LEAP Home Visitor

2026 - 2027 School Year
Bridgeport Public Schools
Human Resources Department
45 Lyon Terrace, Room 324
Bridgeport, CT 06604

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
LEAP HOME VISITOR
33 Weeks, 10-HOURS PER WEEK, $42 an hour

The Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP) Home Visitor’s primary function is to work with students and families at the Tier 2 level to connect back to the school setting for 2 schools. The Home Visitors report to the Office of Student Services, Community Facilitator.

• Complete LEAP 101 Home Visitor Training and implement LEAP as defined by state and local guidelines
• Conduct at least three home visits per week with a partner
• Expectation of 10 hours a week
• Engage in active listening during home visits, ensuring families feel heard and understood in order to identify barriers to school attendance and engagement
• Provide empathetic support to families, addressing their unique needs and challenges.
• Manage and remain current on paperwork, documentation, and record-keeping.
• Make phone calls to follow up on family progress, answer questions, and provide guidance.
• Deliver LEAP materials and district information through in person visits and phone calls to engage families with various topics and opportunities available through the district
• Provide exit interviews when students exit from program back to school or to another program or any other reason
• Remain family-centered to support student access to the school.
• Be in communication with the LEAP Coordinator for the zone.
• Attend monthly district meeting with the Community Facilitator.

• High School education or the equivalent required, Associates or Four-Year Degree preferred
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work individual, in pairs, and part of a team
• Ability to build rapport with diverse families.
• Demonstrated empathy and compassion.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
  
  Commitment to family well-being and community support.

• Bilingual Preferred, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, and/or Portuguese

This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities, qualifications, physical, and cognitive, which comprise this position. The above is intended to be a fair representation of the "typical" demands of the position. In all cases, these relationships, functions, and their applications are subject to change by the Superintendent.

* This is a 1-year grant funded position to support the Learner Engagement Attendance Program (LEAP).
It is anticipated that this program will run as funding permits.

It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, or learning disability, in any of its educational programs, activities or employment practices. The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Aff…