7882 Attendance Resource Specialist at Henderson County Schools

BASIC FUNCTION: 

Assist in enforcing attendance laws and requirements; process and maintain attendance referrals. Provide school-related social service needs of the students and assist the community and communicate with school and community groups.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assist in enforcing attendance laws.
• Work with juvenile court in matters involving school children.
• Process attendance referrals and send final notices as required.
• Visit homes of students to determine cause of non-attendance.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Establish and maintain good cross-component relationships and develop supportive relationships with students and their families.
• Participate in Management Team meetings providing designing counseling instructional units.

     KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Applicable sections of the Kentucky Administrative Regulations and other applicable laws.
• Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Community agencies and resources.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
• Policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.

     ABILITY TO:

• Assist in enforcing attendance laws and requirements.
• Process and maintain attendance referrals.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Work confidentially with discretion.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

 Any combination:  bachelor’s degree either in social work or education-related field and/or two years successful experience with adolescents.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Valid Kentucky driver's license.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:  Must be able to pass: Criminal Background Check, Drug Screen, Physical and TB skin test.  8 hours per day, 210 days per year.

BA - starts at 21.77

MA - starts at 24.27