Truancy Coordinator (448) [187]

Primary Function

Acts as a liaison between school, home, community, and juvenile justice system to provide truancy prevention/intervention services to students through the coordination and implementation of programs dedicated to removing barriers to educational goals.

Requirements

• Educational Level: Master Degree preferred
• Certification/License Required: None
• Experience: 5 years experience with the Juvenile Justice System, adjudicated youth, and community collaboration
• Physical Activities: Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Written and oral communication; public relations, organizational skills, data gathering/analysis, research methodology

Essential Duties

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Counsels students and parents on truancy issues.
• Utilizes and integrates assigned technology to maintain required documentation and data collection of services rendered.
• Serves on community committees to coordinate truancy programs for students.
• Works in collaboration with Cobb County Juvenile Court, School Social Workers, State Court, Solicitor's Office, law enforcement and Magistrate's Office to enforce school attendance.
• Supervises and coordinates county-wide truancy sweeps with local law enforcement.
• Works with District staff, i.e., school social workers, school administrators, and others engaged in truancy prevention efforts to develop research methods designed to assess the effectiveness of prevention programming.
• Affixes school District administrative rules that relate to truancy prevention programming.
• Makes appropriate home visits.
• Collaborates, develops, and implements county-wide school truancy prevention programs for school district staff and others engaged in truancy prevention efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.