Job Posting for Family Outreach Coordinator - High School- Bilingual at Southbridge Public Schools

Background On Southbridge Public Schools

Southbridge Public Schools serve approximately 2,200 students in six schools. The district is presently undergoing extensive turnaround at all levels, with the assistance of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This creates unique opportunities for teachers and students. One example is a recently announced, long-term partnership with the University of Connecticut to develop Southbridge Schools to be a national demonstration site for successful implementation of PBIS strategies. Additionally, our district is the recipient of a number of significant grants that are allowing us to creatively redesign Secondary School, curriculum enhancements, improved culture and climate and afterschool opportunities for students. If you feel strongly about improving the educational experience for students and have a commitment to social justice, Southbridge Public Schools welcomes you.

More information about the district’s turnaround efforts can be found here.

Family Outreach Coordinator -

Communicating

The Family Outreach Coordinator job responsibility is to serve as the bridge between families, schools, and the community. The Family Liaison is committed to actively engaging all families in understanding their interests, needs, and aspirations for their child. The Liaison supports teachers, staff and administrators as the school develops and implements best practices to become one force in supporting children, enabling them to become the best versions of themselves. Family Outreach Coordinators Communicate, Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate effectively to support this work. The Family Outreach Coordinator helps establish systems and processes to cultivate and leverage family and community partnerships and strengthen positive school climate. They support this by focusing their work on assessing and addressing needs through:

Through an appropriate cultural and linguistic lens, the Family Outreach Coordinator ensures that families are aware of:

School events and priorities
School based and community based resources
Opportunities to volunteer in and outside of the classroom/school building
How to navigate the school system and advocate for their child

Knowing what questions to ask
Knowing how to read and interpret their child’s data
Knowing who to speak with when supporting their child’s school experience

Ensure that teachers have the tools and support they need to share information with families regarding students’ progress, and how parents/guardians can support learning at home

Connecting

Through effective communication and active listening, be able to:

Connect families with the resources available through Southbridge Public Schools and Community Partners
Connect families with volunteer opportunities in and outside the classroom
Connect teachers and parents/guardians to improve student outcomes

Collaborating

Through deliberate efforts, the Family Outreach Coordinator will develop a mechanism for parental/guardian voice in school decision making.

Influence the development of policies, practices, and programs affecting their child
Parents/guardians will work with liaison and to plan whole school events

The Family Liaison will collaborate with teachers to identify ways to expand their classroom outside the classrooms’ four walls.

Teachers will provide learning activities that can be completed at home and during family events

Celebrating

By acknowledging the school and greater community’s endeavors, the Family Outreach Coordinator will highlight accomplishments and improvements in climate and culture, academic success, increased school-parent collaboration and community partner development:

Partnering with the school PBIS teams
Coordinating family events - tell our story
Develop a gateway for parents/guardians to share their culture, ethnicity, and heritage in their child’s school.

Knowledge And Experience

Translation and Interpretation competencies
Correct English and Spanish usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
Experience with Student Information Systems: experience with IPASS/ Aspen preferred
Modern office practices, procedures and use of equipment
Record-keeping techniques
Health and safety regulations
Oral and written communication skills
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy
Telephone techniques and etiquette

Physical Demands

Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights, up to 30 pounds

Preferred Education/Experience

Associate Degree
Must be bilingual
At least two years of experience working in a public school system.
Formal translation training or experience
Experience working with online systems and database, student information systems preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southbridge Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

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