Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN)
Company Name
Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN)
Address
7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 130, Oakland, California, 94621, United States
Contact Name
Rochelle Robinson
Phone Number
5104447526
Email Address
admin@parentactionnet.org
Company Website
www.parentactionnet.org
Job Title
Parent Trainer
Sector
Teaching & Education
Part Time/Full Time/Other
Full-Time
Is it a student job?
No
Wage/Salary
commensurate with experience
Education Level
Associate Degree
Job Description
The Parent Trainer works to sustain and expand our Training and Leadership Development services within the Leaders for Engaged and Active Parents Program (LEAP). The LEAP program builds the capacity of families and schools to create safe equitable community schools with which all stakeholders are 100% engaged for student success. This position focuses on delivering curriculum that supports transformation of culture and practices within school communities around the values of leadership development, shared responsibility, transformative change, equity and racial justice.
The Parent Trainer reports directly to the Family School Partnership Lead. By creating a positive learning environment that encourages and motivates parents, the Parent Trainer develops the leadership of families in “low-performing” school sites to increase their skills and analysis to build unity among families in their schools and neighborhoods who believe children deserve education justice.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Training and Partnership Strategy Implementation (50%)
● Implement program curriculum in workshops, trainings and academies that builds the leadership skills of parents to be active participants in their child’s development, promote the joy of learning in their families and build their confidence to advocate for the resources needed for every child’s brilliance to shine so that schools abandon punitive models of communication and discipline throughout Alameda County
● Implement program curriculum in workshops, trainings and academies that builds the capacity of principals, teachers and staff to value parent voice, create partnerships with families and use transformative engagement practices in their daily work with students and families throughout Alameda County
● Ensure curriculum and materials are high quality and available in native languages of participants
● Work with Administrative Lead to coordinate logics for the workshops, trainings and academies including but not limited to site partnership agreements, registration, childcare, interpretation, food and volunteer support
● Represent PLAN in family engagement initiatives in Alameda County that support the leadership development of parents of color
Leadership Development Management (25%)
● Conduct 1-on-1s with families to learn the successes and challenges they and their children experience in the education system
● Work with LEAP Parent Organizer and parent leaders to complete individualized Leadership Development Plans with LEAP program participants
● Work with LEAP Parent Organizer and Family and School Partnership Lead to assess and develop innovative strategies that engage parents at different stages of skill and knowledge development to work with their peers achieve goals within Leadership Development Plans
● Work with LEAP Parent Organizer to recruit parents to explore and participate in advanced leadership opportunities in Alameda County and PLAN programs
Evaluation and Communications Management (25%)
● Sustain accurate and up to date written and electronic outreach materials that promote to targeted communities and demographics leadership development, workshops, trainings and academies
● Consistently implement evaluation tools and strategies for every workshop, training and academy that effectively measure impact and document transformative impact on families and the education system
● Maintain accurate and current registration, media releases and workshop and program evaluation records and materials
● Work with Development and Communications Lead to produce high quality photos, videos, blog posts and interviews highlighting transformative impact
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
● Work at a computer approximately 30% of the time
● Stand approximately 40% of the time
● Speak clearly and effectively by phone, face-to-face and before groups
● Travel to and from school sites and neighborhoods via personal car. Must have valid CA driver’s license and current insurance coverage.
● Ability to lift and/or carry 20 lbs or more
How to Apply
Please submit the following to resume@parentactionnet.org: ● Cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) ● Resume and 2 References (at least one parent/community member)
Expiration Date
April 30, 2018