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Parent Advising Internship
ORGANIZATION: Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center
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2 people are interested
Denver-Metro CPRC Internship Description
Title: Parent Advisor Intern
Supervisor: CPRC Director
Part-Time Position (10-15 hours/week)
Purpose: To provide parent advising to underserved families of children with disabilities, and professionals who work with them, in the Denver metro area ensuring that families and professionals receive information and resources to enable them to make informed decisions, and working together to improve educational results for students with disabilities.
Pay Rate: Unpaid
Essential Job Responsibilities
¨ Flows information to parents/professionals; sends written materials; makes referrals to other organizations
¨ Informs parents of rights and responsibilities under Special Education law
¨ Maintains accurate records; inputs information into database
¨ Ensures that resource materials are filed properly and easily locatable to staff
¨ Prepares invoices, reports, memos, letters, and other documents as assigned, using word processing, spreadsheet, and/or database software
¨ Performs other duties as assigned
Decision Making Responsibilities
¨ Performs job responsibilities with integrity and responsibility
¨ Maintains confidentiality of information
Organizational Relationships: The Parent Advisor Intern reports directly to the CPRC Director.
Contact: Yvette Plummer You can either send resume and cover letter in the following manner:
Mail to:
Denver Metro CPRC14501 E. Alameda Pkwy., #205
Aurora , CO 80012
Fax to: 303-365-2778
Email to: yvettep@denvermetrocprc.orgMore opportunities with Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center
Location:
14501 E. Alameda Avenue, Suite 205, Aurora, CO 80012, US
Mission Statement
Welcome to Denver Metro Community Parent Center!
The mission of the Denver Metro CPRC is to inform and empower low-income, culturally and linguistically diverse families as advocates for their children with disabilities, age birth-26, to achieve meaningful participation in their schools and communities.
Who do we serve?
We are here to assist families who have children with disabilities as well as professionals who work with them in the following counties: Denver, Arapahoe, Adams, Jefferson and Douglas.
Description
The Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC) provides parent advising services where parents and professionals call for help navigating the special education, healthcare, government services and other systems associated with raising a child with a disability.
The Denver Metro CPRC also offers trainings and workshops to parents and professionals including:
- Understanding IEP's
- Accommodations and Modifications
- IDEA 2004 - What Parents Need to Know
- Understanding Troubling Behavior as Communication
- Understanding ADHD
- Making Sense of the IEP Process: Moving from Infant Toddler Services to Preschool
- From Bullying to Belonging
- Cultural Competency
- Disability Etiquette
- Friendship Building Strategies
- African American Parent Training
- NCLB and Students with Disabilities
- Transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten
- Cultural Outreach
- Parents as Advocates for Other Parents at IEP Meetings
- Entender IEP's
- Intervenciones positivas de conducta
- Entender ADHD
- ¿Es su hijo un blanco de Bullying?
- Que Ningún Niño Se Quede Atrás (NCLB*)
y Los Estudiantes con Discapacidades
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
14501 E. Alameda Pkwy, #205Aurora, CO 80012
DATE POSTED
October 11, 2007
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21