Date Posted:8/28/2023 Application Deadline: Until Filled Employment Type:Full Time Length of Work Year:8 hours per Day, 180 days per year Salary:$21.70 per hour *range 26 Number Openings: (At time of posting)1 Contact: Sandra Vargas Email: savargas@salinascity.k12.ca.us Phone:
Job Summary Job Summary Under the general supervision of the building principal, the role of the Parent Coordinator is to establish meaningful communication between the school and the community to insure the educational achievement of all students.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
PARENT COORDINATOR – CHAPTER 1
DEFINITION
Under the general supervision of the building principal, the role of the Parent Coordinator is to establish meaningful communication between the school and the community to insure educational achievement of all students.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS/REQUIREMENTS
The Parent Coordinator will be primarily concerned with parent training and school-to-parent communications. Because of the need to communicate with all parents, the position requires a bilingual person who speaks and writes in both English and Spanish.
The Parent Coordinator position should have experience as a Parent Trainer, Community Coordinator and/or other experience working with adults.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (Not ranked according to importance)
Establishes channels of positive communication between the school and students’ families; uses channels of communication to enhance the participation of parents in school activities; develops parent training sessions to meet the needs of parents; develops a monthly newsletter as a form of communication to parents; assists parents with the development of a Parent Club to enhance the educational opportunities for their children; works with staff in opening lines of communication with their students’ parents.
REQUIREMENTS
Ability to read and write in English and Spanish;
Knowledge of skills with word processor;
Knowledge of parenting skills, parents’ rights, parent responsibility.
LICENSE
Possession of an appropriate California operator’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Community problems, interests and concerns;
Public and private community service agencies;
School needs and regulations.
Ability to:
Work effectively and harmoniously with others;
Understand and communicate with children and adults of different racial and cultural background;
Understand and carry out oral and written directions;
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action;
Communicate (orally and in writing) in English and Spanish.
and
EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of paid or unpaid experience in work involving contact with various ethnic and racial groups in the community.
EDUCATION
Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade.
Requirements / Qualifications Requirements / Qualifications
Only those applicants with a complete application packet & meeting the job description qualifications will be invited to interview.
A complete application package includes an Application with the previous work history filled out Contact information for 3 professional references completely filled out
High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
See job description. Must be bilingual in English & Spanish and have passed a bilingual test. Applicants must be qualified at the time of applying.
Only those applicants with a complete application packet & meeting the job description qualifications will be invited to interview.
A complete application package includes an Application with the previous work history filled out Contact information for 3 professional references completely filled out
High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
See job description.
Must be bilingual in English & Spanish and have passed a bilingual test.
Applicants must be qualified at the time of applying.
Comments and Other Information Sherwood School 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (30-minute unpaid meal break) All required documents must be submitted with the application. Only those selected to interview will receive subsequent calls. Successful applicants must obtain and/or provide the following before beginning employment: Fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice and/or FBI (must pass a background check) Proof of Tuberculosis clearance Proof of eligibility to work in the United States Applicants MUST register with Sandra Vargas. To register, email at savargas@salinascity.k12.ca.us APPLY (CURRENT EMPLOYEES ONLY)
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