20 / 21 SY - COMMUNITY LIAISON

Phoenix Union High School District No. 210

4502 North Central Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Equal Opportunity Employer

POSITION TITLE:	Community Liaison	DIVISION:	Instructional Services
WORK YEAR:	9.5 Months	DEPARTMENT:	Counseling
LOCATION:	Schools	SALARY SCHEDULE:	Support Services

STARTING HOURLY RATE: $15.21 - $15.91 (DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION)

DEFINITION:

The Community Liaison assists administrators, counselors and/or social workers in determining the need for and coordinating partnerships with the community to meet the social service needs of the school; promotes staff and student awareness of the campus and community social service resources; and helps to create and maintain the paperwork required to support the community partnerships formed. Performs job related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Serve as a liaison who will connect parents, staff and students to social and community agencies.

2. Create and maintain a database on students who receive social services through school and community partnerships in order to monitor the success of the partnerships and campus level programs.

3. Work with counselors, administration and/or social workers to organize workshops and training for parents, staff and/or students on the programs and services available through the school/community partnerships.

4. Create and maintain a database on social and community agencies working with the school including any paperwork, contracts or other required forms (to include work agreement and volunteer application forms) to ensure compliance with district policies and procedures.

5. Gather evaluation information to monitor the programs offered and share the information with administration, counselors, the School Improvement Team or other appropriate groups.

6. Provide follow up and regular monitoring of students who are involved in social service interventions.

7. Assist administrators and counselors in ensuring that someone from the school is present as a co-facilitator or in a support role when social service or community agency staff are working with PUHSD students.

8. Serve as a member of the campus crisis intervention team and interacts as a member of the support services team housed in the counseling office.

9. Collection of statistics and data for dropout prevention reports and/or district-level reports.

POSITION TITLE: COMMUNITY LIAISON

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High school graduate; degree or college level course work preferred.

2. Effectively demonstrates both oral and written communication skills.

3. Effectively demonstrates the ability to operate the computer and use appropriate software.

4. Ability to plan, organize and perform work duties with capability to prioritize.

5. Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare summary reports.

6. Ability to communicate with all groups including students, parents, community, administration and staff.

7. Ability to work flexible hours.

8. Fluency in language of the target population to be served is preferred.

9. Knowledge of campus and community resources/agencies.

10. Experience in working in a liaison capacity with campus staff and programs and social and community service agencies.

11. Experience in the assessment and referral of students in need of social services.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Assistant Principal for Registration

SUPERVISION GIVEN:

None

PREPARED BY:	REVIEWED BY:	REVIEWED BY:	JOB NUMBER:	EFFECTIVE DATE:
Employee Relations	JDRC	Employee Relations	3283	8/08/02