Attendance Liaison at Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy

National Heritage Academies • Detroit, MI

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About The Position

Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy is a K–8 school in Detroit, Michigan, opened in 2011. The Attendance Liaison monitors attendance, identifies students who may be at risk of chronic absenteeism, and coordinates appropriate supports with school staff and families. The role uses NHA’s tiered attendance model and maintains accurate, timely records of attendance trends, outreach, interventions, and outcomes.

The Attendance Liaison works with school leadership, teachers, support staff, parents, guardians, and community partners to plan and deliver attendance interventions. The role includes regular family outreach—including same-day contact about absences—through phone calls, home visits, school meetings, and digital platforms. It also supports school-wide attendance awareness, incentives, family-centered improvement plans, and learning opportunities for eligible parents and guardians.

Regent Park Scholars describes its offerings as starting pay above market scales, access to an advanced curriculum and instructional tools, a safe learning environment with internal and external cameras, and personalized development and coaching opportunities. The academy is a Detroit Best & Brightest Companies to Work For winner.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Comfort with digital communication platforms and basic data-tracking tools.
• Ability to work independently, manage a caseload, and collaborate as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with children, families, or in school- or community-based settings.
• Bilingual or multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Analyze attendance data for eligible students to identify early signs of chronic absenteeism.
• Use NHA’s tiered attendance model to determine appropriate student support.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance trends and interventions.
• Collaborate bi-weekly with leadership and/or in team meetings, and calendarize in O3s.
• Communicate attendance insights and coordinate student support strategies with school leadership, teachers, and support staff.
• Identify and implement attendance strategies for individual students and student groups in partnership with school staff.
• Support Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention planning and regular progress monitoring.
• Design and execute Tier 1 school-wide attendance initiatives, including incentives, celebrations, and awareness efforts.
• Reinforce a consistent school-wide message about the importance of attendance.
• Conduct regular outreach to parents and guardians, including same-day outreach for absences, through phone calls, home visits, school meetings, and digital platforms such as the NHA App.
• Communicate the academic importance of consistent attendance respectfully and supportively, and develop family-centered improvement plans with families.
• For students in grades K–3, prioritize frequent, personalized communication with parents and caregivers and reinforce the importance of attendance to foundational skills.
• For students in grades 4–12, emphasize student ownership and goal-setting and celebrate student-led improvement alongside family engagement.
• Maintain real-time records of student contacts, interventions, and outcomes using myNHA and other provided tools.
• Review data with school leadership to assess caseload progress and adjust strategies.
• Promote attendance awareness through school campaigns and incentive programs.
• Build community relationships that expand options for student recognition and rewards.
• Facilitate or support learning opportunities for eligible parents and guardians.
• Strengthen communication and trust between families and the school community.

Benefits

• Starting pay above market scales.
• Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources.
• Safe learning environment with internal and external cameras.
• Personalized development and coaching opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed