Attendance Coordinator

Attendance Coordinator

JOB GOAL                              

This position was established for the purpose/s of overseeing and enforcing the Wilson County Schools attendance policy under the direction of the Attendance Supervisor and implementing attendance-related initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with an administrative endorsement preferred. Has a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Familiarity with Tennessee State attendance statutes and regulations; Experience with Skyward and other education software platforms; Administrative/supervisory experience preferred; and Meets health and physical requirements.

REPORTS TO               Attendance Supervisor

FLSA STATUS              Exempt

SCHEDULE                   260 Day 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops and recommends attendance/truancy policies, procedures, standards, and directives and communicates them orally and in written form.
• Compiles and evaluates data, prepares analysis, reports, and recommendations regarding school attendance and truancy.
• Maintains a professional awareness of regulations regarding child welfare and attendance by having a working knowledge of state law, Board policy, and administrative regulations.
• Works closely with teachers, school nurses, guidance counselors, and principals regarding students who are absent or tardy too frequently and who have not responded to the corrective efforts made by the building principal.
• Ensures that Tennessee State attendance laws are strictly adhered to and enforced, and files truancy charges or license revocations as directed by the Attendance Supervisor.
• Confer with students and their parents regarding problems or concerns related to student attendance, welfare, and makes home visits as necessary.
• Attends truancy and juvenile court.
• Monitors attendance tier meetings at the schools.
• Acts as a liaison between the school and community agencies, such as public and private welfare, psychiatric, and law enforcement agencies. Coordinates the involvement of outside agencies that are related to student attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand the meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits.  The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace.  Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.