Description

Job Description:

Truancy Officer is responsible for providing services to assigned schools in the investigation, counseling and intervention of students with excessive attendance problems. Position works with school administration and support staff to ensure that all attendance enforcement and truancy procedures are accurately and consistently applied. Position assesses student's attendance behaviors and works as a team member to develop prevention/intervention strategies; provides case management and monitors student progress.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all student and collateral information is input in STARS, such as student's email, cell phone, work address, etc.;

• Gathers and reviews attendance data to identify students who are excessively truant.

• Assesses students with attendance problems and makes home visits to assess the additional resources are needed.

• Collaborates with school staff to develop interventions for students who are truant and develops individualized plans to improve attendance.

• Answers and / or makes calls and meets with parents or adult to address truancy issues on behalf of the school.

• Prepares district truancy documentation

• Meets and leads Weekly Attendance Staff meetings with Principal, Family Support Specialists & other pertinent school staff to discuss;

o Reason for consecutive absence

o Barriers that need to be addressed

o Conduct home and/or work visits

o Ask known friends and associates of student at school

o Next steps - Rti discussions where necessary

• Ensure teachers are printing attendance letters and ensure all efforts are documented correctly in STARS and in MIS before withdrawing.

• Monitor contact logs to ensure teachers are making quality calls.

• Conduct weekly follow up meetings with students on contract and update their parents with status.

• Monitor and analyze school attendance and retention performance and report data trends to administration.

• Identify students in need of withdrawal and report to administration.

• Follow up with students within 30 days to 120 days of withdrawal to reengage and evaluate re-enrollment.

• Complete and submits District truancy documents for qualified students according to District and State guidelines and protocol.

• Work with school administration to understand and ensure task and reporting deadlines are met.

• Assist school administration in any and all school operation duties in regards to student attendance and truancy.

Summary

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED is required.

• Must have a high degree of knowledge of general office and organizational skills.

• Must be computer literate with a high degree of knowledge and experience with Microsoft operating systems, i.e., Windows XP, Excel, PowerPoint, Google docs, etc.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated computer literacy skills, and word processing abilities.

• Bilingual in local area languages and Customer Service experience are preferred.