Liaison, Student Support

DPS•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Liaison, Student Support creates, adjusts, and implements systems that support positive student behavior and attendance. The role provides frameworks and interventions to help students have a safe, productive, and successful educational experience, reinforces classroom and school culture, and ensures students understand behavioral and attendance expectations. The liaison identifies student needs, especially academic and social needs, and provides or suggests solutions. The role consults with teachers, parents, and school personnel about learning, social, and behavioral issues; supports attendance goals and interventions for chronically absent students; and helps maintain a positive school environment through conflict resolution, collaboration, positive reinforcement, and modeling. The liaison also develops community partnerships, maintains accurate attendance and discipline records, analyzes and reports findings to school leadership, and coordinates with counselors and other staff to address issues affecting student performance and relationships. Applications are accepted until November 4, 2026, with later applications potentially considered if the position remains unfilled. Applicants must apply online through the Denver Public Schools job board. The salary range is $57,069–$68,484. Denver Public Schools offers time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA retirement. The employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado. The district describes its values as equity, accountability, integrity, collaboration, and fun, with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience required.
Three years minimum experience and demonstrated success working collaboratively with professional staff on instructional improvement issues.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity; believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while employed.
Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience working with alternative youth and service providers preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify student needs, particularly academic and social needs, and provide or suggest solutions.
Consult with teachers, parents, and school personnel about students’ learning, social, and behavioral issues.
Discuss students’ strengths, growth opportunities, and aptitudes with teachers and parents.
Maintain a positive school environment through conflict resolution, collaboration, positive reinforcement, and modeling.
Implement curriculum and restorative approaches to develop students’ positive social skills.
Advise assigned students on attendance and motivate them to establish and achieve attendance goals.
Assist with appropriate interventions for chronically absent students.
Develop community partnerships that provide programs or services aligned with identified student needs.
Maintain accurate student records and files related to attendance and disciplinary issues.
Analyze data and report findings to school leadership, including intervention plans when necessary.
Refer students to school counselors or social workers when concerns extend beyond academic or social issues.
Coordinate with school counseling and other staff to stay informed about issues affecting academic performance or social conflicts.
Promote school and in-home literacy enrichment for at-risk students to support engagement and access to necessary resources.