Attendance Success Mentor

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio; Grove City (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio is seeking an Attendance Success Mentor to support Pleasant View Middle School and Beulah Park Middle School by helping students develop and maintain good attendance and by engaging families in attendance goals.

The role reports to the building principal and works with staff to monitor attendance, visit homes when needed, and document activities. Strong communication, integrity, and community ties are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
• Community oriented with youth or school programs preferred
• Ability to engage with parents, students, staff
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent integrity and initiative
• Enthusiasm and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (oral and written)

Responsibilities

• Monitor students' attendance in collaboration with the building principal
• Report to the assigned school following established procedures
• Make home visits to promote positive attitudes toward attendance
• Maintain records of meetings and communications
• Collaborate with staff and support personnel on chronically absent students
• Prepare and submit monthly attendance reports
• Counsel students on absenteeism and tardiness as needed
• Follow district and state regulations and policies
• Demonstrate professional conduct and confidentiality
• Participate in required professional development and meetings
• Protect confidentiality of records and information

Skills

English communication

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Community outreach

Integrity

Initiative

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Reports to:

Building Principal

Location:

Pleasant View Middle School and Beulah Park Middle School

Salary Range:

$45,000 - $55,000

Summary:

The Attendance Success Mentor supports the educational process by ensuring students develop and maintain good attendance practices and that parents support the attendance requirements of the District.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree (Bachelor's Degree preferred.)
• Use of a vehicle for transportation and a valid driver's license
• Community oriented (Experience with youth or school programs preferred.)
• Ability to work with the community, including parents, students, administration, and school staff
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent integrity and good moral character and initiative
• Enthusiasm and interpersonal skills
• Ability to community effectively in English, both orally and in writing

Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with the building principal in the monitoring of students' attendance.
• Report to assigned school following the same procedures used for other school employees assigned to the school.
• Make visits as needed to students' residences to develop healthy, positive family attitudes toward academic success, attendance at school, and student growth and development.
• Maintain records of meetings, communications (phone calls, emails, etc.), and home visits.
• Confer and collaborate regularly with school staff and other support personnel regarding students who are chronically absent/tardy.
• Collate/compile monthly attendance reports.
• Counsel students regarding absenteeism and tardiness to gain their cooperation and identify any underlying problems that may warrant intervention by other professional staff members.
• Submit written reports to the building principal as requested.
• Serve as a role model for students and staff in demonstrating positive attitudes, appropriate attire, personal grooming, and an effective work ethic.
• Participate in appropriate professional development and attend all required meetings.
• Protect the confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
• Adhere to Ohio school law, State Board of Education rules and regulations, Board of Education policies and regulations, and school regulations and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the building principal or State and Federal Programs Coordinator.

Performance Evaluations

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Governing Board of the EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL OHIO.

Conduct

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Agency.

Terms Of Employment

Each staff member shall be a role model for students to conduct themselves as citizens and responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

The employees are responsible for maintaining proper certification/licensure and initiating the renewal process in sufficient time to receive the updated certificate/license before the present certificate/license expires.??

The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio Governing Board does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.