Parent Coordinator

This position is located in Gainesville, GA at the Teen Center.

KEY ROLES and Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement programs and activities designed to engage families in improving student achievement.
• Plan programs in collaboration with staff, teachers, parent organizations, business-community partners and principal of school
• Design monthly activities to help families participate more effectively in improving their children's learning. (Family Reading Activities, ESL, Financial Planning, Math and Science trainings, Career and College Planning events, etc.)
• Help families understand standards and assessments, student test scores, rubrics and the school report card.
• Facilitate and organize other parent meetings and workshops, as parents request.
• Collaborate with BGCL staff, community members, partners and families to develop programs and activities geared to reach families who are underrepresented because of social, economic, racial and/or language barriers.
• Develop monthly family contact logs with parent telephone numbers/emails in order to be in touch with families at least once a month.
• Develop monthly newsletter to keep parents informed of afterschool activity, community resources, etc.
• Be a liaison between families and staff when problems arise.
• Arrange for translation and interpretation services for meetings.
• Communicate regularly with staff about parent's ideas and concerns.
• Recruit parents to participate in afterschool activities.
• Document parent/community activities through visual portfolios that include sign-in sheets, flyers and pictures.
• Submit monthly reports on the family involvement activities.
• Reach out to local community groups and businesses to find out how they would like to promote family involvement.
• Work with community partners and families to identify resources for families in the community. Ensure that staff have up-to-date referral information on community services to give to families. Attend community meetings that will help you connect to community resources for families.

*Bilingual preferred

High School Diploma or GED required. Associates or Bachelors in human services/welfare, preferred.

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Knowledge of community social services organizations

Ability to communicate effectively with parents and community.