Qualifications: 

Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.  Must obtain and maintain a Substitute Certificate.  Must have a valid Class E driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance.  Able to pass a background check.

 

Preferred:  A minimum of two(2) years experience working in any one or a combination of the following areas:

• At-risk students and their families
• Social service or mental health services
• Working with elementary or secondary students within the juvenile justice system. 

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Salary Schedule:  Per Approved Salary Schedule

Direct Report:  Building Principal

Terms of Employment:  9 months    

Eligible for emergency telework:  No

 

Purpose:  Primary responsibility is to improve student attendance through working with school staff to identify students who are habitually absent or truant, meeting with students, and contacting parents by phone, email, mail, and/or home visits to offer assistance in improving student attendance as well as working with students and staff to make up missed learning due to absences. Assistance may include providing the student with immediate transportation to school or helping the family access community services such as childcare, health, social services, and public transportation. The Attendance Interventionist also assists with implementation of an innovative model of student accountability to increase attendance, academic achievement, and positive behavior.

Essential Job Functions:

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• Assists staff in the development and implementation of innovative comprehensive behavioral plans designed to increase resilience, positive behavior, school attendance and academic achievement.
• Coordinates efforts to achieve the program goal of increased attendance rates at identified school buildings.
• Monitors student attendance to discover which students are not attending school and take any necessary remedial action.
• Develops sources of information in order to ascertain the whereabouts of students who are not attending school.
• Meets with students and parents to determine issues causing attendance problems or lack of school progress, to educate families on the importance of regular school attendance and to collaboratively develop action plans to improve student attendance.
• Builds capacity of students to serve as peer mentors to provide support to students struggling with attendance issues.
• Provides outreach, education, and support to parents from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, including home visits concerning student attendance and academic progress.
• Determines barriers to good attendance and makes referrals to appropriate resources.
• Prepares reports for administrators and participates in meetings as assigned.
• Develops and maintains effective, ongoing communication with students, parents, and school staff to enhance student academic and citizenship efforts.
• Develops appropriate relationships with parents, families, and other significant adults involved and concerned wit students’ wellbeing and regular school attendance.
• Works cooperatively with staff, parents, students, administrators, law enforcement personnel, Juvenile Officers, and Children’s Division towards the goal of promoting regular school attendance.
• Maintains confidentiality of student information in accordance with existing law.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation as required, including attendance records and other data.
• Makes reports to the Children’s Division or the Juvenile Office as necessary.
• Performs other duties as required to accomplish the objectives of the position. 

Employee Behavior and Conduct:

District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.

 

EOE

 

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