Family and Community Coordinator
Family and Community Coordinator
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Familyand Community Coordinator
*This is a longterm substitute assignment.
Family and Community CoordinatorMust be fluent in speaking reading and writing both English and Spanish
Longterm Substitute
Lynn Public Schools is guided by its mission vision and core values.
Mission The Lynn Public Schools commits to providing our students with a safe inclusive learning environment that inspires and promotes individual academic and personal growth.
Vision Drawing upon the strength of our community our families our students and our partners Lynn Public Schools commits to supportingthe intellectual vocational academic and socialemotional successof all of our students. We create equitable conditions for all students to thrive in a global society. With a focus on equity excellence and innovation the district serves 17193 students across 28 schools.
Core Values The Lynn Public Schools community celebrates that we live in a rapidly changing increasingly diverse and connected world. In our partnered effort to prepare students for this world we are equally committed to:
- Inclusiveness
- Shared responsibility
- Collaborative relationships
- High expectations
- Inspiring lifelong learning
JOB DETAILS
The Family and Community Coordinator is responsible for working collaboratively with the school and community to improve and increase family engagement that creates strong support for teaching learning and student achievement. The Family and Community Coordinator provides support to school staff around issues of family engagement and involvement conducts outreach to families while communicating priorities and goals of the school and engages families in decisionmaking processes within the school. The Family and Community Coordinator works towards the goals of improving communication among staff and parents enhancing families capacity to support their childrens learning and to serve as leaders in the school community. The Family and Community works with staff families and community organizations to create a school environment that is consistently welcoming to families.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate degree orParaprofessional Certification with experience
- Proficient communication in English (listening speaking reading and writing). Bilingual/Bicultural highly preferred.
- Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
- Experience in developing and/or leading workshops andtrainings(or willingness to learn)
- Willingnessto learn and applynew skills and content
- Strong desire to work with students and families in an urban setting
- Computerskills (MS Office/Google Suite database word processing spreadsheet and/or presentation skills)and internet literacy
- Abilityto multitask
- An understanding of the concepts of institutionaland structural racism and bias and their impact on undeserved and underrepresented communities
- Opportunities for additionalhoursas needed
- Ability to work with information that requiresmaintaininga high level of confidentiality
PERFORMANCERESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build and maintain a welcoming environment for families to access school information and resources and welcome new students and families to the school.
- Build support and maintainopen positive and proactivecommunication with families about their goals and expectations forstudent learningand communicate school goals and expectations for student learning in ways that diverse families and community members can understand.
- Build support and maintain communication between educators and families on various topics including but not limitedto:attendancedisabilities abuse or poverty student truancy misbehavior and/or delinquency.
- Provide current informationsuchasschool procedures instructional programs Title 1 funding and roles of administrators and staffto parents through direct contact newspapers and online means.
- Organize required paperwork between parents and students.
- Translateand disseminateschool notices
- Serve as Interpreter and/or Translator for nonsensitive information that does not involve individual students achievement and/or behavior.
- Assistwithfamilyfocused events programs and professional development workshops.
- Attend and participate inFamily and Community Coordinatormeetings
- AttendnonIEP Meetingswith families (i.e.admission behavioral and/or healthsuspension hearings etc.
- Maintainappropriatedocumentationregardingcommunication in the student informationsystem (SIS).
- Ability to work effectively with teachers support staff and parents and advocate for children in order to effectively solve problems
- Perform other related duties as assigned
REPORTS TO:Principal and Classroom Teacher
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- As negotiated with Lynn School Committee andLynn Teachers Union/Paraprofessionals Unit.
- 180 days per year
Paraprofessionalsstarting salary is $21.89 per hour.
Additional credits will be adjusted pending verification of additional college credits.
BENEFITS:TheCity of Lynnoffers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO Altus Dental High/Low and Vision Insurance. Life Insurance Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) as well as Short Term Disability and LongTerm Disability are available on a voluntary basis. Please see the website:City of Lynnfor more details.
An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a preemployment physical including a drug test National fingerprintbased Criminal Background Check (NCBC) and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
AllMUSTbe completedPRIORto the start of employment.
NonDiscrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate or tolerate discrimination in the administration of its educational and employment policies or in its programs and activities on the basis of sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status familial status pregnancy (including nursing or pregnancy conditions) parental leave race* color national origin creed/religion ethnicity ancestry age genetic information active military/veteran status mental or physical disability special need proficiency in the English language or academic achievement homelessness public assistance status or any other characteristic protected by any federal state or local laws or regulations including Title VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the 1972 Amendments to the Civil Rights Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and M.G.L. Ch.76:5 M.G.L. Ch.151 if and as applicable. Race when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools whether or not specified shall include traits historically associated with race including but not limited to hair texture hair type hair length and protective hairstyles.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
