Attendance Improvement Paraprofessional (SEIU 517M)

Saginaw Area Consortium; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Saginaw Public Schools is seeking an Attendance Improvement Paraprofessional to intervene with students showing attendance concerns under principal supervision. This role collaborates with school staff and community agencies to redirect youth toward positive attendance and healthy lifestyles.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, plus college coursework or an assessment per MDE, and experience with data collection and reporting. Strong communication and de-escalation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 60 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or university (or) pass the ETS Educational Paraprofessional Assessment as required by the MDE.
• Previous successful experience with data collection, entry, database management and reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and enforce state attendance laws.
• Inform and apply District Attendance policies.
• Educate and re-educate parents and students about applicable laws.
• Develop relationships with Principals, Students and parents to improve attendance/truancy.
• Communicate with parents, students and staff to build positive relationships and address truancy.
• Assist in developing an action plan with parents/guardians and student to address absenteeism and encourage staying in school.
• Confer with student and parents on daily absences, determine excused/unexcused/medical absences.
• Review attendance data to identify excessively absent or tardy students.
• Collaborate with staff to develop interventions and share with staff and principals.
• Make referrals to internal staff and community agencies as needed.
• Support attendance prevention programs and recommend strategies to improve attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned per funding source guidelines.

Skills

Intervention strategies

De-escalation

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Attendance improvement

Education

High school diploma

60 college hours or ETS assessment

Data reporting experience

Job description

Attendance Improvement Paraprofessional (SEIU 517M) JobID: 4787

GENERAL SUMMARY

Saginaw Public Schools Attendance Improvement Paraprofessional are responsible for providing intervention to students who exhibit attendance concerns under the supervision of building principals, working cooperatively with school staff, and other agencies to effectively intervene and redirect youth towards positive school attendance and towards a healthy lifestyle.

DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses and the community, are committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of intervention programs or strategies effective to improve attendance.
• Knowledge of anger management strategies and programs
• Knowledge of trends in city-wide youth-related programs and agencies
• Knowledge of assessment techniques
• Skilled in de-escalation techniques
• Skilled in problem solving
• Skilled in data analysis and developing strategies to curtail truancy.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and staff
• Ability to prepare and communicate/present reports effectively
• Ability to acquire knowledge on new technologies to solve quality problems
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to build and maintain a positive working relationship with law enforcement and other support agencies
• Ability to respond calmly and quickly in emergency situations
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural, urban setting and develop a rapport with students, staff, parents and the school community

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and/or walk, may be required to lift up to 50 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interpret and enforce state attendance laws
• Informs and applies District Attendance policies.
• Educate and re-educate parents and students about applicable laws
• Develop a working relationship with each Principal, Students and parents and support and direct their efforts in to improve attendance/truancy.
• Communicate regularly with parents, students and staff to establish positive relationships through cooperative and innovative approaches to solve truancy issues
• Assist the building administrator in developing an action plan with the parents/guardians and the student to address the causes of excessive absenteeism and encourage the student to remain in school.
• Confer with student and parents on daily absences. Determines excused, unexcused, medical absences, which includes deciding if good cause exits to excuse absence and tardiness.
• Reviews attendance data to identify students who are excessively absent or tardy.
• Collaborate with school staff to develop interventions for students who are habitually absent/tardy and develop individualized service plans to improve attendance. Create and share with staff members and principals.
• Makes referrals to other internal professional staff members as needed. (i.e. Social Worker, School Counselor, Behavior Interventionist).
• Makes referrals to other community agencies as needed. (i.e. DHS, Family Counseling, Partners with Schools.)
• Assist with implementing attendance prevention program and recommends strategies to support and improve regular school attendance (i.e. Incentives, peer groups, recognition).
• Perform other duties as assigned per funding source guidelines.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school graduate or equivalent
• A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or university (or) pass the ETS Educational Paraprofessional Assessment as required by the MDE.
• Previous successful experience with data collection, entry, database management and reporting preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS

• School environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, dust.
• Noise level in this environment may be moderate to loud

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES

None

CURRICULA RESPONSIBILITIES

None

METHOD OF EVALUATION

Annual per SEIU contract

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Starting Pay Range

Postings current as of 8/19/2026 5:40:35 PM CST.