Student Attendance Specialist

North Cook Intermediate Service Center & Regional Office of Education • Des Plaines, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a full-time, year-round, student support position working for the North Cook Regional Office of Education/Intermediate Service Center in collaboration with North Cook Districts. This is a non-certified position working with the School-Based & North Cook Intermediate Service Center team. The Student Attendance Liaison works directly with students & families in North Cook School Districts and reports to the Director of Student Services in both a school and office environment.

Requirements

• BA and some experience working with historically underrepresented youth in grades 6-12.
• Clean driving record
• Random drug testing

Nice To Haves

• Commitment to working with historically underserved youth and their families.
• Advanced problem-solving skills; experience in finding creative solutions to positively impact students.
• Working knowledge of community resources, child welfare and attendance laws and regulations.
• Advocacy skills, include the ability to negotiate, compromise, and confront conflict.
• Ability to cooperate and communicate effectively with students, families, and school personnel.
• Ability to cooperate with families and school staff.
• Ability to professionally and calmly respond to crisis.
• Spanish proficiency

Responsibilities

• Identifies and connects with students demonstrating attendance challenges at school.
• Coordinates communication with administration, students, and families to ensure that barriers to attendance are reduced or removed and students are able to access their education.
• Maintains accurate records of student attendance; prepares and maintains a variety of records and files regarding student attendance, tardiness, truancy, suspension and discipline.
• Communicates with students and parents regarding attendance and related issues; conducts home visits as needed.
• Incentivizes and celebrates improvement in attendance rates with students and families.
• Refers serious attendance problems according to established procedures; assists in identifying and resolving problems of students with frequent absenteeism.
• Drive PACE van when needed to facilitate student attendance. NCISC will facilitate and pay for PACE van certification but requires a clean driving record and random drug testing.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Individual Health insurance, PPO or HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield (employee paid family insurance option)
• Vision
• Dental, MetLife
• Life insurance, MetLife – 1x annual salary and $50,000
• Retirement benefits for this position are facilitated through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
• 12 vacation days (adding one day annually up to 20 maximum)
• 12 sick days
• 2 personal days
• Observes Federal and State holidays (4th of July, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Break (3 days), Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday-Observed, Memorial Day and Juneteenth).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level