Family Resource/Community Liaison Specialist

THIS POSITION IS ON A 215 DAY WORK CALENDAR, ALL OF JULY AND 9 DAYS IN AUGUST OFF WORK.

THIS PERSON SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.

HS DIPLOMA/GED OR EQUIVALENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH PREFERRED.

Purpose:

This position will coordinate family outreach services by providing specific information about programs and services that are available to families and students in the district and community agencies. Family outreach will include providing support to families, partnering to include families’ diverse voices in district initiatives, and providing advocacy for families by fostering an ongoing partnership between home and school. Working from both the Family Resource Center and District Office, this position will provide interpretation and translation services and support district translation services. This position will engage in positive customer relations by greeting, welcoming, and directing patrons appropriately, answering, screening and forwarding incoming calls while fostering relationships between the community, St Helens’ schools, and families who have been historically underserved.

Qualifications:

• • High school diploma, GED or equivalent
  • Effective communication skills- must be able to speak, read and write English and Spanish fluently for spoken and written translation including educational documents
  • Positive, friendly and compassionate interpersonal skills
  • Ability to a apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule or diagram
  • Frequently makes decisions and exercises independent judgment
  • Sound critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of computer usage (Email, Google Suite, MS Office and/or other computer software platforms)
  • Possess a valid Oregon Driver’s License
  • Follow all district policies, work procedures and reasonable requests by proper authority
  • Maintain the integrity of confidential information relating to a student, family, colleague, district patron and District personnel
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance
  • Ability to work in an environment with frequent interruptions
  • Excellent organization and record keeping skills

Essential Responsibilities

• • Serve as a liaison to parents/guardians and students to remove barriers to student’s success by connecting them with district and outside agency resources
  • Provide communication link between schools and parents/families
  • Interpret and translate district/school communications as needed
  • Serve as a contact person for families to call with questions about school services, activities and/or events
  • Collaborate with school counselor and/or school leadership team to identify and support higher needs of families
  • In collaboration with counselors, social workers or administrators, develop and lead parent trainings to increase student and parent voices/involvement who have been historically underserved
  • Participate in a variety of meetings or committees to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions and remain knowledgeable of current best practices (e.g. positive behavior interventions, social-emotional learning, restorative practices, response to intervention, child study meetings)
  • Liaison for school translations services
  • Perform record keeping, clerical functions and the preparation of a variety of documents, reports and written material maintaining confidentiality
  • Work with District Nurse as needed on health issues, as appropriate
  • Work with the McKinney-Vento liaison, as needed on issues of housing insecurity

  
  This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements, the administration reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign duties as necessary that still reflect the essential functions of the department.

SALARY: As negotiated in the OSEA agreement.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the St. Helens School District and the Oregon School Employees Association.

ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT WHICH MAY INCLUDE:

Just a few facts about some of our benefits:

Time Off: All regular/full time employees are allowed two (2) days of discretionary leave during the school year. The District shall allow each full time employee ten (10) days’ sick leave at full pay during each school year or one (1) day per month employed, whichever is greater. Sick leave not taken shall accumulate for an unlimited number of days.

Holidays: Holiday pay shall be granted to regular/full time employees for the following listed categories:

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  10 & 11 month employees: Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day

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  12 month employees: July 4th, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day Exception: Custodians will have the day after Thanksgiving in lieu of Veteran’s Day. Juneteenth will be a non-contract, non-paid day for all classified employees.

Health Insurance: The District agrees to pay the medical, dental, vision and life insurance CAP amounts listed below. The employee will be responsible to pay the remaining through a payroll deduction:

2024-2025

Employee Only: $685

Employee Plus Spouse: $1,443

Employee Plus Children: $1,271

Family: $2,033

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  Falsification of any information in the application process will be deemed grounds to reject a candidate. Submitting the application is an acknowledgment by the candidate that they understand and agree to the terms as a condition of being considered for employment.

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  All new regular employees shall be placed on a twelve (12) month probationary status and may be dismissed for any reason seemed sufficient by the Board. Dismissal of probationary employees are not subject to arbitration or to an unfair labor practice complaint.