Family Literacy Specialist

Requirements

JOB SUMMARY: The goal of the Family Literacy Specialist position is to strengthen the collaboration between families and educators to support children’s literacy development.
MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Job Duties:Collaborate with families in promoting literacy
Help create positive, goal orientated relationships between families and educators
Promote best practice and evidence-based programming
Incorporate families’ culture and language into school-based programs
Implement family literacy programs
Conduct outreach and recruit volunteers and participants for various initiatives
Lead family literacy professional development for teachers and school staff
Lead Parent Engagement Workshops
Evaluate and assess program effectiveness
Coordinate Family Literacy Nights
Provide literacy-supporting resources
Liaise with community partners to coordinate service delivery
Collaborate with literacy coach, school psychologist, social worker, counselor, and other support services staff to build home-school literacy connections
Create reports necessary to comply with MDE CLSD grant requirements
Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and abilities required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.Understanding of educational systems and the continuum of literacy development for age/grade bands served
Self-starter able to take initiative
Effective communication skills, orally and in writing
Knowledge and experience in working with diverse cultures that match school community populations
Experience in effective interactions with families and educators in a variety of situations
Working knowledge of Title I programs and family engagement expectations
Ability to effectively collaborate as a team member in a school environment
Facilitation experience with adults
Effective interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
Ability to multi-task.

Working Environment:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, move about, hear and speak.
The employee must routinely lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds, and may be required to restrain students weighing more than 100+ pounds most typically when required to intervene in student safety issues.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes and airborne particles. It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud on occasion.
The employee will be in general contact with students and may be exposed to infectious or blood borne diseases, exposed to student noise and learning resource noise levels, may sit or stand for longer than 2 hours at a time, may lift objects repeatedly, and may undertake repeated motions.
The employee may be required to travel in school owned or leased vehicles while supervising and assisting students

This description describes the general nature and work expected of an individual assigned to this position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability. EEO Employer.

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