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Liaison - Bilingual Family School Community Connection

Employer
Jefferson County Public Schools
Location
Golden, CO, US
Salary
Competitive
ABOUT THE DISTRICT


Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado's largest K-12 school district, with 85,000 students and approximately 14,000 employees, has provided educational excellence for more than 60 years. Nearly 10 percent of all Colorado K-12 students attend a Jeffco school and our employees benefit from partnerships with experienced, dynamic school leaders throughout our district. Our Jeffco Generations vision document and strategic plan map out with focus and clarity what we expect our schools to accomplish with our graduates. Come join us!

ABOUT THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

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ABOUT THE JOB

Spanish-English bilingual family liaison

HOURS AND DAYS WORKED

Desired Start Date: 08/07/2019Liaison, BilingualFamSchComCon
Hourly Position
FLSA: Nonexempt
FTE: 1.00, Hours/Day: 8.00, Days/Year: 180
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: CSE - Hourly CSEA, H21, 1
Hourly Rate: $18.54, Annual Rate: $26,695

RESPONSIBILITIES

SUMMARY: Act as an intermediary and cultural/linguistic liaison for the families, schools and community of Jeffco. Create a partnership with families, schools and community to improve student, classroom, school, district and state outcomes with a shared responsibility of student success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Provide simultaneous and consecutive interpretation services for families, school and district staff for a variety of purposes. This may include the use of interpretation equipment, conference calls and sight translation of documents.

Facilitate communication between families, schools and district departments regarding school regulations, expectations, and cultural differences.

Act as an intermediary and cultural/ linguistic liaison for families, schools and district departments.

Promote student success through engagement for parent/ family involvement in school including attendance, behavioral and academic issues.

Attend appropriate staff meetings and training at the district level.

Maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate school and family needs including early morning and evening availability.

Daily travel to multiple schools and district offices to meet with staff and families.

Maintain accurate and up to date records and calendar appointments.

Complete document translations as appropriate.

Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High school diploma/ GED, or vocational school or short term courses.

EXPERIENCE: Up to and including two years of experience in the area of working with children, families and/ or community agencies.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT: Must be bilingual/ biliterate in Spanish and in English, basic computer skills and knowledge and use of the Internet. Ability to interact with families from diverse backgrounds (i.e. economically, culturally). Must pass translation/ interpreter skills test (oral, reading and writing) of Spanish and English.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATION: Valid Colorado driver's license and car insurance required upon hire.

SUPERVISION/ TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. This position serves as a resource on a specific functional area such as translation and interpretation for families and staff throughout the district.

CONTACTS: Daily contact with persons in same unit/ building to negotiate controversial or confidential matters, with persons outside department/ building to maintain relationships, and with families to resolve problems or negotiate matters. May have weekly contact with families to resolve problems or negotiate matters or extended family members to negotiate controversial or confidential matters.

SAFETY TO SELF AND OTHERS: Medium exposure to self of bruises due to typical minor school environment accidents.

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental function described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hand and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must frequently lift and/ or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to compare, analyze, communicate, coordinate, instruct, and use interpersonal skills. The employee is frequently required to synthesize, evaluate, and negotiate. The employee is occasionally required to copy, compute, and compile.

JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING: The responsibilities of this position are assigned by the Director of the ESL/ Dual Language Programs. Position will negotiate sensitive and sometimes controversial matters between school staff and families. Must be an effective communicator and have the skills to resolve conflict, along with making sensitive decisions during these negotiations which balance the interests of both the families and school personnel. Requires a high level of independent judgement. Guidelines are established and provided by the District. Decisions are made in conjunction with other home/ school/ community liaisons, principals, parents, teachers, ESL/ Dual Language Administrators, ESL/ Dual Language Resource Teachers, and Data Technician. An error in decision making could cause inaccurate information to be given to families and to schools. This may occur if the person in this position does not ask the essential questions or incorrectly interprets information given by the family. The supervisor is involved occasionally in making decisions.

DIVERSITY OF DUTIES: The employee will have to attend trainings and workshops to acquire knowledge about District regulations and procedures. The employee will constantly interact and act as a cultural liaison with families, schools and various personnel in order to gather and then provide information about cultural differences and acculturation strategies, community services, and student achievement. The employee must be a sensitive negotiator and problem solver.

SALARY

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BENEFITS

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.

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