Truancy Specialist
About this role
Please note this is Not a Remote Position
About Us
SESI Schools provides specialized education programming for K-12 students who require additional educational and positive behavioral support to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting. Every child deserves to reach their full potential and we’re looking to hire an exceptional School Truancy Specialist who will play an essential role in fueling student success.
Why Join Us?
Are you looking for a new opportunity to make an impact in the lives of students? Join us at SESI Schools, where we are proving what is possible for students with unique needs.
Overview
The Opportunity
The Truancy Specialist provides a variety of services to students, families, schools, and the community. Along with working towards resolving truancy problems the Truancy Coordinator works with other school staff and outside agencies to identify and eliminate barriers to students’ academic achievement and their healthy social-emotional development. The coordinator provides both direct and indirect services to help students achieve maximum benefit from an educational experience.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides support to families experiencing difficulty with student school attendance. Implement compliance with compulsory attendance laws using legal/judicial processes as provided by the school code. Enforces the attendance laws of the Commonwealth of PA.
Assess and responds to referrals for students needing individual or group assistance/intervention in areas such as attendance; community services and substance abuse
Links families to community agencies and social service providers. Resources include financial aid, housing, childcare, medical care, legal assistance, emergency aid, behavioral health assistance, etc. Provides transportation for students and families to/from community-based appointments if needed
Performs tasks as appropriate to assure building compliance with special education regulations. Including participation in MDE and re-rehearing conferences and delivering documents to homes for required signatures
Establishes supportive relationships with family units to assure that students’ social and emotional needs essential to success in school are met. Teach conflict resolution, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Fully supports the academic goals of the students and understands and supports the current curriculum and instructional approaches for students including students with special needs
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
The Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher learning Required
- Commitment to learning and implementing feedback
- Ability to adapt and remain flexible
Posted Salary Range
USD $50,000.00 - USD $55,000.00 /Yr.
Physical Requirements
Company at a glance
We build bright futures. Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) team members shine a positive light on students and advocate passionately for the unique learner within. As a national school network, we partner with local school districts to run in-district classrooms and stand-alone schools that meet the needs of special and alternative education students. Our individualized attention to students and engagement with families foster improved academics, positive behaviors, and life skills beyond the classroom.
SESI, a division of FullBloom, is a premier provider of education services for K-12 students who require additional educational and behavioral supports to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting. SESI partners with school districts to run classrooms, on-site, within district boundaries and standalone schools that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and other challenges. Partnering with over 600 school districts nationwide, SESI serves more than 7,000 students in day schools and in-district classrooms.
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