Dual Position- District Parent Liaison & District Receptionist (12 month full-time)

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Dual Position District Parent Liaison and District Receptionist

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or experience equivalent to High School Diploma or GED. One (1) year working in a culturally diverse setting with parents/families and community members. Demonstrated knowledge and involvement with community services. Ability to speak, read and write Spanish.

REPORTS TO:

Federal Programs Coordinator

JOB GOAL:

Increase and improve parent, family, and community engagement in the education of children. Coordinate parent, student, and teacher programs that assist in building a bridge between the school and parents and/or guardians. Build a positive environment to facilitate communication between home and school.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Serve as a liaison between the district federal programs and the parents/families.
2. Plan, implement and oversee federal programs activities, trainings, and programs to improve student academic achievement aimed for parents/families.
3. Provide publicity for federal programs parent/family activities through district and school communication avenues.
4. Serve as the districts McKinney Vento liaison, determining eligibility, coordinating transportation, and distributing supplies/resources to families.
5. Manage school uniform donations.
6. Support family outreach to improve student attendance.
7. Seek out additional opportunities for parent engagement.
8. Effectively answers and manages multi-line telephone system for the purpose of screening calls, transferring calls, responding to inquiries and/or taking messages.
9. Provide a positive district image for all visitors and personnel who desire information and/or services.
10. Greets public, parents, students, vendors, etc. for the purpose of responding to their inquiries and/or escorting/directing them to appropriate personnel.
11. Diffuses difficult or emotional situations for the purpose of taking action and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
12. Maintains calendar of district events and use of facilities.
13. Provide assistance on a daily basis for the Superintendents personnel.
14. Receives, sorts, and routes interoffice and regular mail.
15. Manages a variety of items (e.g. special delivery and overnight mail/packages, messages, etc.) for the purpose of disseminating materials to appropriate parties.
16. Supports assigned administrators and departmental staff for the purpose of providing assistance with clerical and administrative functions.
17. Maintains appropriate materials and information within reception area (e.g. notices, marquee, etc.) for the purpose of providing information to employees and visitors.
18. Accommodates flexible works hours to meet the needs of the District as determined by the supervisor.
19. Perform other job duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES:

1. Understand multi-step written and oral instructions.
2. Problem Solving - Identifies, analyzes and resolves problems promptly.
3. Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional situations; Responds promptly to parent, student, staff, and public needs.
4. Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; Creates and maintains a positive and conducive work environment.
5. Oral Communication - Responds well to questions.
6. Written Communication.
7. Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
8. Ethics - Treats people with respect.
9. Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
10. Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful and positive manner.
11. Safety and Security - Uses equipment and materials properly.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

1. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
2. Ability to write correspondence.
3. Ability to work with a variety of people and maintain the confidentiality of information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
2. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
3. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. In addition, some carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.
4. The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: requires sitting, walking, and standing.
5. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. Twelve-month employee pay and benefits in accordance with Board policy.
2. FLSA: Non-Exempt
3. Full-Time Employee Benefits: in accordance with Board policy.

EVALUATION:

1. Performance to be evaluated in accordance with the Board policy on evaluation of support personnel.

Primary Location: District Office

Shift Type: Full-Time (FTE 1.0)

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Applications will be accepted beginning
Friday, September 2, 2022 12:00 AM
(Mountain Standard Time)