Home School Liaison/Family Engagement Specialist

Title: Bilingual Home School Liaison
Department: Migrant Education Program
Classification: Classified
Supervised by: Program Director
Work Year: Assigned by Superintendent

Position Purpose:

This position performs the duties through contacts with migratory families to provide information and to identify and recruit children who qualify for the Migrant Education Program. They also assist migrant families in understanding the expectations and benefits of educational experiences for their children.

Job Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s Degree or college coursework preferred.
• Bilingual/Biliterate in Spanish and English preferred.
• Two years satisfactory experience in Migrant Education or English as a Second Language.
• Proven experience in working with migrant school children, school staffs, and migrant parents.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
• Valid Driver’s License and evidence of insurability
• Successfully pass district background screening
• First Aid Card preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Provides professional skills in e-mail, word processing and spreadsheet applications for the purpose of relaying information to appropriate parties.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability when acquiring new tasks and learning new skills.
• Knowledge of department specific program areas including policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with department director/coworkers to design and produce program specific documents.
• Makes independent decisions within limits of agency policies and procedures in the absence of a supervisor.
• Performs work with accuracy, thoroughness and dependability.
• Demonstrates understanding of job requirements.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and perform under changes in work or working conditions.
• Good record keeping skills.
• Knowledge of student supervision, organization and learning abilities; basic math, reading and language skills.
• Proven experience and in-service training in topics related to second language learning and migrant children preferred.

 
Essential Job Functions:

• Assists migrant families in understanding school expectations and the benefits of educational experiences for their children.
• Assists in the coordination of services for which migrant children qualify in the district in which they reside, including: Early Intervention, Title I, ELL, health and welfare services, counseling and special education.
• Composes and communicates oral and written notices to parents concerning program activities, calendars, and other information of interest.
• Maintains individual progress and permanent records for students, as required by the Migrant Education Program.
• Assists with parent education component and in planning parent meetings.

Educational Skills:

Language & Communication:

• Ability to comprehend, interpret and explain pertinent laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to speak effectively with other employees and/or students.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, managers, employees, clients, customers, and/or the public.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups.

Mathematical:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to make accurate mathematical computations or apply standardized statistical procedures.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Workplace Expectations:

• Work effectively with and respond to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech and dress in a neat, clean and appropriate professional manner for the assignment and work setting.
• Have regular and punctual attendance.
• Confer regularly with other ESD staff, ESD Districts, and immediate supervisor.
• Follow all District policies, work procedures and reasonable requests by proper authority.
• Maintain the integrity of confidential information relating to a student, family, colleague or District patron.
• Demonstrates professional character in all job responsibilities. Displays courteous, polite disposition, exercising tact and diplomacy. Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the agency.
• Attend trainings related to professional growth to stay current on best practices.

 Note: Oregon schools have been directed by the Governor under OAR 333-019-1030 to ensure that school teachers, staff and volunteers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  "Fully vaccinated" is defined as 14 days after receiving all required doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine (currently two shots of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one shot of Johnson & Johnson vaccine). Under this rule employees must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Exemptions may be made only for eligible medical or religious reasons.