Job Description

Parent Liaison
Non-contract, no benefits

Hours a day: 5.8
Hourly rate: $18.74

Contact Information:

• Name: Vanessa Colorado
• Phone: (385) 579-5365
• Email: pcolorado@alpinedistrict.org

The job of Parent Liaison is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the District's academic programs with specific responsibilities to implement and communicate information about cultural and academic activities to area parents and students.

Essential Functions

• Communicates with families about school and community activities, events, and opportunities for the purpose of meeting the needs of the students and families.
• Coordinates area family engagement meetings and events (e.g. Parent Committee, socials, conferences, partnerships, etc.) for the purpose of decreasing parental isolation and developing parent involvement with their child's school activities.
• Counsels students, staff, parents and guardians for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems, resolving conflicts, referral to appropriate professionals and enhancing probability of student success in school.
• Develops university partnerships for the purpose of helping to provide cultural, professional development, college readiness, and mentoring opportunities for students.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records (e.g. work/appointment schedules, contact logs, parent resources, etc.) for the purpose of documenting and/or providing reliable information.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions, ensure consistent messaging and activity coordination, and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Prepares a variety of documents, reports and written materials for the purpose of communicating information to parents and staff, providing written support, developing recommendations, and/or conveying information.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. other district staff, outside agencies, parents and/or students, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Supports families in the enrollment process for the purpose of verifying documentation and supporting the accuracy of the family and student database.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Experience:
Job related experience is desired.
High school diploma or equivalent.