include Medical and Prescription Drug plans, employer-paid Dental and Vision coverage, an array of Wellness and Voluntary benefits programs, and paid time off; all employees receive paid Personal and Sick days, as well as Vacation days for 12-month employees. For details, please go to https://nboehrs.com/

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER