R20            Parent Liaison

Characteristics of Class

Under supervision of the Executive Director of the Office of School/Family Partnership and Site Administrator, the Parent Liaison serves as a liaison between the San Francisco Unified School District and/or a specific school site and parents with regard to parent involvement activities.  The Parent Liaison develops and implements a comprehensive program to improve and increase parent involvement in education.  The incumbent works to enlist and engage culturally and linguistically diverse parent groups in program activities.

Schedule:  School-term; Monday through Friday; May be required to work some evening and weekend hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

1.  
   1. Two (2) years of college-level coursework.  (30 semester units or 45 quarter units equal one year); and
   2. Two (2) years of verifiable experience (one year = 2000 hours) of paid or volunteer work in the community with culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse population of parents of public school students.  Such experience should include program or activities planning and coordination and parent education.

Substitutions:

Additional qualifying work experience may be used to substitute for up to two years of qualifying education on a year-for-year basis.  (30 semester units or 45 quarter units equal one year).

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

Utilizes knowledge appropriate to satisfy the duties listed below, including but not limited to familiarity with the SFUSD’s parent engagement goals, the objectives of the Office of School/Family Partnership and the District’s rules and procedures.

 Abilities:

1. Some positions require proficiency in Spanish and/ or Cantonese and able to both interpret and translate fluently
2. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with staff and community in a multi-ethnic educational environment, and both one-on-one and with a group.
3. Develop and maintain good working relationships with school staff, parents and the general public.
4. Computer literate
5. Prepare accurate, concise data and materials.
6. Read, understand and apply a variety of policies, rules and regulations.
7. Act quickly and with mature judgement.
8. De-escalate conflict.

 Essential Job Functions:

1. A.    Physical:  Employee in this position must have the ability to:
   1. Run for short periods of time, and stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time.
   2. See and read printed matter with or without vision aids.
   3. Hear and understand speech at normal levels.
   4. Speak so that others may understand at normal level.
   5. Stoop, twist, bend over, grasp, reach overhead, push, pull, and move, lift and/or carry 20 pounds to waist height.

1. B.    Mental:
   1. Able to concentrate on a single task for up to two (2) hours at a time.
   2. Able to learn quickly and adapt to a variety of instructions and task methods.
   3. Able to meet deadlines in terms of work assignment schedules.

1. C.    Social:
   1. Interact daily in person with other members of school staff and parents and possess comfortable interpersonal skills and cooperative attitudes.
   2. Due to the time urgent nature of duties and because of work product of position is interdependent with that of parents and other staff, consistent attendance is required.
   3. Convey an understanding, patient attitude toward other staff, students and parents.
   4. Maintain the privacy of confidential information.

Duties:

• Help the school develop a family-friendly school climate.
• Develop programs and activities designed to engage families in improving student achievement.

• Help staff and families develop strong partnerships and enhance communication between families and school staff.

• Develop and implement effective family involvement strategies and activities to empower families in their role as partner with their student’s teacher.
• Participate in and support district activities and programs for families.
• Recruit partners to become part of the school’s family involvement program.
• Organize, implement, coordinate and present parent education workshops and training sessions.
• Prepare parent newsletters and other outreach and parent education materials.
• Contact individuals and groups to disseminate information and respond to questions and requests from school sites, parents, organizations and community groups.
• Develop volunteer activities at school site, including coordinating parent leaders, room parents, volunteers, etc.
• Collect, analyze and use the data arising from family involvement activities in order to evaluate and improve strategies.
• Prepare written reports and maintaining records on program activities.
• Attend professional development sessions.
• Performs related duties as required.

Date Issued:  ___July 8, 2011__________________