Parent Involvement Facilitator

Job Title: Parent Involvement Facilitator Department: Team Schools Reports to : Site Administrator Grade : Hourly 6 Highly Qualified by Education – ($13.14 - $16.52) Number of Days: Varies Overtime Status : Non -Exempt / Hourly Last Revised Date : October 8, 2024 Oklahoma Teacher’s Retirement: Optional Participation Bargaining Unit: AFT Funding Source: District or Grant Paid Mission: Our students lead through l iteracy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community. Vision: Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny. Core Values: Our core values guide how we work and interact with each other at every level of the organization. We embrace and embody these values every day: • Equity: We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequalities, being actively anti -bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all. • Character: We are honest, trustworthy and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard. • Excellence: We work together to give Tulsa the world -class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot of one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations. • Team: We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves. • Joy: Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun! Position Summary : To support families and school in building success and support for every student through consistent daily attendance and high academic expectations. As this is a federally funded position, it is a violation of federal law for the Parent Involvement Facilitator to perform any other function (e.g., registrar, clerk, secretary) while being paid with federal funds . Minimum Qualifications : Education : • High School Diploma or equivalent • At least 48 hours of approved college credit, an associate degree from an accredited school or the successful completion of a district approved highly qualified test Experience: • Previous experience working with students and families preferred Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite • Bilingual in Spanish preferred Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. • Access es daily attendance in PowerSchool and Data Dashboard to identify students and families with high weekly absenteeism and chronic absenteeism • Contact s families of chronically absent (2 days or more weekly) student families and deve lops an ongoing relationship to identify problems and strategies needed to eliminate the barrier of absenteeism • Assist s with planning and implementation of community events that include parents and creates a calendar of activities for parents • Collaborates with the Direc tor of Parent and Family Engagement • Serve s as a connection between the home and the school • Facilitate s and implement s parent involvement programs , events, workshops, and training routinely as directed by school leader. • Manage, organize and upload Title I parent and family engagement compliance documents • Assists in planning quarterly workshops (Literacy/Math night) • Collaborate with school teams, parent committees and community organizations to effectively engage and suppor t families with various n eeds e.g., Immigrant student support services, Exceptional student services, E nglish language development, Indian education, Homeless team, etc. • Inform s parents of student related activities • Assist s with data collection and project evaluation • Attend s and facilitate s workshops and other functions related to parent involvement activities • Share s all important school -related issues with parents • Assist s the school with disseminating and receiving important school documents from parents /guardians • Encourage s parents to become more involved in school activities by joining PCAC (Parent Community Advisory Council) and PTO or PTA • Connect s families to community resources • Contribute s to creating warm and welcoming school environments • Serves on school planning committees • Prepar es refreshments for parents’ activities • Solicit s parent volunteers for field trips, meetings and other special events • Chaperone s student excursions • Collaborate s with parents/guardians and school staff on updating, creating and reviewing required Title I parent and family engagement compliance docu ments. • Participate s in professional development training and meetings provided by school or district, staff, leadership team, etc. • Perform s other tasks, duties, or services consistent with this position as assigned Skills and Abilities Required: The following characteristics and physical skills are important for the successful performance of assigned duties. • Possess good organizational skills • Ability to perform various tasks and work with parents, administrators, teachers, other staff and other members of the community • Ability to work under pressure and be flexible • Ability to be responsive to school personnel, parents and other representatives of the community • Communicate effectively with parents and the community • Familiarity with college admissions and financial aid procedures • Ability to follow detailed instructions and complete tasks efficiently • Ability to oscillate between independent and collaborative work with ease • Ability to manage up and down and create buy -in from people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds for new ideas and approaches • Ability to engage and communicate with multilingual families using language assistance tools • Possess knowledge of office equipment such as copiers, computers , chrome books /laptops • Demonstrates skill and ability in using Google Documents and various software platforms used by the District • Open to change and applies critical thinking while developing solutions based on new guidelines, methods, and techniques • Understand and respect the diversity of families’ economic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds Customer Contacts: • Internal: TPS District Employees • External: Students, parents, community members, partnered vendors Supervisory Responsibilities: • This role does not directly supervise any individuals Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from rare to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable. • Physical requirements consistent with an office setting • Occasional to frequent travel to district and non-district sites Tulsa Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of individuals who contribute to the district's mission with their talents, skills, and energy. Tulsa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, disability , genetic information, veteran status, marital status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Tulsa Public Schools also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the district's talent management department at 918 -746-6310 or the district’s human rights and Title IX coordinator at 918 -746-6985 . You can also direct your request for accommodation in writing to the Tulsa Public Schools Education Service Center, Attn: Talent Management , 3027 S. New Haven Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114 -6131.