Attendance Coach

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in an education, social work or juvenile justice setting, preferably with a school-age population in an urban setting.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
For Bilingual Candidates:  
• Speaks, reads and writes English and the foreign language fluently.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge of:
• compulsory attendance and truancy laws in Pennsylvania and School District attendance policy.
• strategies and interventions that improve student attendance and reduce absenteeism and truancy.
• the methods and techniques used in effective program planning, design and administration.
• the current methods, processes and techniques utilized in the implementation of program initiatives.
• District and/or community based resources available to support program initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to:
• establish and maintain effective working relationships
• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• exercise sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting policies and procedures and in making decisions consistent with program policies and objectives.
• use a personal computer.
• understand and follow oral or written directions.
• assess the effectiveness of programmatic activities and to make cogent recommendations for modifications as needed.
• process multiple tasks simultaneously, adhere to timelines, and complete work in a timely manner.
• exercise discretion and tact in handling sensitive and/or confidential information.
• use word processing and spreadsheet software applications.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Nondiscrimination
The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.