LIAISON, STUDENT SUPPORT

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

17h•$57,069 - $68,484•Onsite

About The Position

The Liaison, Student Support creates, adjusts, and implements systems that promote positive student behavior and attendance. The role provides frameworks and interventions to help students have safe, productive, and successful educational experiences, reinforces classroom and school culture, and ensures students understand behavioral and attendance expectations. The position supports students’ academic and social needs in collaboration with teachers, parents, school personnel, counselors, social workers, and community partners. It advises students on attendance, helps address chronic absenteeism, maintains accurate records, analyzes student data, and promotes literacy enrichment for at-risk students. Applicants must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado. Applications will be accepted until November 4, 2026; if the position is not filled by that date, applications submitted later may be considered. Applicants apply online through the Denver Public Schools job board.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience required.
At least three years of experience and demonstrated success collaborating with other professional staff on instructional improvement issues.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with Denver Public Schools.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, with or without accommodations.
Commitment to racial and educational excellence, dismantling systems of oppression and inequity, and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Identify students’ academic and social needs and provide or suggest solutions.
Consult with teachers, parents, and school personnel about 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 and use feedback to develop students’ positive social skills.
Advise an assigned student caseload on attendance and motivate students to establish and achieve attendance goals.
Assist with appropriate interventions for chronically absent students.
Develop community partnerships that offer programs or services aligned with identified student needs.
Maintain accurate student records and files related to attendance and disciplinary issues.
Analyze and report data findings to school leadership, including intervention plans when necessary.
Refer students to school counselors or social workers when situations extend beyond academic or social concerns.
Coordinate with counseling and other staff regarding issues affecting students’ academic performance or social conflicts with teachers, students, and parents.
Promote school and in-home literacy enrichment for at-risk students to support engagement and access to needed resources.