Attendance Support Specialist

4 weeks ago


Highland Park, United States ACCEL Schools Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

About the Team

ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified Attendance Support Specialist in Highland Park, Michigan dedicated to providing a superior education for all students for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.

Be part of the difference at Barber Preparatory Academy Barber Preparatory Academy is a public charter school providing PK-8th grade students with a well-rounded education including community service learning and competitive sports. Celebrating 10 years of service to the Highland Park community, the school is known for its welcoming staff and faculty. Barber Prep is part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

The Attendance Support Specialist will assist with management of documenting attendance, collecting and verifying absence excuses, running and reviewing attendance and truancy reports, and preparing truancy communications.

About the Opportunity:

Responsibilities include to -

  • Enter attendance in all applicable databases and systems accurately
  • Receive, verify, and log absence excuses from parents in accordance with state law defining allowable absences
  • Collaborate with Administrators on complex excuse requests and escalate attendance issues to Administrators as needed
  • Manage communication with parents via email and phone to follow up on reasons for absence and submission of excuses
  • Run attendance/engagement reports to identify students needing truancy communications
  • Prepare and send truancy communications in a timely manner that upholds compliance to state law
  • Perform other duties as assigned

About You:

  • High School Diploma required, Bachelor's Degree Preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality
  • Demonstrates a reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic
  • Ability to manage difficult or emotional client situations
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure, effectively prioritizing and executing tasks to meet deadlines consistently
  • Customer service oriented
  • Prior experience working in a school setting preferred
  • Ability to work independently and contribute to a team
  • Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality
  • Demonstrates a reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks

About Us

"We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances." – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

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