Attendance Case Manager – School Engagement & Support

Congreso De Latinos Uni; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Congreso De Latinos Uni in Philadelphia, PA is seeking an Attendance Case Manager to improve school attendance and engage families using PCM methodology. The role involves home visits, court appearances when needed, and collaboration with school staff and partners to remove barriers to attendance.

You will manage incentives, document cases, and participate in weekly supervision while maintaining compliance with funding requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required.
• 1 year of experience in social work or related field that includes case management, education, and child welfare experience working with children and youth, juvenile delinquency, and/or families.
• Mandated Reporter and Supporting Children and Families with Disabilities Certificates required and may be completed post-hire.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) written and verbal skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent Congreso’s mission, values, and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and be an ambassador of our work.
• Collaborates with Community School Coordinators to provide direct support to students that are truant and provides incentives to students to support regular school attendance.
• Provides individual interventions to students struggling with attendance using short-term intervention of no more than thirty (30) days to remove barriers for students attending school regularly.
• Tier 1 Services: Is paired with students who have 6 or more unexcused absences and have had a SAIC for up to 90 days of service; provides intervention to remove attendance barriers by engaging families, assess needs, increase confidence and motivation for success, and provide education, resources, and connection to services.
• Tier 2 and 3 Services: Conducts outreach to the student’s home and school within funder specified time frames, engages students and their families, completes assessments, provides relevant education and follow-up support to students, families, and schools, attends all Truancy-related court hearings alongside families, provides monthly support to the student and family through home and school visits, and supports the family until successfully discharged from the program or transferred to more intensive services.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English) - plus

Communication skills

Trauma-informed approach

Data entry / documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

Tools

Office365

UNIDAD

Custom databases

Job description

Congreso De Latinos Uni in Philadelphia, PA is seeking an Attendance Case Manager to improve school attendance and engage families using PCM methodology. The role involves home visits, court appearances when needed, and collaboration with school staff and partners to remove barriers to attendance.

You will manage incentives, document cases, and participate in weekly supervision while maintaining compliance with funding requirements.