Attendance Specialist

Overview

Dept Code: OPS CPL

Primary Supervisor:
Accountability Assistant Director

Secondary Supervisor:
Attendance Manager

Grade Band Served: AGB

Location:
Primarily Remote

Hours/Days: 8AM-4PM Monday-Friday

Salary starting at: $__,___.00/Year

Job Description

The Attendance Specialist ensures that school age children are attending school by investigating causes of unexcused or excessive absences, communicating with families, and assisting them in problem-solving attendance issues. They provide attendance interventions as necessary including communicating with families regarding excused and unexcused absences.

• Coordinates school-wide attendance efforts and truancy reduction programming with a two-fold focus:
  1) educating families on the importance of attendance with a focus on prevention and
  2) intervening to fix the underlying issues that lead to absenteeism.
• Communicates via Nucleus, e-mail, phone, etc. to families in need of attendance assistance; ensures state compliance guidelines are met for student attendance, progress, and system logins; ensures school policy and state requirements are met regarding all truancy withdrawals; produces individual student attendance/truancy reports for the school, county, and state upon request; works with staff to assist students in situations where referrals to service agencies are necessary;
  
  works with families and community support staff to prevent/deter juvenile delinquency; supports families with documentation of excused absences.
• Works with all stakeholders to support student attendance.
• Cross functional duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned as allowable under federal funding requirements, if applicable.
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) Certificate AND
• Two (2) years of truancy experience AND
• Two (2) years’ experience gathering and providing data OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job Title: Attendance Specialist

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: OPS Compliance

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) Certificate AND
• Two (2) years of truancy experience AND
• Two (2) years’ experience gathering and providing data OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

• Clearance Certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission required.

• Knowledge of state and federal laws, and other pertinent laws regarding K-12 Education as they relate to applicable duties
• Knowledge of specific procedures regarding school truancy
• Familiarity with online learning environment
• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience working with diverse student populations
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and G-Suite
• Ability to read and interpret student academic data and educational reports
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Ability to manage competing priorities with attention to deadlines
• Strong critical thinking, planning, and writing skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate and communicate effectively within a team; ability to manage multiple projects within established deadlines
• Dependable, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines as required
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy
• Excellent organization skills, including ability to incorporate methods and build systems that can be used across the district
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Ability to problem solve independently and have a high level of organization
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Maintain a professional home office without distraction during 8-4 workday when working from home; consistent access to reliable high-speed internet
• Valid driver’s license and availability of private transportation
• Ability to travel 10% of the time as required

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Education,…