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CHOICE AND ENROLLMENT
Hourly, not benefits eligible
FTE: 0.50
Salary Range: $17.00/hour
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Liaisons encourage family engagement in the research and selection of schools for transitioning students. Through outreach to students/families, in the form of telephone calls, visits to schools, and in-office visits, liaisons communicate school options, priorities based upon residence and transportation. This position will require flexibility with work hours in order to accommodate school and family availability, and will include some evenings and weekends. There are multiple locations for this position and will require significant travel to Denver Public Schools and other sites throughout Denver county. This is a temporary position, 40 hours a week to support the SchoolChoice Round 1 process (January-February).
- Answer Choice Hotline parent questions about enrollment in DPS and the SchoolChoice process. Provide tools to help families with research of schools such as district and school expos, SchoolFinder, and enrollment guides. Navigate families through the online SchoolChoice application, provide information on deadlines, school options, priorities-based on residence and transportation options.
- Facilitate outreach efforts to transitioning students/families, to provide information of the SchoolChoice process. Communication will be in the form of telephone calls, school and in-office visits.
- Consult and coordinate with district departments and personnel in order to refer students and their parents to programs and special services when appropriate.
- Track progress and results of outreach efforts (i.e. number of calls made, number of meetings held, etc.).
- Data entry into Infinite Campus and SchoolChoice system.
- Contact families/schools to request missing information and documents.
- Collaborate with staff members at schools to maximize participation of transitioning students.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including special projects.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- Experience working with families and children or customer service.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Customer focus and adaptability to different personality types.
- Demonstrate high degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
- Familiarity with Denver Public Schools preferred.
- Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced processing environment.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is highly desirable.
- Current and valid Colorado driver’s license, Reliable transportation is required.
Education Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
Other information:
The COO Office has a dynamic team of highly experienced people working to maintain the integrity of Denver Public Schools and the accountability of what we do as a team. We strive to meet all of the needs of our schools, Administrative buildings and constituents. The operations team encompasses Facilities, Enterprise Management, Transportation, Technology, School of Choice, Planning and Assessment, Safety and Security, Program Management, Operations Outreach and Engagement, Finance and Operations Support Services. We are the building blocks of the operations side of Denver Public Schools. We stand on our core values Integrity, Accountability, Equity, Collaboration, Fun and of course Students First. There are a lot of opportunities for anyone looking to work in an innovative, caring, and fast paced, growing entity. Come and check out Team DPS.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.