Attendance Coordinator

Position:
Attendance Coordinator

Location:

East Hartford Middle School

Date posted: 1/15/2026 |

Date available:

As soon as possible | Closing date:
Open until filled

• High school diploma or GED;
  Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office products and automated systems
• Knowledge of school attendance and truancy laws preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication and organization skills
• Valid Connecticut driver's license
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable

• Conduct investigations into student truancy.
• Make telephone calls to absent and truant students and/or guardians.
• Conduct home visits of students to encourage school attendance.
• Prepare and assist in attendance hearings.
• Create and maintain a data based system for tracking and documentation purposes of messages, home visits, and other intervention attempts.
• Maintain list(s) of chronically truant students.
• Maintain positive communication and interactions with parents, guardians, students, and other family members.
• Assist with development of attendance improvement plans.
• Assume such other functions as may be determined.

Salary: $23.97 per hour

The following documents must be complete and current for application to be considered for this position:

• Online Application
• Letter of Interest
• Resume
• Copy of Valid Certification and/or License
• Transcripts
• Three Current Letters of Recommendation (dated within one year of application)
• Other:
  Letter of interest should include background information regarding qualifications

• JOB #
• TITLE:
  
  Attendance Coordinator
• QUALIFICATIONS:
  
  (as listed above)
• REPORTS TO:
  
  Principal
• JOB GOAL:
  To investigate students who are chronically truant and work with these students and their guardians to improve school attendance.
• PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
  Conduct investigations into student truancy;
  Make telephone calls to absent and truant students and/or guardians;
  Conduct home visits of students to encourage school attendance;
  Prepare and assist in attendance hearings;
  Create and maintain a data based system for tracking and documentation purposes of messages, home visits, and other intervention attempts;
  Maintain list(s) of chronically truant students;
  Maintain positive communication and interactions with parents, guardians, students, and other family members;
  Assist with development of attendance improvement plans;
  Assume such other functions as may be determined.
• TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  Seven hours per day, ten-month year. Salary is hourly.
• EVALUATION:
  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Non-Certified Staff.