Specialist - Community School

Job Title: Specialist - Afterschool Program
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt/At-Will
Reports To: Campus Principal
Pay Grade/Days: 102/226 days
Dept./School: Operating Management
Date Revised: August 2019

Primary Purpose:
Design, coordinate, oversee, and direct the programs that encourage family and parental engagement; identify and resolve problems affecting academic success.

Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Minimum – Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field
Preferred – Master’s degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills with people from all social, educational, and economic backgrounds
Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to meet established deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High degree of computer proficiency using Microsoft Office
Preferred – Ability to communicate in native language(s) of program recipients

Experience: (preferred)
Three years’ experience in an educational and/or social work setting
Experience in fiscal/budget management, data reporting, and management information systems
Demonstrated competence in program development, marketing, implementation, and evaluation
Working knowledge of local youth/family service organizations
Experience working with and managing grant funded programs

Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Maintain a Family Resource Center that informs and provides families with linkages to available/relevant community resources.
Plan, organize, and promote consistent activities for families, including Family Support Service workshops.
Encourage and support families to participate in their children’s education and to strengthen skills they need to support their children’s academic growth and success.
Provide guidance and resources toward developing family-focused Campus faculty & staff
Track and maintain family participation data; prepare and provide reports as requested.
Maintain and submit accurate records of all work and documentation for all Title I Parent Involvement Requirements.
Make home visits and facilitate several modes of effective communication among school personnel, students, parents/guardians, community agencies and the justice courts.
Organize parent and community volunteers; facilitate the campus/staff for volunteers.
Possess a working knowledge of the current compulsory education laws; i.e., The Texas Family Code, the Texas Education Code, and WISD policy.
Collect, organize, and disseminate pertinent data that relates to student attendance problems. Prepare absenteeism information to serve the legal process.
Serve as zone specialist for an area of targeted support such as after school programming, tutoring or zone communication.
Be available to work flexible hours to accommodate evening and weekend activities.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities:
None noted

Professional Conduct:
Actively engage in professional development through a development plan
Network with other Family Engagement Specialists through the Texas ACE network
Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner, in accordance with generally accepted community standards and ethics.

Physical Demands:
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.
Standard physical activity such as periodic standing, walking, sitting, basic motor skills to access computer files for information or simple data entry. Occasional travel along with frequent prolonged and irregular hours.

Mental Demands:
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy, procedures, and data; coordinate campus functions; maintain emotional control under stress
Physical and mental demands do not expose employee to physically unpleasant or hazardous conditions

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Non Discrimination Statement
The Waco Independent School District is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer who does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information or non-proficiency in English language skills in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and school board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information about your rights or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, please email titleixcoordinator@wacoisd.org or contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410 or Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Support at 254-755-9417. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII, as amended, contact the Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, contact Waco ISD Special Education Executive Director at 254-755-9569 or write to P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX, 76703.