Family Liaison

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Staff and maintain the Wellness Office and student health records.
• Attend to immediate general student wellness needs, e.g headaches, sprains.
• Uphold school-wide expectations, routines, and norms for student conduct.
• Collaborate with the Academic and Corporate Work Study Teams, staff, and parents to ensure students’ physical and mental health needs are properly supported and to assist them and the students in meeting other CRJHS expectations.
• Collaborate with the assigned Minneapolis Public Schools nurse and social workers to ensure students’ physical and mental health needs are properly supported; including referring cases to health care professionals.
• Coordinate with local healthcare organizations to conduct onsite vaccination clinics, vision screenings, and other potential community health offerings.
• Order Wellness Office supplies, in collaboration with the MPS nurse and the Family and Community Engagement Manager, to ensure the office is adequately stocked.
• Maintain a secure office and understand the necessity for confidentiality with records and conversations.
• Supervise students in school locations outside of the Wellness Office as assigned by supervisor and Principal.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Family and Community Engagement Manager and Principal.

• Facilitate communication between families and individuals within the school, including intake for parent concerns, transferring the parent to the appropriate staff member, and documenting all communication.
• Under direction from the Family and Community Engagement Manager, liaison with parent leadership, Parent Ambassadors, grade level liaisons, and volunteers for all-school priorities and events.

• Cross train and provide backup support to the Receptionist during absences.
• Communicate with families as needed.
• Under direction of the Family and Community Engagement Manager, be present for and support coordination and operations of family engagement events.
• Provide additional support during parent/teacher conferences and other all-school events.

• Associate’s degree or 3+ years experience in health-related field strongly preferred.
• Bilingual verbal and written skills in Spanish and English required.
• Current Lifeguard Certification or First Aid training strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in using Web-based tools, Microsoft Office tools, e.g. Excel, Word, and Google products.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate successfully across the school community and respond with flexibility and a willingness to assist with needs as they arise.
• Complete Virtus training, sign a Code of Conduct, and pass a background check.

• Standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to enter data into a computer and to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Able to communicate, verbally and in writing, with others.
• Able to work in a school environment with frequent auditory stimulation and interruptions from students and colleagues.

Last updated on Dec 13, 2024