Northampton County Schools

Attendance Liaison

Temporary Part-Time Grant Funded Position: 20 hours per week for the 2022-2023 school year only

Funding Source: ESSER

Reports to: Executive Director of Student Support Services

Location: Itinerant - Base location: Northampton County High School

Serves: All schools within the district

Position is responsible for providing services to Northampton County Schools by investigating and counseling students who have attendance issues.

Position serves as a communication link between the schools and the home of students who have attendance problems.

Position interprets and supports the enforcement of the provision of the North Carolina Compulsory Attendance Law (115C-378); initiates legal proceedings against those who violate the State attendance laws.

Position works with the Northampton County Schools’ Executive Director of Student Support Services, School Social Workers, and School Counselors, by helping assess student and family needs and in planning, developing and implementing intervention strategies to help lower the dropout rate and improve the attendance rate for the Northampton County School System.

Essential Duties

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  Serve as a liaison between the schools and home in regards to student attendance.
• Assist the Northampton County Schools’ System in the enforcement of the North Carolina Compulsory Attendance Law.
• Review PowerSchool attendance reports daily to assess the need for involvement in a school’s student attendance issues.
• Make contact with students, at schools, who are having attendance issues.
• Make telephone call and home visits to the parents of students who are having attendance problems.
• Develop and implement intervention strategies collaboratively with school personnel to address attendance issues including meeting with groups of students and assisting with alternative programs for students at risk of dropping out.
• Work collaboratively with school counselors and social workers to develop an “On Track Progress Plan” for students who are at risk for dropping out of school.
• Initiate the referral process for sending students with attendance problems to the Northampton County Schools “Judicial Attendance Council”.
• Keep lines of communication open involving principals, school counselors, social workers, parents and students.
• Attend “On Track Progress” meetings as scheduled.

Other Duties

Perform any other related duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Student Support Services or Principal.

Job Specifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform these essential functions. Minimal Qualifications (Knowledge, Skill, and/or Abilities Required)

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  Must possess at least an Associate Degree, Bachelors or higher preferred, in education, social work, school counseling, criminal justice, or a related field with some related experience providing services for school age children.
• Must possess a knowledge and understanding of attendance laws, regulations, related school board policies, intervention/prevention strategies and referral sources.
• Must possess a NC driver’s license.
• Must be able to work with minimal daily supervision.
• Must have the ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with students, parents, school staff and outside agencies.