Student Welfare & Attendance Advisor at Child Welfare & Attendance

LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

CLASS

TITLE:

STUDENT WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE ADVISOR

Perform duties relating to child welfare and attendance including processing of appropriate documents; implement State rules and regulations relating to compulsory school attendance, admission and intra/inter-District laws, rules and policies.

Individual positions may not perform all of the duties listed nor do these examples include all responsibilities of positions in this class.

• Enforce compulsory school attendance laws as provided in Education Code and District policies; advise students and parent groups on education objectives and school resources and facilities; enroll students in Friday and Saturday school. E
• Contact parents at their home to obtain information about students; provide information and counsel parents on issues related to school policies and programs and related attendance laws; discuss irregular attendance; transport students to and from school as assigned. E
• Promote students’ educational and vocational programs; refer students and families to local health care and other service agencies as required. E
• Maintain accurate and complete records of cases; prepare papers for court process; serve subpoenas and represent the District in court hearings; make recommendations to court for placement. E
• Participate and serve on SARB panels and attend various District meetings; attend community meetings; determine and respond to ethnic groups regarding school-related needs. E
• Attend after school functions; explain services available to students and families; prepare reports on activities. E
• Contact social service agencies to obtain information on parent/student counseling referrals, neglect or abuse cases and information on probation status. E
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software; prepare and maintain truancy letter logs, contact files, SARB logs and other related information. E
• Ability to deal with volatile situations while making home visits. E
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• State and local laws, rules and regulations relating to attendance.
• Effective community relations techniques and principles.
• Community resources available to ethnic groups.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Operation of a computer terminal and data entry techniques.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Technical aspects of field of specialty.
• Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of District students and parents.

• Learn and function within organization and department objectives.
• Determine, use and promote community resources available to ethnic groups.
• Prepare and deliver oral presentations.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Operate a computer terminal to enter data, maintain records and generate reports.
• Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Work independently with little direction.

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma or equivalent either supplemented by college-level course work in social sciences or related field or increasingly responsible experience in the area of student attendance.

Valid California driver’s license.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Indoor and outdoor work environment.
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard.
• Walking to locate addresses and look for students.
• Bending at the waist to retrieve files.

• Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals, parents and students.
• Possible fights and confrontations with students.
• Home visits to volatile neighborhoods.

Board Approved 11/2/99