To create and maintain culturally integrating learning environments and experiences, in collaboration with students, parents, school staff, and community resources.
Job Summary:
1. Develop relationships within and between schools, and with community resources in order to create respectful environments.
2. Arrange opportunities for multi-cultural experiences within, and across schools, and in cooperation with community education to ensure resources are available to staff, students and parents.
3. Collaborate with Specialist of Integration on the district Integration plan.
4. Assist in resolution of misunderstandings and conflicts that arise between students, parents and staff who are from diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds to ensure safety for all students, parents and staff.
5. Collaborate with Specialist of Integration in working with special education teams, student assistant teams, school administrators, and community resources to provide appropriate services for students and families of color and/or diverse ethnic backgrounds to ensure equality among established student programs.
6. Support classroom teachers with the orientation of and interaction with, students of color and/or diverse ethnic backgrounds in order to create awareness and understanding of diversity issues.
7. Collaborate with Specialist of Integration in providing staff training in buildings in order to provide cultural resources for school personnel.
8. Increase the support to parents of students-of-color and/or diverse ethnic backgrounds in order to promote parent involvement in schools.
9. Minimize the barriers to integration by: Assisting with peer conflict, mediation, developing team-building and leadership opportunities for students-of-color in order to promote empowerment among minority populations.
10. Other job related duties as required.