Parent Outreach Coordinator (2023-2024 SY)
Norwalk Public Schools
- South Norwalk, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in the implementation of Norwalk Board of Education administrative policies, rules, regulations and directives
- Follow Norwalk school policy to ensure student safety
- Promote a positive office atmosphere to welcome and assist visitors
- Respond to questions and requests promptly and appropriately
- Answer telephone calls and respond to inquiries in a timely manner
- Identify family needs and provide assistance through community resources, case management, educational services and parent education
- Encourage and engage families to participate in meaningful activities to strengthen their children’s social, emotional, and academic growth
- Initiate home visits to provide parents with information and training regarding nutrition, child development, positive parenting techniques and school readiness/success
- Develop, monitor and review goals with each family
- Complete an initial and annual family centered assessment with each family
- Complete ongoing developmental screenings and health reviews for each child
- Provide parent training using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) foundational curriculum
- Provide opportunities for families to connect with each other to build social connections and engage in parent-child interaction activities
- Connect families with resources to help them address their needs and reach their goals
- Maintain and submit required program documentation within deadlines
- Participate in reflective supervision sessions and biweekly staff meetings with community organizations
- Participate in competency-based professional development
- Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
- Interact in a positive manner with all staff, students, parents and visitors
- Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
- Maintain a level of approachability by administration, staff, parents and visitors
- Perform other related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
- Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to listen attentively
- Ability to perform assigned tasks effectively
- Ability to schedule and prioritize workflow
- Organizational and problem solving skills
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Two years (2) of experience above the clerk level in office support or secretarial work
- College training of 15 semester hours equaling .5 year of experience in the secretarial sciences may be substituted for two years of experience above clerk level
- May require fluency in Spanish
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent or designee find appropriate
Salary: In accordance with the collective bargaining agreement
Group: Two
Bargaining Unit: NFEP
Work Year: August - June (10 Months/40 weeks)
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