Coordinator of Attendance and Student Support

Primary Function

To provide assessment, counseling, and consultative services for the purpose of supporting positive academic and social outcomes for students. Serve as Truancy Officer and Juvenile Court Services Liaison.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in teaching or related field; completion of a supervised practicum or field experience in an educational agency through an approved program or a minimum of one year of full-time successful experience as a school social worker; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.; must possess a valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing and to demonstrate strong organizational and management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with all students, parents, school personnel, and other members of the community.
• Possesses the ability to quickly learn and apply new technology and to prepare and disseminate written reports within required timelines.
• Possesses the ability to travel to more than one work location in the course of the day if assigned to an itinerant position.
• Possesses sufficient strength, ability, dexterity, and mobility to carry out all performance responsibilities.
• Possesses the ability to develop and implement a comprehensive family systems intervention model for addressing student issues.
• Ability and willingness to make home visits on a flexible schedule when necessary.
• Possesses working knowledge of special education law, practices and disabling conditions.

Performance Responsibilities

• Serves as the division expert on school attendance matters and provides guidance to administrators and school staff regarding interpretation of policies/laws, records requirements, and programs in all matters relating to, but not limited to attendance, unexcused absences, court orders, and withdrawals.
• Collaborates with the division Record’s Manager and Coordinator of Enrollment and Residency to provide training for school-based attendance staff and provides guidance on state regulations concerning excused and unexcused absences and coding.
• Responsible for gathering attendance data to identify students with truancy problems; make home visits to assess family environment; make referrals and work cooperatively with Social Workers and outside agencies in verifying needs of non-attending students and families; execute enforcement steps of attendance policy.
• Serves as the McKinney-Vento liaison; assists McKinney-Vento (homeless) identified students with transportation needs and educational services to include free school meals, referrals for health, mental health, dental, and other appropriate services; inform parents/guardians of available services and opportunities.
• Provide trainings for families and students on the importance of consistent attendance and resources to support families with attendance related challenges.
• Collaborate with administration, school staff, parents and students to develop truancy prevention/intervention strategies and to develop individualized plans to improve attendance.
• Initiate legal proceedings with York County Juvenile Court Services Unit; coordinate with York County Attorney’s Office to prepare information for formal hearings; represent school division in court cases.
• Serves as Foster Care liaison; coordinates with Social Services on the enrollment of foster care children; assists with school placement decisions; assists with transportation arrangement, as needed,
• Maintain proficiency of state and federal laws and policies affecting attendance, homeless students, foster care students, and all other assigned programs.
• Assists with supporting schools met Virginia accreditation benchmarks for chronic absenteeism
• Assist the Student Connection Coaches and school counselors for drop-out prevention, including home visits and direct interventions
• Consults with teachers, parents, students, and outside agency personnel concerning student needs.
• Assists high schools with Ontime Graduation by collaborating with social workers and outside partners to provide student support
• Presents training and workshops for students, parents, school personnel, and community members; and serves as a school-based service coordinator for student referrals.
• Maintains databases for state reporting to include Foster Care, McKinney-Vento and Truancy
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, enter data into a computer; hear and understand speech at normal levels; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

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Position Type: Exempt

Reports to: Associate Director of Student Services (Elementary)

Terms of Employment: Twelve months a year. Salary according to School Board Pay Plan.

Evaluation: Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of non-licensed personnel.

Revised: 6/29/2026