Family & Community Educator T1

Job Overview The Family and Community Educator T1 is responsible for providing meaningful engagement initiatives, assisting with creating a welcoming environment for parents and families, building school-parent/family and community partnerships, and coordinating a variety of programs and events at their designated home campus to ensure student success, under the immediate supervision of the campus Principal. The Family and Community Educator will also assist FBISD in their commitment and goals toward effective parent/family engagement through learning and understanding families' diverse needs and assisting in cultivating a school culture and climate that effectively addresses those needs at the campus level. Position Description Essential

Duties and Responsibilities

Establish meaningful campus level parent/family and community engagement

Collaborate with the Campus Community Engagement Partner, Parent Engagement Facilitators, and Family Engagement Council to design and implement a Family Engagement Plan Plan, schedule, organize and facilitate activities, classes, workshops, and services as defined through the Early Literacy Family Engagement Plan Facilitate, prepare, and implement district mandated and campus based parent/family classes and programs Collaborate with agencies and school staff to ensure successful implementation of parenting/family activities Support school personnel in the development and implementation of the campus parent/family engagement policy and campus compact through the facilitation of parent/family meetings Create opportunities to understand the diverse needs of families and provide responses to those needs Provide relevant and specific input to support and increase parent/family engagement Serve as a liaison between school and home to facilitate and foster a positive and welcoming environment between the two Support efforts to keep parents/families informed of school functions and initiatives Survey parents to determine needs and assess effectiveness of the PFE program Effectively communicate with parents/families face to face, through emails and telephone calls Organize PFE materials (Produce flyers, calendars, agendas, and sign in sheets), activities and communications (newsletters, content for websites, electronic media, etc.) Follow state and federal Title 1 mandated rules, regulations. and compliance policies Maintain campus parent/family engagement Title 1 documentation to show evidence of implementation of the requirements noted in ESSA, Section 1116 Provide a parent/family presentation/orientation on all Title 1 mandated programs Attend all meetings and trainings scheduled for parent/family educators Perform all other duties as assigned that are related to the PFE requirements noted in noted in ESSA, Section 1116 Supervisory Responsibilities None

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the above essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities, required unless otherwise stated as preferred. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. High School diploma or GED Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both orally and in writing Proficiency in Microsoft applications and general office skills Ability to organize, prioritize, meet deadlines, and coordinate multiple programs Ability to work independently, within guidelines, and in a team setting Ability to perform a variety of tasks often changing assignments on short notice, with little or not direction Ability to work flexible hours, including after hours and Saturdays Bilingual preferred: able to read, speak and write Spanish Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics and physical demands 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. Work is performed in classrooms, offices, work stations and meeting rooms.

• The position requires occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers and presentation materials.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Attendance at conferences and professional development is required.
• Work involves everyday risks and discomforts which require normal safety precautions when operating equipment or performing job duties.
• May work prolonged or irregular hours and must be able to maintain emotional control under stress.

Additional Information

This position is assigned 100%25 to a Title I campus the efforts of which are split as 90%25 direct family engagement and 10%25 of efforts outside of family engagement (e.g., meetings, recess, cafeteria and hall monitoring, substituting, or front office duties). This position is grant funded through Title 1 funds. This position may be discontinued if funds are no longer available.