Employment Opportunities

Responsibilities

• A position in the Cultural Specialist job classification may be assigned duties that are not included in the examples listed or it may not perform all the examples of duties listed.
• Facilitate meetings between students, parents and school staff who are from diverse cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds to facilitate home/school communication and assist in the resolution of misunderstandings and conflicts. 
• Meet with students to gather information about needs/issues; organize and facilitate support groups to address identified needs/issues; assist students experiencing a wide variety of academic, social and/or emotional needs; serve as a role model and mentor for these students; encourage good attendance and promote high achievement.
• Serve on school teams/committees to represent parents and/or students of color; represent the views of the minority parent or student; explain the goals and objectives of the school in culturally sensitive language. 
• Support classroom teachers in interactions with culturally diverse students and their families.
• Assist the school social worker in working with families to address truancy and attendance problems. 
• Assist families in overcoming barriers to their attendance at parent - teacher conferences; attend conferences to assist parents to communicate with school staff as necessary.
• Serve as a member of the school site council and the school operations team; articulate the school's mission; document and follow-up on the concerns of parents. 
• Recruit parents to participate on the School Site Council and in the Parent Teachers Association; promote participation by parents in other school events and functions. 
• Team with the principal to develop strategies to include families in the implementation of school behavior and social skills programs.  
• Review information gathered from meetings with parents; make recommendations to school administration on how to make the school a more inviting place, including recommendations on the physical design of the school. 
• Orient new families to the school and provide assistance to help them participate in the school.  
  Work with students of color and monitor their academic progress, behavior and attendance.
• Serve as liaison to after school programs and cultivate additional after school program opportunities to meet the academic, cultural and social needs of the school's diverse student body.  
• Initiate contacts with businesses and/or community groups to promote support for the school, attend community meetings to represent the school and to learn about what is going on in the community; prepare reports for school administration on how Franklin should respond to community problems. 
• Develop school communications, including information to market the school to parents, the school calendar, a school newsletter, communications about specific school events and related communications. 
• Work with school administrators and/or the volunteer coordinator to recruit, train, and schedule tutors and volunteers from diverse communities that mirror the school's student population. 
• Work with the principal to develop team-building and leadership opportunities for students of color and facilitate leadership development opportunities for culturally diverse families. 
• Represent the school at district functions dealing with family and community involvement.  
• Refer students and/or their families to appropriate social service agencies or community groups.
• Review student test information and make recommendations for student tutoring needs on the basis of that data.
• Research grants available relating to meeting cultural needs; recommend pursuing grants appropriate for school needs; assist with preparing grant applications; recruit train and schedule volunteers to work with students of color and their families.
• Contribute to the District's inclusive workplace efforts by fostering a safe, welcoming and respectful environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.