DJUSD: Parent Quarantine Liaisons Needed

Press release from the Davis Joint Unified School District:

10/06/2021

The District is seeking part-time (usually five hours per week on average) Parent Quarantine Liaisons at each Elementary campus. The Quarantine Liaison would serve as a liaison between parents/guardians whose student(s) are on a home or school (modified) quarantine to answer questions and/or concerns regarding District procedures. In this position, they would also refer higher-level concerns and questions to District staff.

The Liaison must be able to:

• Understand the District quarantine procedures, including Federal, State, County and local guidelines.
• Handle difficult situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Convey complex information regarding District quarantine procedures that are derived from state and county guidelines/mandates.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Provide feedback to District staff regarding published information and ways to improve District systems.
• Direct parents to published District resources.
• Contact District staff with questions outside the scope of District procedures or involving private medical information.
• Refer parents/guardians to District staff as necessary.
• Must stay up to date on published information and guidance regarding quarantine procedures.
• Not speculate about a circumstance, but seek clarifying information from District staff.

Understand the District quarantine procedures, including Federal, State, County and local guidelines.
Handle difficult situations with diplomacy and tact.
Convey complex information regarding District quarantine procedures that are derived from state and county guidelines/mandates.
Maintain strict confidentiality.
Provide feedback to District staff regarding published information and ways to improve District systems.
Direct parents to published District resources.
Contact District staff with questions outside the scope of District procedures or involving private medical information.
Refer parents/guardians to District staff as necessary.
Must stay up to date on published information and guidance regarding quarantine procedures.
Not speculate about a circumstance, but seek clarifying information from District staff.

This press release was produced by the Davis Joint Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.