Position: Attendance Coordinator

Start Date:  ASAP

Our Model and Values:

At Compass Academy, we believe that all students can succeed and become lifelong learners and leaders.  Launched in August of 2015 with a founding cohort of 120 6th grade students, Compass will eventually serve 750 students in Grades 6-12. Our teachers and students will benefit from ongoing support from City Year and the Center for Social Organization of Schools, including a team of City Year AmeriCorps Members who serve as tutors and mentors. Most importantly, we have a team of talented and energetic educators and leaders who live out our values every day and who are excited to build an extraordinary school.  Our model brings together an innovative use of extended time and human capital, an environment rich in technology and driven by data, and proven best practices for personalized learning and student growth. 

Position Overview 

Compass Academy is seeking an Attendance Coordinator to oversee and enforce the attendance policy, monitor school wide attendance data, work with individual students and their families to find solutions to attendance challenges, support teachers as attendance champions, and implement all school-wide attendance initiatives.  

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee staff education and implementation of attendance policies, procedures, rituals, and expectations as an attendance champion for a focus list of students
• Oversee maintenance of school attendance records and data. 
• Handle new student attendance onboarding
• Contact parents of students with attendance problems to understand and solve for root cause
• Facilitate students, parents, and staff together as attendance issues arise
• Maintain a professional awareness of regulations regarding child welfare and attendance by having a working knowledge of state law, Board policy, and administrative regulations
• Work closely with teachers, school nurses, guidance counselors, and administration regarding students who are absent or tardy too frequently and who have not responded to the corrective efforts
• Confirm drops as per District/State law. 
• Work with outside agencies to create strong partnerships with the school and families that are related to student attendance. 
• Manage a caseload of chronically absent students conducting parent meetings, home visits, and connecting families with community resources to decrease absenteeism. 

Qualifications: 

• Experience Preferred: Prior job related experience with increasing levels of responsibilities in a school setting as Attendance Coordinator 
• Fluent in both Spanish and English in both written and verbal form 
• Skills to communicate positively and effectively to students, parents and staff; and appropriately intervene in emergency or potentially critical situations,
• Communicate effectively with persons of varied educational and cultural backgrounds
• Knowledge of policies and practices of the school with regard to truancy and discipline
• Experience with Excel spreadsheets for accuracy of reporting and maintenance of written records 
• Maintain firm but courteous attitude toward individuals 
• Strong ability to manage logistics and operations in a dynamic work setting
• Proven ability to work both as a team member and independently with minimal supervision
• Flexibility, resourcefulness, and comfort working in a startup environment
• A positive, do-what-it-takes attitude, great sense of humor
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative work environment
• Experience in a progressive and/or Charter setting (preferred)

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package and generous benefits
• Excellent professional development and coaching 

How to Apply:

Compass Academy is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This position will begin ASAP.