2026-144
11-10-26
11-16-26
Hourly Wage: $17.36-$19.54/Regular/Full-Time
The Home/Parent Liaison strengthens the connection between school, home, and community. The role focuses on improving attendance, supporting special education services, and providing professional clerical and public-facing support. This position requires strong communication, cultural awareness, and flexibility to support students, families, and staff while helping build a positive school culture.
Clerical & Public Support – Answer phones, greet visitors, provide information, and maintain accurate records and files. Prepare letters, reports, and logs as needed.
Attendance & Student Support – Monitor attendance, conduct outreach and home visits, and connect families with resources to remove barriers to regular attendance. Reinforce positive messages about school engagement.
SPED Support – Assist case managers and families with communication, scheduling, and follow-through on IEP services; maintain confidentiality and accurate documentation.
Family & Community Engagement – Build relationships with families, provide orientations for new students, and link families to community resources.
Transportation – Provide safe student transport when needed for appointments, re-entry meetings, or emergencies.
Culture Building – Support school events and initiatives that promote a welcoming and inclusive school climate.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Professionalism and customer service skills when working with students, families, staff, and the public.
Experience in clerical/office work with phone and public interaction.
Experience in schools, social services, or family engagement, including with SPED populations.
Knowledge of Yakama Nation culture and resources.
Knowledge of child development, attendance practices, community resources, and basic special education processes.
Ability to manage clerical tasks, data entry, and records with confidentiality.
Ability to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to build positive working relationships with families, including those facing barriers.
Flexibility, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Cultural awareness and sensitivity to Yakama Nation traditions and families.
Community College and/or vocational school degree with study in job-related areas.
Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and fine finger dexterity.
Typically requires 40% sitting, 30% walking, and 30% standing. Work is generally hazard free with some exposure to temperature extremes.
No history of child abuse, neglect, or substance abuse.
Ability to complete a YN Tribal School background check.
Required to pass a pre-employment background check.
Required to pass a pre-employment drug test.
Must possess a valid Washington State Driver's License with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Driving permit.
Valid First Aid card.
Familiarity with attendance systems and student data platforms.
Enrolled Yakama Preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
It shall be the mission of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to safeguard, protect and secure rights, privileges and benefits, guaranteed to the members of the Yakama Nation by the Treaty of June 9, 1855, for all time. And it shall also be the mission to establish and enforce such rules and procedures as may be necessary to safeguard individually and Tribally owned property and resources for the use of present and future generations and to promote social welfare of its members.
