Carthage R-9 School District
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Home to School Liaison
Responsible to: Building principal English Learners (EL) coordinator and EL teachers
Qualifications:
- High school diploma
- Fluent or near-fluency in Spanish and English for translation and interpretation
- Ability to work with students staff community and parents
- Organizational skills and time management
- Required 60 college hours 20 Hour Online Training or successful completion of the Paraprofessional MEGA. This requirement must be met prior to the employment start date. The Carthage R-9 School District will pay for one Paraprofessional MEGA assessment for the applicant selected for the position.
Primary Functions:
- Bridge the gap between home and school by assisting parents to gain information and skills useful in enhancing their childs learning experience.
- Assist school personnel as needed to support communication between teachers administration support staff students and parents.
- Establish and maintain a schedule that supports needs of student parent and school staff.
- Provide effective interpreting services to support educational programming.
Specific Duties:
Enrollment
- Assist the parent and staff in completing enrollment forms including specific forms related to federal requirements (Homeless Migrant Language Minority (EL) Immigrant).
- Assist families with bus schedules and Free and Reduced Lunch program.
Pupil and Home Support
- Maintain schedule and make parent/home contacts as requested by EL teacher building administrator and/or EL coordinator.
- Function as a liaison between school staff students and parents in specific situations as determined by the teacher building administrator and EL coordinator.
- Serve as an interpreter for any and all Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings where one is needed/requested.
- Assist with proctoring of mandated language testing and assist with accommodations for EL students in other state mandated testing.
- Perform translation services for requested parent/teacher/school meetings including but not limited to parent-teacher conferences open house or other school events.
- Perform translation services for school-to-home communications including but not limited to newsletters flyers or other school communications.
- Assist in the planning and preparation of parent engagement activities to increase involvement of linguistically and culturally diverse families.
General Support
- Attend training for liaisons/translators regularly.
- Assist administration in data collection related to enrollment information and family engagement rates.
- Respect the confidentiality of records and information in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
- Other duties as assigned.