Greenwood School District 50 Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Director of School/Parental Involvement

Department: Instruction

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

SUMMARY: Responsible for effectively developing parenting workshops and learning opportunities for the community, leads in planning development of literacy strategies, coordinates community interagency collaboration, and coordinates court issues with individual schools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinates/conducts parent/child workshops focusing on appropriate developmental learning activities: ALL-STAR drop-ins in the elementary schools and community locations; PAT meetings; and Born-To-Read birthday parties in the elementary schools.
• Plans, coordinates, and assures compliance with district and state Parenting/Family Literacy initiatives.
• Gathers, organizes and submits to the State Department of Education all Parenting/Family Literacy reports.
• Plans, coordinates and assures compliance with the Parents As Teachers program.
• Gathers, organizes and submits to the State Department of Education the Parents As Teachers yearly report.
• Attend and assist with community collaboration activities such as Born-To-Read, Success By Six, Parenting Collaborative, Wellness Celebration, Healthy Families, and others as identified.
• Provides leadership in interagency collaboration with school personnel and social agency personnel.
• Shares knowledge of compulsory attendance laws and explains them to school personnel, parents, students, and interested community partners.
• Consults and coordinates with appropriate school officials regarding referral of cases to family court or other courts having jurisdiction over juveniles; or the Department of Social Services.

· Other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises the Parenting Case Manager and the Title I Parenting Secretary.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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/or EXPERIENCE:

Masters Degree in social work. Certification as Social Worker III. At least three years of successful experience in social work.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk, talk or hear. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the public and staff in addition to meeting multiple demands from several people. The employee is required to work irregular or extended work hours.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.