Parent Coordinator Jobs
Parent Coordinator jobs are open across K-12 public schools, charter networks, nonprofits, and community organizations, covering specializations in family engagement, special education liaison work, and community outreach, from entry-level to senior coordinator roles. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator - Student Support Specialist
Location: Gettysburg, PA (This is an itinerant position that requires frequent travel throughout the assigned service area.)
Salary: $46,980 (prorated for the 2026 - 2027 SY)
Position Summary
The Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing family engagement activities across the assigned project areas. The coordinator serves as the primary liaison among migrant families, local Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), regional and state PAC leadership, community partners, and Migrant Education Program staff. This position supports meaningful family participation by coordinating meetings, workshops, leadership development, surveys, communications, and access to community resources. This includes organizing Parent Advisory Councils (PAC), conducting home visits, planning and facilitating educational workshops for parents, and connecting families with academic, health, and social services. This position requires the ability to travel for parent events, home visits and local and state trainings. This is a grant funded position.
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Bilingual, Spanish or Creole preferred
- Must hold a valid driver's license in the individual's state of residence and have reliable transportation
- Successful completion of all required background clearances and mandated reporter training
- Bachelor's degree in education, social work, human services, or a related area
- Experience coordinating parent engagement, leadership development, community outreach, or family-support activities
- Experience accessing regional support services and building partnerships with community agencies
- Working knowledge of the Migrant Education Program and services
- Experience in education, child development, human services, family engagement, casework, or a related field
- Ability to communicate effectively with families, staff, schools, and community partners.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and familiarity with virtual meeting platforms
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends, and to travel throughout the assigned project areas
- Maintain a working knowledge of guidelines, regulations, procedures, and required activities relevant to the Migrant Education Program and parent engagement
- Attend all required (local and State-level) meetings, trainings, and workshops to maintain accurate and current knowledge and skill sets related to Migrant Education.
- Coordinate parent and family engagement efforts across the assigned project areas in collaboration with local project staff and program leadership
- Establish and maintain partnerships with schools, community agencies, and service providers to facilitate access to local services for migrant families; maintain current resource and contact information
- Welcome newly enrolled migrant families by providing program information, explaining available services, and connecting families with appropriate Migrant Education Program staff and community resources
- Plan, schedule, implement, and evaluate parent meetings, workshops, family events, and leadership-development activities in coordination with local project area staff
- Promote migrant family participation in local, regional, and state program activities and leadership opportunities
- Coordinate Parent Café, ISOSY parent initiatives, and other approved family-engagement activities, as applicable
- Lead the distribution, collection, documentation, and reporting of parent surveys and other required family-engagement data
- Work closely with the Recruitment Coordinator and Data Specialist to align recruitment efforts and ensure accurate data tracking.
- Communicate school-related concerns shared by parents to the appropriate Student Support Specialist, supervisor, or program staff while maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain regular and ongoing communication with local PAC members and support the operation of local PACs
- Coordinate local PAC meetings and assist with agendas, notices, meeting materials, minutes, elections, documentation, and follow-up activities
- Serve as liaison among local PAC members, regional and state PAC leadership, project area staff, and program administration
- Encourage and support PAC members' participation in local, regional, and state leadership training, meetings, conferences, and program activities
- Coordinate regional parent leadership activities and accompany parent representatives to approved regional or state PAC meetings when assigned
- Provide training, technical assistance, and consistent communication to staff who support parent and family engagement within the project area
- Maintain required records and complete documentation accurately and on time, including schedules, monthly reports, activity records, travel documentation, survey records, and PAC materials
- Maintain positive working relationships with families, community partners, school personnel, funding agents, and IU5 staff
- Maintain effective communication and provide regular program updates to the Supervisor, Assistant Director, and Director of School Improvement Services - Federal and State Programs
- Interpret or translate oral or written information for parents, staff, and school personnel as a supplemental service when qualified and as needed
- Provide instructional support and intervention for students through their schools, homes, and appropriate service agencies
- Provide instructional support and intervention for students through their schools, homes, and appropriate service agencies and out of school youth
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission and goals of the Migrant Education Program
- Comply with all federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, and program requirements.
- Promote culturally responsive, inclusive, and respectful engagement with families.
- Adapt to change and respond appropriately to evolving family and program needs.
- Collect, document, protect, and report data accurately.
- Meet program responsibilities and established deadlines.
- Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
- Build collaborative relationships and demonstrate sound judgment.
Work Environment
This job operates in professional office, school, home, and community settings. The role routinely uses standard office equipment and computers to complete daily tasks. Due to regular travel outside the home office, the employee is required to have reliable transportation and valid driver's license to attend job-related duties, meetings, family activities, seminars, and trainings. The position requires flexibility in work location and schedule, including evening and weekend assignments.
- Standing: Occasionally (<20%).
- Sitting: Frequently (>80%).
- Lifting: 0-20 lbs. occasionally (<20%); 20-50 lbs. occasionally (<20%); over 50 lbs. rarely.
- Travel: Frequently (>80%).
- Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally (<50%)
- Manual Keying/Data Entry: Often (>80%)
- Ability to navigate uneven ground, stairs, porches, and steps during home and community visits.
Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator - Student Support Specialist
Location: Gettysburg, PA (This is an itinerant position that requires frequent travel throughout the assigned service area.)
Salary: $46,980 (prorated for the 2026 - 2027 SY)
Position Summary
The Migrant Education Regional Parent Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing family engagement activities across the assigned project areas. The coordinator serves as the primary liaison among migrant families, local Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), regional and state PAC leadership, community partners, and Migrant Education Program staff. This position supports meaningful family participation by coordinating meetings, workshops, leadership development, surveys, communications, and access to community resources. This includes organizing Parent Advisory Councils (PAC), conducting home visits, planning and facilitating educational workshops for parents, and connecting families with academic, health, and social services. This position requires the ability to travel for parent events, home visits and local and state trainings. This is a grant funded position.
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Bilingual, Spanish or Creole preferred
- Must hold a valid driver's license in the individual's state of residence and have reliable transportation
- Successful completion of all required background clearances and mandated reporter training
- Bachelor's degree in education, social work, human services, or a related area
- Experience coordinating parent engagement, leadership development, community outreach, or family-support activities
- Experience accessing regional support services and building partnerships with community agencies
- Working knowledge of the Migrant Education Program and services
- Experience in education, child development, human services, family engagement, casework, or a related field
- Ability to communicate effectively with families, staff, schools, and community partners.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and familiarity with virtual meeting platforms
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends, and to travel throughout the assigned project areas
- Maintain a working knowledge of guidelines, regulations, procedures, and required activities relevant to the Migrant Education Program and parent engagement
- Attend all required (local and State-level) meetings, trainings, and workshops to maintain accurate and current knowledge and skill sets related to Migrant Education.
- Coordinate parent and family engagement efforts across the assigned project areas in collaboration with local project staff and program leadership
- Establish and maintain partnerships with schools, community agencies, and service providers to facilitate access to local services for migrant families; maintain current resource and contact information
- Welcome newly enrolled migrant families by providing program information, explaining available services, and connecting families with appropriate Migrant Education Program staff and community resources
- Plan, schedule, implement, and evaluate parent meetings, workshops, family events, and leadership-development activities in coordination with local project area staff
- Promote migrant family participation in local, regional, and state program activities and leadership opportunities
- Coordinate Parent Café, ISOSY parent initiatives, and other approved family-engagement activities, as applicable
- Lead the distribution, collection, documentation, and reporting of parent surveys and other required family-engagement data
- Work closely with the Recruitment Coordinator and Data Specialist to align recruitment efforts and ensure accurate data tracking.
- Communicate school-related concerns shared by parents to the appropriate Student Support Specialist, supervisor, or program staff while maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain regular and ongoing communication with local PAC members and support the operation of local PACs
- Coordinate local PAC meetings and assist with agendas, notices, meeting materials, minutes, elections, documentation, and follow-up activities
- Serve as liaison among local PAC members, regional and state PAC leadership, project area staff, and program administration
- Encourage and support PAC members' participation in local, regional, and state leadership training, meetings, conferences, and program activities
- Coordinate regional parent leadership activities and accompany parent representatives to approved regional or state PAC meetings when assigned
- Provide training, technical assistance, and consistent communication to staff who support parent and family engagement within the project area
- Maintain required records and complete documentation accurately and on time, including schedules, monthly reports, activity records, travel documentation, survey records, and PAC materials
- Maintain positive working relationships with families, community partners, school personnel, funding agents, and IU5 staff
- Maintain effective communication and provide regular program updates to the Supervisor, Assistant Director, and Director of School Improvement Services - Federal and State Programs
- Interpret or translate oral or written information for parents, staff, and school personnel as a supplemental service when qualified and as needed
- Provide instructional support and intervention for students through their schools, homes, and appropriate service agencies
- Provide instructional support and intervention for students through their schools, homes, and appropriate service agencies and out of school youth
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission and goals of the Migrant Education Program
- Comply with all federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, and program requirements.
- Promote culturally responsive, inclusive, and respectful engagement with families.
- Adapt to change and respond appropriately to evolving family and program needs.
- Collect, document, protect, and report data accurately.
- Meet program responsibilities and established deadlines.
- Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
- Build collaborative relationships and demonstrate sound judgment.
Work Environment
This job operates in professional office, school, home, and community settings. The role routinely uses standard office equipment and computers to complete daily tasks. Due to regular travel outside the home office, the employee is required to have reliable transportation and valid driver's license to attend job-related duties, meetings, family activities, seminars, and trainings. The position requires flexibility in work location and schedule, including evening and weekend assignments.
- Standing: Occasionally (<20%).
- Sitting: Frequently (>80%).
- Lifting: 0-20 lbs. occasionally (<20%); 20-50 lbs. occasionally (<20%); over 50 lbs. rarely.
- Travel: Frequently (>80%).
- Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally (<50%)
- Manual Keying/Data Entry: Often (>80%)
- Ability to navigate uneven ground, stairs, porches, and steps during home and community visits.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in parent coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in education, social work, counseling, or a related human services field
- Experience working directly with families and caregivers in a school or community setting
- Bilingual proficiency, most commonly English and Spanish, for communicating with diverse families
- Knowledge of special education rights, IEP processes, and family notification requirements
- Proficiency with student information systems and basic productivity software for record-keeping and reporting
- Certification or training in conflict resolution, trauma-informed practices, or family engagement frameworks
Tips for Your Parent Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume for school communities
Highlight direct experience working with families from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Parent coordinators are expected to bridge gaps between schools and households, so name the languages you speak and any community outreach programs you have coordinated.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists parent coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show measurable family engagement outcomes
Hiring managers want proof your outreach moved the needle. Describe specific workshops, attendance campaigns, or parent advisory groups you built or grew, and frame the impact in terms of participation or program reach rather than vague effort.
Target postings by district size and demographics
Large urban districts often need coordinators fluent in Spanish or another community language, while smaller suburban districts may prioritize special education family liaison experience. Filter openings by those signals before applying to avoid wasted effort.
Prepare scenario answers about difficult family situations
Interviewers for parent coordinator roles routinely ask how you handle a family in crisis or a parent who distrusts the school. Practice a specific story that shows you stayed neutral, communicated clearly, and followed proper escalation channels.
Negotiate start date around the academic calendar
Most school-based parent coordinator positions open in late spring or summer for a fall start. If you receive an offer close to the school year, ask about onboarding timelines and whether summer professional development is included before you finalize your acceptance.
Parent Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most parent coordinators?
The most active employers for parent coordinators right now are Milwaukee Public Schools, Mission Graduates, and The Sensory Studio, and the most openings are in California, Wisconsin, and Utah, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Charter management organizations and large urban school districts tend to post the highest volume of openings year over year.
How do you become a parent coordinator?
Start by earning a bachelor's degree in education, social work, or a related field, then gain direct experience working with families through school volunteering, community organizing, or a support services role. Build bilingual communication skills if you haven't already, complete any district-required training in family engagement or special education basics, and apply to entry-level coordinator or family liaison positions to get your first official role.
Can I get hired as a parent coordinator with little or no experience?
Yes, especially if you have strong community ties or lived experience navigating school systems as a parent or caregiver yourself, which many districts value as much as formal credentials. Volunteer roles with parent-teacher organizations, school advisory councils, or nonprofit family resource centers can substitute for paid experience and give you concrete examples to discuss in interviews.
What does the parent coordinator interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial screening call with HR or a school administrator, followed by a panel interview with school leadership, teachers, and sometimes a community representative. You will likely be asked scenario-based questions about handling family conflicts, communicating sensitive information, or supporting a family in crisis, and some districts ask you to complete a brief writing or translation exercise before the final offer.
Where can I find and apply to parent coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to parent coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and location, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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