Description
ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205
Job Description
Job Title: Attendance Support Professional
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Job Code: 7075
Department: Secondary
Supervisor: Building Principal
Date: 2/16/2017
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Compensation Range: 20.16 - 28.65/hour
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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: This position supports student success by addressing barriers to attendance through direct family engagement, home visits, and coordination of community-based resources. It ensures compliance with district and state requirements while providing restorative support, referrals, and documentation to improve attendance and reengage students.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan.
- Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
- Uses attendance data to identify students with patterns of concern and develops individualized support plans, maintaining thorough and accurate documentation of all student and family contacts, interventions, referrals, and progress updates.
- Conducts home visits and family meetings to address barriers, reengage students, and provides wraparound support.
- Connects students and families with community-based resources and monitors the effectiveness of these supports.
- Assists families with initial court referrals, attends hearings with the Regional Office of Education when required, and provides case documentation as requested.
- Coordinates with school staff to ensure accurate use of attendance codes and compliance with district and state guidelines.
- Initiates and follows up on referrals to the Regional Office of Education and other agencies to ensure ongoing support, accountability, and legal interventions when required.
- Provides regular updates and reports on caseload progress to support TAEOP grant compliance and evaluation.
- Engages families using a supportive and restorative approach to encourage positive attendance habits and solve challenges.
- Collaborates with school MTSS teams, attendance teams, and other relevant school staff to analyze attendance patterns and develop interventions to address chronic truancy.
QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma required. Thirty (30) college credit hours in a related field preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.
- Knowledge of computer applications as related to collection and inputting of data in all areas as related to attendance, school climate, and whole school activities.
- Knowledge of child and adolescent psychology, and ability to work with high school students.
- Positive interpersonal communication skills.
WORK CALENDAR:10 Months (two weeks before school begins/two weeks after school is out.)
Collective Bargaining Agreement: RESPA
A comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Paid Sick and Personal time
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) or Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
- Optional 403(b) plan
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
WORKING CONDITIONS:Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.
OTHER:This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.
Physical Aspects of the Position
| 1. | - | Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. |
| 2. | - | Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. |
| 3. | - | Stooping – Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. |
| 4. | - | Kneeling – Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. |
| 5. | - | Crouching – Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. |
| 6. | - | Crawling – Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. |
| 7. | X | Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. |
| 8. | X | Standing – Particularly for sustained periods of time. |
| 9. | X | Walking – Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances. |
| 10. | X | Pushing – using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward, or outward. |
| 11. | X | Pulling – Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. |
| 12. | X | Lifting – Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. |
| 13. | X | Finger use – Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling. |
| 14. | X | Grasping – Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. |
| 15. | X | Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. |
| 16. | X | Hearing – Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery. |
| 17. | X | Repetitive Motions – Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers. |
The Physical Requirements of the Position
| 1. | - | Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. |
| 2. | X | Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work. |
| 3. | - | Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. |
| 4. | - | Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. |
| 5. | - | Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. |
The visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision
| 1. | X | Machine Operations – inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection. |
| 2. | - | Mechanics – Skilled tradespeople – This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes, and drills. |
| 3. | - | Mobile Equipment – This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment. |
| 4. | - | Other – This is a minimum standard based on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc. |
The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position
| 1. | X | The worker is subject to inside environment conditions. |
| 2. | X | The worker is subject to outside environment conditions. |
| 3. | - | The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater than one hour. |
| 4. | - | The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout. |
| 5. | - | The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc. |