Bilingual Family Liaison-Division Wide- Dari
- Employer
- Alexandria City Public Schools
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Posted
- Jun 05, 2023
- Closes
- Sep 02, 2023
- Ref
- 3099
- Function
- School and Teaching
- Industry
- Education
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description
The job of Bilingual Family Liaison-Division Wide - Dari will focus on family engagement efforts specific to Persian language (ex. Dari/Farsi-speaking) families division-wide. This position requires in-person attendance.
Responsibilities will include:
The position reports to the Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE) Assistant Director
Qualifications
Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
Certificates & Licenses:
Experience:
Key Competencies:
Essential Functions
Create a welcoming school environment:
Conduct outreach to empower parents/guardians to be actively engaged in their children's education:
Organize family involvement events/activities:
Work with the FACE Team to address parent/guardian issues and concerns in schools/Community:
Clearances:
Public Health Compliance
WP
Primary Location:
Central Office
Salary Range:
$44,857.60 - $55,143.20 / Support SUP-23
Shift Type:
Full-Time
The job of Bilingual Family Liaison-Division Wide - Dari will focus on family engagement efforts specific to Persian language (ex. Dari/Farsi-speaking) families division-wide. This position requires in-person attendance.
Responsibilities will include:
- Creating welcoming school environments for all families, with a focus on families who speak a Persian (ex. Dari/Farsi) language.
- Conducting outreach through a variety of communications to empower all families, with a focus on families who speak a Persian (ex. Dari/Farsi) language, to be actively engaged in their child's education;
- Responding to Dari Parent Information Phone Line;
- Connecting families, with a focus on those that speak a Persian language (ex. Dari/Farsi-speaking families), to information, resources and services available to their student/family across the school division (i.e. ParentSquare,Student Services, Special Ed, TAG, etc.);
- Working with administrators to address issues and concerns presented by families that speak a Persian language (ex. Dari/Farsi-speaking parents/guardians).
- Review and translate flyers, and documents as needed.
- Supports Family Engagement in Schools, Community and FACE sites (Including out of school time family engagement programs as needed (up to 2-3 nights a week).
- Serves as a Cultural broker and facilitator in schools and community as needed.
The position reports to the Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE) Assistant Director
Qualifications
Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
Certificates & Licenses:
- Valid Driver's License
Experience:
- At least two years of professional experience working with families, community-based outreach programs, schools, and/or non-profits with increasing levels of responsibility is required.
- Experience working with culturally diverse communities.
Key Competencies:
- Highly proficient in Dari required.
- Must have reliable transportation to travel to schools and community sites.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other team members.
- Understanding and sensitivity for diverse cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds of students.
- Ability to determine and assess confidential material, and maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent time management, customer service skills, and people skills.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including up to three evenings a week when necessary and weekend availability.
- Ability to work in a high-paced work environment and use good judgment.
- Passionate and committed to the mission of FACE Center and ACPS.
- Ability to use Microsoft products, smartphones, and social media.
- Monthly data collection and entry
Essential Functions
Create a welcoming school environment:
- Establish trusting relationships and serve as a point of contact for families.
- Serves as a contact person to facilitate "welcome to ACPS" orientations to new families
- Assist families in efforts to navigate the school system.
- Advocate for families, as appropriate.
- Work closely with other school staff to coordinate services for students and families, including: StudentSupport Team members, English Language Learner (ELL) department staff, special education staff, teachers and administrators.
- Provide information on services available to eligible students and families and encourage participation, as appropriate.
- Provide community referrals to families as needed.
- Provide families with information about ACPS volunteer process, opportunities and assist them with on-line application as needed.
- Work with bilingual parents/guardians and staff to ensure use of Language Line as needed and ensure necessary interpreter services are available at parent-teacher conferences, school meetings/activities and as requested.
- Ensures multilingual signs, bulletin boards and other displays visible at school entrance and/or lobby to welcome families and provide information.
- Attend appropriate FACE training and meetings.
Conduct outreach to empower parents/guardians to be actively engaged in their children's education:
- Review outreach materials for distribution in Dari language of parents/guardians (i.e. flyers about upcoming activities, school calendar of events, available school/community resources, etc.).
- Develop ongoing relationships with community-based and local faith-based organizations and make presentations to provide school information.
- Assist robo-calls to share important information with families in the languages they speak.
- Survey parents/guardians on welcoming environment, parent involvement opportunities and perceived access to
- Stay abreast of information resources and support available to families and share with parents/guardians ways to
- Keep track of contact with parents.
- Attend PTA and parent support meetings and other relevant meetings within the community as needed.
Organize family involvement events/activities:
- Assist with logistics, facilitation and support school-based Family Liaisons, Family Engagement Coordinator during FACE-sponsored and other monthly events or activities to support family engagement in school (i.e., navigating the school system, parent coffees, preparing for parent-teacher conferences, bullying prevention, mental health support, and supporting literacy at home, etc.)
- Work with Parent Teacher Associations (PTA), Family Engagement Action Teams and other Community and Family Advocacy groups
Work with the FACE Team to address parent/guardian issues and concerns in schools/Community:
- Work with FACE Assistant Director and other team members/school staff, as needed, to address and resolve specific parent/guardian concerns.
- Assist school administrators in the development or revision of strategies to facilitate school-family collaboration (Family Engagement Plans, Blueprints).
- Work with the school's leadership team to develop an appropriate involvement component of their school's plan.
- Attend appropriate training and meetings as requested
- Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Clearances:
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
- Tuberculosis Skin Test.
Public Health Compliance
- Proof of COVID vaccination. Exemptions for religious/medical will be reviewed.
- Must follow safety and health protocols.
WP
Primary Location:
Central Office
Salary Range:
$44,857.60 - $55,143.20 / Support SUP-23
Shift Type:
Full-Time