Student Retention Support Jobs

VISTA NORTE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

Full Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

HELP US CHANGE LIVES

We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember that teacher who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

The Student Retention Support will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in student attendance and readmission, and book retrieval. This position will interact with students, families, school personnel, community agencies and law enforcement.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Investigate student absences and withdrawals and encourage school readmission
• Provide weekly progress reports to supervisor regarding student and asset retrieval along with comprehensive report tracking all contact with current or former students
• Compile and analyze information
• Make home visits to follow up on attendance problems and to observe home situations that may interfere with attendance
• Administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time
• Apply and provide information, forms and necessary documents regarding school policy and procedures
• Answer inquiries from students, parents/legal guardian regarding attendance records and school re-admittance
• Type and prepare a wide variety of documents including letters, reports
• Participate in staff meetings and trainings
• Research the enrollment status of students leaving our school at outside schools and update codes as needed
• Secure and track return of school books
• Participate in Attendance Intervention Meetings (AIM) and Student Retention Meetings (SRM)
• Perform a wide variety of general clerical and administrative work including the maintenance of accurate and detailed reports, verifying accuracy of information, and research
• Document student attendance progress in the student database
• Develop, establish and coordinate community resource contacts
• Collaborate with school personnel to investigate and address student retention
• Contact parents/legal guardian and students to obtain information concerning reasons for pupil absences from school
• Adhere to attendance policies
• Work with local law enforcement for student retention

QUALIFICATIONS

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Good English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Modern office methods, practices, procedures
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Telephone techniques and etiquette
• Record keeping practices
• Understanding of ADA and attendance accounting procedures
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy
• Data analysis, entry and work processing methods, techniques, and programs

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Perform work with speed and accuracy
• Strong organizational and planning skills; Meet schedules and timelines
• Work effectively in the absence of supervision
• Perform data entry and data compilation from a variety of sources
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Ability to handle multiple competing assignments and projects
• Learn, interpret, apply and communicate school rules, regulations, and policies
• Work cooperatively with others (parents/legal guardians, students, and school officials)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; college coursework or CASCWA training a plus
• One year experience in a public school environment or public social services background
• Community or school relations work experience, including working with courts and law enforcement
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Email)

TRAVEL: Ability to travel up to 40% (to include student homes)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures
• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination
• Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs)
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery