Parent Liaison

At Youth Guidance, we believe that no matter what challenges a young person faces, they are more likely to succeed when they have caring adults in their lives. Our highly-trained staff guides kids to overcome the life and academic challenges facing youth. We meet kids where they are — physically and emotionally — to help them focus on their education, make positive choices, and remain on the right path toward life success.

Founded in 1924, and still relevant today, Youth Guidance is a leading provider of outcomes-driven programs serving more than 11,000 youth and touching the lives of more than 14,000 youth, parents, teachers, and community members.

This position is locate at Aldridge Elementary School

Our Parent Liaison is responsible for:

Building and maintaining the parent program.

Our Parent Liaison provides Leadership and Professionalism by:

• Working with existing parent leadership to create a plan for parent involvement at assigned schools
• Recruiting parents through flyers, phone calls, in-person solicitation and home visits
• Maintaining all parent program records
• Helping to plan parent involvement activities
• Advocating on the behalf of parents with the faculty and administration
• Assisting in conflict resolution
• Implementing and leading parent workshops
• Arranging for parent training and in-services
• Attending parent liaison and parent developer meetings
• Attending all network-wide parent activities
• Attending Parent Program meetings, and LSC meetings
• Assisting with After School Programming (as needed)

Our Parent Liaison has been equipped for this impactful work in education and training with at least:

• Must have high school diploma or GED
• Some college credits from an accredited college/university or actively working towards a degree

Our Parent Liaison exemplifies:

• Proven ability to make independent decisions, exercise sound judgment and multi-task and set priorities
• Proven ability to lead a team with vision incorporating the goals of the organization and the program objectives
• Proven ability to manage, understand and analyze data
• Proven ability to be a strategic thought partner interdepartmentally/programmatic and with external constituents
• Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse population of youth and families
• Proven ability to succinctly communicate (verbal and written) at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives; including the demonstrated ability to make effective oral presentations, facilitate an open exchange of ideas, and write clear and concise notes, documents, and reports

Competencies

• Communication: Able to use effective written and oral communication with internal and external audiences and stakeholders; demonstrates empathy and listening

• Client orientation: Can recognize needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation to ultimately maximize impact

• Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity; consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace

• Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if change is required; Demonstrated ability to be solutions-focused, self-reflective, and dedicated the continuous improvement of service quality

• Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work and work of teams ensuring delivery of high-quality work. Proven ability to be innovative and a self-starter

• Mission driven: demonstrates commitment to the mission of the organization as whole and alignment with organizational values

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 duties performed are primarily in a school setting. Vaccination is required.

Youth Guidance is an equal opportunity employer and proudly values diversity. Youth Guidance does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity along all of these lines. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

EOE/M/F/D/V/SO