Student Attendance Specialist

Job Description

Residency Requirements: Must reside in North Carolina

The Student Attendance Specialist ensures that school age children are attending school regularly by investigating causes of unexcused or excessive absences, communicating with families andassistingthem in problem-solving, issuing attendance-based warnings, and helping torepresentthe school if cases go to court.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education forANY ONE. Weprovidefamiliesan online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA).We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA)is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data,parentand student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonableaccommodationmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performtheessential duties.

• Coordinates school-wideattendanceefforts and absenteeism prevention 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;
  

• Works with teachers tomonitorstudent adherence to the school's attendance policies;
  

• Emails,callsand sends auto-dial notices totargetedstudent population;
  

• Recommends families to theappropriate administratorfor truancy intervention meetings as necessary;
  

• Attends truancy meetings with school administrators;
  

• Ensures state compliancy guidelines are met for student attendance,progressand system logins;
  

• Ensures school policy and state requirements are metregardingall attendance withdrawals;
  

• Produces attendance/truancy reports for the school,countyand state, asrequired;
  

• Works with the Student Support Team toassiststudents in situations where referral to service agencies are necessary;
  

• Works with families and teachers to develop individualized action plans to increase student attendance and engagement;
  

• Works with the Student Support Administrator, Head ofSchooland local school board to develop improved procedures that address attendance;
  

• Works with families and student support staff to prevent juvenile delinquency;
  

• Develops and implements educational workshops related to absenteeism for school staff and families;
  

• Assistsstaff on projectsregardingstudent attendance/truancy.
  

MINIMUMREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) Certificate AND
  

• Two (2) years of truancy experience OR
  

• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

• Ability to pass required background check.
  

OTHER REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of state school attendance laws, and other pertinent lawsregardingK-12 education;
  

• Knowledge of state specific court proceduresregardingtruancy;
  

• Familiarity with online learning environment;
  

• Strong organizational and time management skills;
  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
  

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.);
  

• Ability to travel 20% of the time;
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) years of experience working with families in similar capacity,enrollmentor truancy
  

• Post-secondary degree especially in Education, Counseling, HumanServicesor related field of study.
  

Compensation & Benefits:Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work,requiredtravel (if any), external market and internal value whendetermininga new employee's salary level. S