Truancy Center Supervisor & Community Liaison

Billings-Public-Schools; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid insurance

PERS retirement

Vacation/Sick days

Job summary

Billings Public Schools seeks a Journey Center Manager to oversee operations at the Truancy Center. This 10-month, 8-hour day role Monday through Friday includes coordinating information flow among schools, parents, law enforcement, and social services, and managing the Center budget.

Salary is $28.27 per hour with fully paid insurance and retirement benefits. The position emphasizes providing a safe environment, assisting and supervising students, and communicating resources and alternatives to

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Bachelor's in Education, Psychology or related field preferred.
• Five years related work experience and/or combination of education and experience.
• Special knowledge, skills and abilities in computers; interpersonal communication; problem-solving; behavior management.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming phone calls from schools, parents and community members.
• Notifies parents and schools that their student has been brought to the Truancy Center and provides pertinent details.
• Interprets and explains truancy laws to parents, school staff and community agencies.
• Relays and gathers information from the County Superintendent's Office.
• Disseminates information to Law Enforcement and Social Services.
• Disseminates data to Juvenile Probation/Parole and school administrators.
• Updates parents and staff on students' progress while at the Center.
• Compiles forms and enters data into the computer database.
• Writes reports to schools and law enforcement regarding students at the Center.
• Maintains supplies and manages the Center budget.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Behavior management

Computers

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's in Education/Psychology

Job description

Billings Public Schools seeks a Journey Center Manager to oversee operations at the Truancy Center. This 10-month, 8-hour day role Monday through Friday includes coordinating information flow among schools, parents, law enforcement, and social services, and managing the Center budget.

Salary is $28.27 per hour with fully paid insurance and retirement benefits. The position emphasizes providing a safe environment, assisting and supervising students, and communicating resources and alternatives to