John Hanson Middle School Family and Community Outreach Liaison

Terms of Employment: Temporary Exemption Status: Temporary Salary Scale: Hourly Rate $16.00 EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES High school diploma or general educational degree (GED) required; associate degree preferred. At least two years of experience working in family support, community outreach or a similar role.

Experience coordinating and/or managing programs in an educational, non-profit and/or human services setting. Knowledge of community resources and services available to families. Understands and respects the different economic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds of families. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse populations.

Ability to work collaboratively with families, school staff and community stakeholders. Proficiency in digital communication tools (i.e., Microsoft Office 365) and platforms to engage families and the community. Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Strong written and verbal communication skills; writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; able to read and interpret written information. Follows Standard Operating Procedures; prioritizes and plans work activities; completes tasks correctly and on time. Ability to work flexible hours to support evening and weekend family engagement workshops, as needed.

Maintains confidentiality with student, family and school information. Holds a valid driver’s license. General knowledge of Title I, Part A.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Apply Joyce L. Epstein’s Six Types of Involvement to develop a comprehensive family engagement program. Utilize Karen Mapp’s Dual Capacity-Building Framework to implement effective family engagement and home-school partnership strategies, adult learning and motivating and leadership development. Implement the 6 Essential Keys of the Community Schools Framework.

Actively engage with families, students, school staff and community stakeholders to annually develop the Home-School Compact to address unique needs and promote student academic success. Implement a menu of needs-driven, high-quality programs and services, including but not limited to Thriving Threes early childhood programs, extended learning and enrichment opportunities, health services, parent/family engagement, adult education, interventions, and targets to chronically absent students.

Create opportunities for parent training sessions to promote family advocacy and elevate family voices. Collaborate with staff to plan/facilitate workshops that foster family and community participation at the district and school levels. Act as a point person for agencies and programs interested in partnering with the school and help broker new partnerships that are aligned with school goals and needs.

Collaborate with district and school staff to help connect families to community resources to address a variety of wrap-around services. Establish and maintain a Family Resource Center that provides information about school and community resources and distribute instructional materials to families. Prepare flyers, evaluations, surveys and other documentation to support family and community engagement.

Collect, maintain and analyze data related to services provided to families to quantify the impact of programming. Enlist and train families and community members to volunteer within the school. Serve as a member of the School Improvement Team to assist in the development of the School Improvement Plan and family engagement budget.

Attend school and community meetings, such as PTO and Parent Advisory Council meetings, as needed. Participate in professional development related to family engagement, the community school strategy, community-based resources and other identified areas. Assist with monitoring, supporting and ensuring compliance with the Title I, Part A program.

Maintain required documentation for annual state audit . Other duties as assigned. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds.

Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M.

Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.