Home and School Visitor

Essential Functions

• Visit homes of students who are experiencing school problems (attendance, academics, discipline, etc.).
• Work with parents to assist them in finding appropriate community agencies and resources (drug problems, psychological services, etc.).
• Attend assigned district justice and juvenile court proceedings to work with truant officer.
• Canvass assigned areas of the city (housing projects, corner stores, game rooms, etc.).
• Work with assigned alternative school programs and provide services to them.
• Be available to visit home in the evening of parents who work or are unavailable during the day.
• SAP trained and become a member of a school's SAP Team.
• Able to work two days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Qualification Requirements

• Pennsylvania Home & School Visitor Certification
• Outreach Experience Preferred
• Current Pennsylvania Home & School Visitor Certificate; valid operators license
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common professional and technical journals, governmental regulations and legal documents
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from staff and regulatory agencies
• Ability to write reports, correspondence and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administration, students, and parents
• Ability to work mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions for practical situations
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to develop and maintain required records and reports
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, parents and the community
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to maintain personal self-control in stressful situations
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to walk and talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand and sit
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Some driving is necessary
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Occasionally, yet essential to this position, the individual must meet deadlines with severe time constraints
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but may be moderate to loud at times
• The employee is frequently required to interact with the parents, public and staff during and after the normal workday
• The position frequently requires the employee to work irregular or extended hours