Student Welfare & Attendance Advisor at Child Welfare & Attendance

About the Role

Perform duties relating to child welfare and attendance, including processing appropriate documents and implementing State rules and regulations related to compulsory school attendance, admission, and intra/inter-District laws, rules, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Enforce compulsory school attendance laws as provided in Education Code and District policies; advise students and parent groups on education objectives and school resources and facilities; enroll students in Friday and Saturday school.
• Contact parents at their home to obtain information about students; provide information and counsel parents on issues related to school policies, programs, and related attendance laws; discuss irregular attendance; transport students to and from school as assigned.
• Promote students’ educational and vocational programs; refer students and families to local health care and other service agencies as required.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of cases; prepare papers for court process; serve subpoes and represent the District in court hearings; make recommendations to court for placement.
• Participate and serve on SARB (School Attendance Review Board) panels and attend various District meetings; attend community meetings; determine and respond to ethnic groups regarding school-related needs.
• Attend after-school functions; explain services available to students and families; prepare reports on activities.
• Contact social service agencies to obtain information on parent/student counseling referrals, neglect or abuse cases, and information on probation status.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software; prepare and maintain truancy letter logs, contact files, SARB logs, and other related information.
• Handle volatile situations during home visits.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of State and local laws, rules, and regulations relating to attendance.
• Effective community relations techniques and principles.
• Community resources available to ethnic groups.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Operation of a computer terminal and data entry techniques.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Technical aspects of the field of specialty.
• Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of District students and parents.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn and function within organization and department objectives.
• Determine, use, and promote community resources available to ethnic groups.
• Prepare and deliver oral presentations.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Operate a computer terminal to enter data, maintain records, and generate reports.
• Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Work independently with little direction.

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma or equivalent, supplemented by college-level coursework in social sciences or related field, or increasingly responsible experience in the area of student attendance.

Licenses and Other Requirements

Valid California driver’s license.

Environment

Working Conditions

• Indoor and outdoor work environment.
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.

Physical Demands

• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard.
• Walking to locate addresses and look for students.
• Bending at the waist to retrieve files.

Hazards

• Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals, parents, and students.
• Possible fights and confrontations with students.
• Home visits to volatile neighborhoods.