Regional Truancy & Attendance Strategy Lead

Mastery Schools; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus $3,000

Job summary

Mastery Schools seeks a Regional Truancy Manager to oversee attendance strategies across a network of campuses. You will guide Attendance Coordinators, analyze data, and engage families to reduce chronic absenteeism through tiered interventions and cross-agency collaboration.

You will liaise with DHS, family court, and community partners, ensuring compliance and productive outcomes for students and families in PA/NJ. Spanish-English communication is required for Camden support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; candidates with equivalent professional experience in social work, education, case management, or related fields will also be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in attendance/truancy intervention, case management, or education.
• At least 2 years of experience overseeing attendance strategies, compliance programs, or family engagement initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Attendance Coordinators across multiple campuses to ensure consistent implementation of Mastery’s multi-tiered Truancy Response Systems.
• Monitor and analyze attendance data to identify students in need of interventions and evaluate program impact.
• Conduct and coordinate home visits to engage families, assess barriers to attendance, and implement individualized support plans.
• Review and assess the quality of SAIPs developed by school teams to ensure they are actionable and data-informed.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all truancy-related interventions and case notes.
• Serve as liaison with Regional Truancy leadership and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with truancy regulations and required reporting to state and district entities.
• Represent Mastery in truancy proceedings and coordinate escalated support as needed.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to address barriers to consistent attendance.
• Provide regular updates to network leadership on attendance trends and intervention outcomes.
• Complete required professional development and stay current with truancy policies and best practices.
• Other related assigned duties by manager.

Skills

Equity in education

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Organizational skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Equivalent professional experience considered

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Google Tools

Job description

Mastery Schools seeks a Regional Truancy Manager to oversee attendance strategies across a network of campuses. You will guide Attendance Coordinators, analyze data, and engage families to reduce chronic absenteeism through tiered interventions and cross-agency collaboration.

You will liaise with DHS, family court, and community partners, ensuring compliance and productive outcomes for students and families in PA/NJ. Spanish-English communication is required for Camden support.