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Job Title: Community Liaison Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Attendance Pay Grade: Clerical Pay 2
Dept. /School: Student Assistant Services Days: 187
Supervises:
Primary Purpose: To monitor at-risk attendance to provide assistant which will remove barriers to school readiness for students and their families and to assist in reducing the district drop-out rate.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- High school Graduate or GED.
- Valid drivers license.
Special Knowledge Skills:
- Proficiency in English.
- Spanish preferred.
- Knowledge of how to access community agencies and organizations.
Experience:
- Experience in community service preferred.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Serve as a member of the Student Assistant Services Team.
- Assist in compiling information from home visits that will be used in developing an intervention plan for the student and his parents with the goal of improving attendance and making the school a positive learning experience.
- Provide follow-up interventions for student who drop out of school.
- Present a positive image of the school to parents and convey to them the schools genuine concern with the education growth and development of each child.
- Assist in developing activities designed to involve parents in the school and community.
- Serve as a channel of communication for relaying the concerns thoughts and attitudes of parents and the general public to the school; report to the Supervisor of Student Assistance Services all school-age children who are unable to participate in the regular school program because of mental physical or emotional handicaps to ensure that appropriate educational interventions are provided.
- Maintain a professional awareness of regulations regarding child welfare and attendance by having a working knowledge of state laws board policies and administrative regulations.
- Perform community service outreach work as a culturally sensitive student-support person.
- Assist the school staff in rendering comprehensive public health services to student and parents.
- Assist in identifying students who are in need of health or social services.
- Assist students and parents in interpreting and completing necessary paperwork and application forms for local state and federal services.
- Assist students with transportation needs.
- Encourage students to assume responsibility for their own choices and become more self-reliant and self-directing.
- Ensure student attendance at scheduled visits with physicians and/or clinics.
- Become knowledgeable of community services and eligibility requirements for services.
- Maintain confidentiality of all students and their particular situations and circumstances.
- Assist professional staff with limited clerical duties such as the completion of forms making appointments and sending follow-up notices.
- Perform any and all other job responsibilities assigned by the Supervisor of Student Assistance Services.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged or irregular hours. Occasional (25-75%) carrying of 25lbs of relevant materials. Moderate travel required-ability to travel frequently for activities requiring travel under normal conditions
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. I have read understand and attest to the above description and funding relating to my daily activities.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
