Family Engagement Liaison

Also called: Parent liaison, Community schools coordinator

Connects families with the school, often helping immigrant or low-income families navigate the system.

A day in the life

Liaisons translate at meetings, run parent workshops, organize food pantries and clothing drives, and make home visits. Bilingual liaisons are especially valued.

Pay over a career

Starting
$30k
Typical
$42k
High
$58k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma minimum; bilingual skills and community ties matter most.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Social Work, Human Services, Education.

Outlook

Growing about average. Growing with 'community schools' funding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI translation helps with notices; trusted bilingual liaisons who know the community and visit homes stay needed.

Could start within a month

Age 18+. One way to start: If you are bilingual, apply for family liaison or community aide jobs at school districts First: School fingerprint background check and district onboarding (a few weeks)

Start now, in high school

Classes: Spanish or another language, Sociology, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.

More School Counseling & Student Support careers

Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.