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Form of work Bellwood School District 88
Equal Opportunity Employer
Notice of Vacancy
Parent Coordinator (School Community Relations Assistant)
Lincoln Primary/ Early Childhood Center
2023-2024
?Summary: The Parent Coordinator( School Community Relations Assistant) is a liaison between the school and community in order to increase parent involvement in the early childhood program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Equal Opportunity Employer
Notice of Vacancy
Parent Coordinator (School Community Relations Assistant)
Lincoln Primary/ Early Childhood Center
2023-2024
Title: Parent Coordinator (School Community Relations Assistant)
Location/ Department: Early Childhood Center (Lincoln Primary)
Reports To: Building Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hourly Range: $14.00 - $16.09
Work Schedule: 10.5 month employee
Location/ Department: Early Childhood Center (Lincoln Primary)
Reports To: Building Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hourly Range: $14.00 - $16.09
Work Schedule: 10.5 month employee
?Summary: The Parent Coordinator( School Community Relations Assistant) is a liaison between the school and community in order to increase parent involvement in the early childhood program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to parents navigating the PowerSchool platform.
- Address inquiries related to access, functionality and/or the usage of PowerSchool platform.
- Respond to questions from parents regarding school rules, policies, and procedures.
- Assist in meetings or appointments by providing written or verbal translations for parents and teachers as needed.
- Facilitate effective communication between non-English speaking parents and the School Community.
- Make outgoing phone calls to parents for various purposes. Such as meeting reminders, event notifications or general updates.
- Organize conferences or meetings between parents and teachers.
- Support with the scheduling of appointments based upon the availability of all parties.
- Explain school programs, resources, curriculum content, and assessment tools to parents.
- Discuss ways for parents to actively participate in the education journey within the school environment.
- Inform parents about available community resources for support services related to education and family well-being.
- Assimilate and organize cumulative folders while maintaining student files.
- Manage all student records, including attendance records, according to established procedures.
- Recruit prospective students for the Early Childhood program by promoting the benefits within the community.
- Make daily attendance phone calls to families to maintain accurate attendance records.
- Assist in completing student registration.
- Fulfill other duties assigned by the building administration in accordance with departmental need.
Education: High School Diploma or general education degree (GED); one to three months related to experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one - on - one and small group situations to parents, students, and other employees.
Computer Skills: Working knowledge of database software including Google platform, Excel Microsoft etc.
Other Skill and Abilities: Literate in English and Spanish
Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated with provisions of the Board of Education's policy of Evaluation of Educational Support Personnel.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one - on - one and small group situations to parents, students, and other employees.
Computer Skills: Working knowledge of database software including Google platform, Excel Microsoft etc.
Other Skill and Abilities: Literate in English and Spanish
Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated with provisions of the Board of Education's policy of Evaluation of Educational Support Personnel.
