Flint Community Schools Facilitator Family Engagement Facilitator 6Daa49B95A9B4F7890765B991B031101

POSITION SUMMARY

The Family Engagement Facilitator is an employee of Edustaff and is responsible for building strong relationships with parents, community service agencies, students, schools, and applicable community service agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates degree or equivalent experience in a human services related field, required.
• Minimum of two years of experience with behaviorally challenged children preferred.
• Experience working with children and parents in the home/school setting.
• Reliable Transportation, required
• Experience successfully developing and implementing community based programs.
• Demonstrated interest in assisting families
• Prior successful demonstrated work experience working with youth an urban community is preferred.
• Completion of the required Global Compliance Network online training modules.
• Demonstrated record of good attendance and punctuality.
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.

K-12 BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS (FINGERPRINTING)

The State of Michigan, as well as Edustaff, requires all individuals regularly providing instructional, food, custodial, transportation, counseling, or administrative services in a public or private school, or instructional or auxiliary services to special education students to be electronically printed under the SE – MI SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT (MCL 380.1230a) reason code.

For K-12 positions, if previously fingerprinted for MI School Employment, your fingerprint results must meet the following requirements in order to be valid:

• Fingerprints were taken after January 1, 2006.
• You have been regularly and continuously employed by a K-12 educational institution or its 3rd party staffing company since being printed.

If your fingerprints do not meet these requirements, you must use the Edustaff live scan request form to be fingerprinted.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organize the building level Title I Parent Advisory Council and serve as its resource person.
• Assist with the student enrollment process.
• Provide assistance in implementing the Title I programs as needed.
• Coordinate various parent involvement programs.
• Stimulate growth of self-concept in children and parents identified as program participants.
• Utilize community resources for referring problems to the appropriate community agency.
• Schedule and make phone calls as a means of dealing with school issues.
• Keep files updated regarding children and parents participating in the program.
• Attend professional staff development session, as appropriate.
• Recruit parents to participate in a series of workshops designed to implement better parent/child communication.
• Attend monthly city-wide meetings to assist with building community involvement.
• Represent the District and Edustaff in a professional manner by performing all job functions at a satisfactory or above level.
• Interact with co-workers, administration, students, parents, and the community in a positive, supportive, and cooperative ways.
• Performs other related duties, including special projects, as required or requested, consistent with reasonable expectations for the contracted position.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

The requirements described below are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of the positions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently receive, understand, and communicate information necessary to carry out lesson plans, supervise students, and respond to the school personnel.
• Remain in a stationary position and move throughout classrooms, hallways, and other school areas for varying periods of time.
• Occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, climb stairs, and lift or move materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, depending on the assignment.
• Maintain attention and situational awareness sufficient to respond appropriately to student needs and emergency procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a school environment and may involve moderate to high noise levels, frequent interaction with students and staff, changing assignments, and exposure to typical classroom and school conditions. The employee is responsible for supporting student safety and maintaining appropriate supervision throughout the assignment.