Job title: Student/Community Service Liaison (Bilingual)
Company: Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
Job description: Coordinates services and provides support for families with school-aged children targeted as at-risk, in environments such as those where positive attendance can be accomplished. Serves as a communications liaison between families, community agencies, and the school for policies, conduct, positive attendance, and student assistance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Salary range (18) $17.23 - $21.19 per hour, eight (8) steps, eight (8) hours per day and five (5) days per week (M-F). Holidays, sick leave and vacation benefits. Prepaid family dental, medical, and vision insurance, prepaid life insurance plan for employee only, prorated according to number of hours worked.
Required Application Procedure:
Online. An online application and all documents supporting the application requirements noted above must accompany your application by the closing date in order to receive consideration for this position. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to supply copies of all documentation, letters of recommendation etc. or other related materials.
Selection Procedure:
A screening committee will evaluate each application, personal resume, and other letters of reference. Interviews will be scheduled for qualified applicants. If after interviews suitable applicants are not found, the search will continue. As required by California State Law, should you be employed by the District, your fingerprints will be taken and submitted to the Justice Department and the FBI for a background check. Processing fee will be at applicant's expense.
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Expected salary: $17.23 - 21.19 per hour
Location: Bakersfield, CA Apply Now
Company: Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
Job description: Coordinates services and provides support for families with school-aged children targeted as at-risk, in environments such as those where positive attendance can be accomplished. Serves as a communications liaison between families, community agencies, and the school for policies, conduct, positive attendance, and student assistance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assists at district and school site levels with developing and implementing programs for parent and family involvement that support improving attendance and academic achievement for targeted students (Title I).
- Assists with enlisting parent volunteers (including interpreters) to help with home school needs. Assembles small groups of parents for helping each other and for developing home-to-school communications and networks. May locate and orient volunteer parents.
- Provides parent-to-parent support through personal contacts within the home and/or other locations away from school sites. Invites parent participation in home-to-school and community-based volunteer opportunities.
- Coordinates programs for abating truancy. Works with families, school site administration, legal, and public safety agencies to identify potential student problems and to improve student conduct and attendance.
- Receives referrals and responds to requests for resource information and parent support.
- Assists in the presentation of parent workshops for families on topics of interest and to enhance relations with the schools. Explains services available to students and families within the district and the community.
- Participates in public awareness activities at the District or during community events (health fairs, etc.) which may include evening and weekend hours.
- Maintains logs and summary reports of parent contacts, learning materials distributed, support groups, parent workshops, etc. Maintains activity log.
- Provides parents with orientation and instruction on how to access district and school resources such as student information systems and calendars.
- Attends community-based programs and events to keep up-to-date with trends and be more familiar with other resources.
- Assists students and families to work with administration on residency issues.
- Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
- Knowledge and Skills:
- The position requires basic knowledge of programs at the federal, state, community, and district level aimed at improving attendance and achievement with low income, immigrant, and other potentially ?at-risk? students and families. Requires basic knowledge of the subjects taught in the District schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language and reading, with sufficient competency to assist students with individual studies. Requires knowledge of basic record keeping and case management processes. Requires knowledge of and skill at using personal computers to record information and send communications. Requires sufficient human relation skills to work productively and cooperatively with teachers, students, and parents in informal settings, exercise patience when conveying information, and demonstrate sensitivity to the special needs of students. Requires knowledge of and competency in a second language.
- Abilities:
- Requires the ability to assist teaching staff and administrators with implementation of programs and activities to accomplish outreach goals. Requires the ability to learn and apply the goals and objectives of Title I and truancy abatement programs. Requires the ability to interact with teachers, parents, and specialists in order to carry out assigned duties. Requires the ability to enlist parent involvement and volunteering. Requires the ability to relate positively to and work cooperatively with parents and students in a way that builds confidence, social skills, positive behaviors, and recognizes socioeconomic and cultural differences.
- High School diploma or GED.
- two years of experience working with students and parents in an instructional or social service setting.
- Additional higher education in a social science is preferred and may substitute for some experience.
- Requires competency in a second language.
- Requires a valid driver's license.
- Resume
- High School diploma or GED.
Salary range (18) $17.23 - $21.19 per hour, eight (8) steps, eight (8) hours per day and five (5) days per week (M-F). Holidays, sick leave and vacation benefits. Prepaid family dental, medical, and vision insurance, prepaid life insurance plan for employee only, prorated according to number of hours worked.
Required Application Procedure:
Online. An online application and all documents supporting the application requirements noted above must accompany your application by the closing date in order to receive consideration for this position. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to supply copies of all documentation, letters of recommendation etc. or other related materials.
Selection Procedure:
A screening committee will evaluate each application, personal resume, and other letters of reference. Interviews will be scheduled for qualified applicants. If after interviews suitable applicants are not found, the search will continue. As required by California State Law, should you be employed by the District, your fingerprints will be taken and submitted to the Justice Department and the FBI for a background check. Processing fee will be at applicant's expense.
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Expected salary: $17.23 - 21.19 per hour
Location: Bakersfield, CA Apply Now