Paramount Brookside Hiring for Family Allies Community Team Member at Indianapolis, IN Full Time

Role and Responsibilities

The FACT Member will work as part of the c to fulfill the mission of the Family Allies Community Team: “We are re-imagining family-school partnership by building authentic peer support for PSOE families and bridging learning from school to home in meaningful and engaged ways.

We are fulfilling our school mission, by reaching outside of the school walls and into the wider community. Our mission: Inspire learning through an unparalleled academic approach. Transform communities by changing lives.”

The duties of the FACT Member include:

• Making phone calls to school parents and families.
• Meeting with school families in their home, or in community locations outside of Paramount Schools of Excellence.
• Providing support for school families by sharing resources to encourage and assist families in academic success.
• Working with local community partners to match resources to the needs of our families.
• Attending and helping to host School Community Organization meetings.
• Being an ongoing presence in our school community through attendance of sporting events, musicals, Brookside Bash and neighborhood happenings and other events in the wider community where school involvement may be beneficial.
• Engaging with school families on every level, learning the needs of school families and working to support families and help them feel connected to their school.
• Other tasks and duties as needed to support the Family Allies Community Team, and Paramount Schools of Excellence
• Annual training and/or professional development is required for all PSOE employees. Job-specific training is identified and scheduled by the School Principal or direct supervisor in partnership with Paramount C-suite.

Additional Notes

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee usually works in standard classrooms, but will frequently be required to complete tasks in a wide variety of locations within the school campus. The FACT Member works a standard workweek, but additionally may work evenings, weekends, and any additional hours necessary to accommodate activities such as committees, fundraisers, public meetings, and representing the organization at public events.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Paramount Schools of Excellence reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.