Truancy Officer

Stride, Inc.; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Stride, Inc. in Durham, NC seeks a Truancy Officer for the NCVA program to safeguard student attendance. The role combines in-office coordination three+ days weekly in Durham with a hybrid work setup, engaging families and schools to address unexcused absences.

You will monitor policies, collaborate with school staff, and work with county courts when required, producing attendance reports and driving proactive truancy interventions.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or specialized related training.
• One to two years of truancy experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to pass required background check.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate school-wide attendance efforts and absenteeism prevention programming with a focus on educating families and intervening to fix underlying issues.
• Monitor student adherence to attendance policies using student information systems and state systems.
• Communicate with families via email and calls regarding truancy and attendance.
• Conduct meetings with students and families to address concerns and develop back-on-track planning.
• Provide truancy restoration options, including agreements and courses.
• Work with county court systems on juvenile court petitions where required.
• Generate attendance/truancy reports and ensure Excel proficiency.
• Collaborate with Student Support Team to refer families to services as needed.
• Develop educational workshops related to absenteeism for staff and families.

Skills

Excel fluency

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Education

Associate degree or specialized training

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Student information systems

Job description

Residency Requirements:Must reside inNorth CarolinaThis is a hybrid position that will require three or more days a week in the Durham, NC office asdeterminedby the supervisor.The Truancy Officer ensures students are attending school regularly by investigating causes of unexcused or excessive absences, communicating with families, and assisting them in problem-solving, issuing attendance-based warnings, and helping to represent the school if cases go to court.K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education forANY ONE. Weprovidefamiliesan online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!The mission of North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA)is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent andstudentsatisfactionandcontinued institutional growth within the academic community.Join us!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Reasonable accommodationmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performtheessential duties.
• Coordinates school-wide attendance efforts and absenteeism prevention programming with a two-fold focus 1) educating families on the importance of attendance with a focus on prevention and 2) intervening to fix the underlying issues that lead to absenteeism;
• Works to monitor student adherence to the school's attendance policies, including student information systems, state systems, and company systems daily.
• Forlower-leveltruancy concerns: Emails, calls and sends auto-dial notices totargetstudent population;
• For escalated truancy concerns, Truancy Officer holds meetings with student and family to address concerns,identifybarriers, and provide back-on-track planning;
• For final level truancy concerns,meetings areheld withstudents, family, and support.
• Offer restoration to students, including truancy agreements and courses.
• Meeting covers state law concerns, as the next step will have the student go to court.
• Works with county court systems, understanding requirements to process juvenile court petitions
• Collaborates with authorizer to ensure best practices, final level truancy concerns, training etc.
• Ensures state compliancy guidelines are met for student attendance and progress
• Produces attendance/truancy reports for the school,countyand state. Must have Excel fluency.
• Works with the Student Support Team toassiststudents in situations where referral to service agenciesarenecessary;
• Works with families and teachers to develop individualized action plans to increase student attendance and engagement;
• Works with the Executive Director, manager,etcto develop improved procedures that address attendance;
• Works with families and student support staff to prevent juvenile delinquency;
• Develops and implements educational workshops related to absenteeism for school staff and families;
• Assistsstaff on projectsregardingstudent attendance/truancy.
• Ensures school policy and state requirements are metregardingall attendance withdrawals;

MINIMUMREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate degreeor specialized related trainingOne to two years of truancy experience OREquivalent combination of education and experience.Ability to pass required background check.

OTHER REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of state school attendance laws, and other pertinent lawsregardingK-12 education;
• Knowledge of state specific court proceduresregardingtruancy;
• Familiarity with online learning environment;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.);
• Ability to travel 20% of the time;

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Three (3) years of experience working with families in similar capacity,enrollmentortruancy.Post-secondary degree especially in Education, Counseling, HumanServicesor related field of study.

Compensation & Benefits:

Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

Work Environment:

Work Environment:Thework environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.This is a hybrid position that will require three or more days a week in the Durham, NC office asdeterminedby the supervisor.The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Job TypeRegular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. Job TypeRegularThe above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.