Parent Coordinator en Othello School District #147

Non-instructional Program Secretary/Parent Coordinator @ Scootney Springs Elementary School - Bilingual Spanish Required*– 7.5 hours/day

  Job Description

• Serves as liaison between schools and homes, supporting parent involvement, conducting parent training sessions, and assisting with school-related questions.
• Support planning and implementing building and district parent outreach nights and other Parent Involvement Meetings (Migrant, PAC, Literacy and Math Nights, Title I Parent Conference, Parent Outreach Nights, etc.).
• Assists in the development of strategies to involve parents in the affairs of the school and community, including promoting family literacy and parenting skills.
• Conduct activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.
• Assists in transportation of students to and from school or medical appointments or social services (Needs Type II Driver’s License).
• Facilitates communication between parents and the school through phone and written communications from the building and/or the OSD.
• Gathers information from home visits that will be useful in determining how best to meet the needs of the student and parent relative to improving attendance and making the school experience more meaningful.
• Assists administration/counselors with attendance issues.
• Conduct parent-training sessions as assigned.
• Interacts with district personnel, community-based agencies, and organized school programs.
• Maintains consistent communications with the district home visitor and Federal Programs Director.
• Participates in appropriate district/staff development, including MSDR August Trainings.
• Translate written communications from English to Spanish as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by a building administrator.

   Minimum Qualifications

• High School graduate, or GED.
• AA degree, or 48 semester credits or 72-quarter credits from an institution of higher education (level 100 class or higher), or having successfully passed the ETS ParaPro Assessment.
• *Must pass Spanish proficiency test administered by OSD (both oral & written)
• Successfully pass a skill review in Math, English, and computer management, of which some is written and practical (Department Secretary Test)
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with patrons or employees of organization.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Able to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Ability to adjust focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at 20 inches or less, and clear vision at 20 feet or more.

   Terms of Employment

   Starting Date:          TBD                                         

   Salary:                       Per CBA – Schedule A

   Hours:                        7.5 hours/day

   Contracted Days:   182 work days & 7 holidays (189 total contracted days)

The Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

For information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, please reach out to the Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509)488-2659, [email protected]; and/or  504/ADA Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, [email protected].

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html  

El Distrito Escolar de Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, condición de veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un perro guía entrenado o un animal de servicio y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de presunta discriminación:

Para obtener información sobre las políticas de no discriminación y discriminación por sexo y los procedimientos de quejas, y cómo informar una inquietud o queja, comuníquese con la Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles/Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, [email protected]; y/o Coordinadora 504/ADA: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, [email protected].

Las consultas sobre el Título IX también pueden dirigirse al Departamento de Educación de los EE. UU., Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html