Student Empowerment Liaison (official title: Student, Family, & Community Engage Liaison)
Published Date: Sep 9, 2024
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
September 9, 2024 - September 26, 2024
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
The LA Unified Student Empowerment Unit is seeking an experienced and dynamic professional who is passionate about student leadership and empowerment to join our team and drive initiatives that support students in becoming influential leaders, who are college-ready and active participants in their educational journey. As a Student, Family, and Community Liaison, you will develop and implement programs and activities that promote student leadership, peer-to-peer mentoring, project-based learning, and social-emotional development. You will collaborate with LAUSD staff, parents, and community partners to create opportunities that inspire and support students.
BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Student, Family, and Community Engagement Liaison assists with establishing, modifying, and implementing effective procedures and best practices for student, family, or community initiatives.
Typical duties for this position include:
- Assisting school sites, regions, and central offices with the review and establishment of effective plans for student empowerment, family engagement, or related programs by providing guidance, trainings, and recommendations for improvement.
- Planning and coordinating the logistics of various conferences, professional development opportunities and events, meetings, and advisory councils/committees.
- Providing guidance and assistance to administrators and staff regarding the formation and implementation of advisory councils.
- Creating and revising training materials, toolkits, guidelines, handbooks, resource/facilitator guides, agendas, scripts, surveys, and related documents or materials.
- Reviewing information from surveys to determine student and family priorities, concerns, and/or questions and makes recommendations.
- Liaising with District administrators and staff to respond to family inquiries and concerns.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with local organizations, groups, and coalitions to obtain resources and support for student empowerment, family engagement, and other related student/family/community programs.
- Using multiple communication and social media platforms to provide or seek information from District staff, students, families and/or the community.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website: https://bit.ly/4bKTo10
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree preferably in, education, leadership, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.
EXPERIENCE:
Two years of experience developing and implementing training for a youth, family, or community program.
SPECIAL:
A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and the use of a motor vehicle.
SPECIAL NOTES:
- Employees in this classification may be required to work evenings and weekends.
- Travel to locations throughout the District may be required.
PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications, it must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload it as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for this position is highly effective at prioritizing and overseeing multiple projects while thriving under pressure. They have significant experience designing, implementing, and overseeing the logistics of various district-wide student empowerment programs and initiatives. They have expertise in developing and refining educational materials, curricula, and resources related to student leadership and empowerment, district policies, training materials, toolkits, guidelines, handbooks, and related materials. In addition, they have experience delivering professional development for teachers, school administrators, and other organization leaders. Moreover, the ideal candidate possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills and extensive experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Canva. Furthermore, the ideal candidate has a solid understanding of district rules, policies, organizations, and functions and an awareness of current events within the District. Finally, the ideal candidate is available to work evenings and weekends.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request, we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.
The assessment process for this position TENTATIVELY consists of a qualifying (pass/fail) Training and Experience (T&E) Evaluation followed by a Writing Project and/or Presentation Project and an Interview, which will be worth 100% of candidates' overall scores. Candidates who are successful on the T&E will be invited to participate in the Writing Project/Presentation Project.
Application materials (your candidate profile, resume, and supplemental questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background, experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized skills, knowledge, and abilities.
The testing may be conducted remotely and/or in-person, and all applicants will be required to submit a Candidate Confidentiality From prior to testing. Failure to submit these forms before the given deadline will result in the withdrawal of your application from the selection process. Candidates who receive a failing score on any test module will NOT be eligible to move forward in the selection process.
APPLICATION PROCESS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?
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ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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