Director of Family Engagement and Student Attendance Services

TITLE:  Director of Social Emotional Learning And Health Services               CLASSIFICATION:  Certified

FLSA:    Exempt                                                                                               DEPARTMENT: Chief of Schools

SALARY:  $98,000 -$138,000                                                                          WORK YEAR: 260 Days

BENEFITS:  100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, vision, and dental insurance, $50,000 life insurance policy, and family, spouse, and dependent coverage options.

EAST ST. LOUIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 189

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE:  Director of Family Engagement and
Student Attendance Services                                                               CLASSIFICATION:  Certified

FLSA:    Exempt                                                                                   DEPARTMENT: Chief of Schools

SALARY:  $98,000- $138,0000                                                            WORK YEAR: 260 Days

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Under the direction of the Chief of Schools, the Director of Family Engagement and Student Attendance Services is responsible for supporting a positive school/home relationship, coordinating services between schools and families and ensuring services are effective for students and parents. Focus areas include increasing student attendance, repairing and maintaining parent to school relationships, resolving family challenges, and connecting families with resources (governmental, educational, social and community service partners). Additionally, the Director implements and supervises programs to support family engagement in their student’s educational process. The Director is housed in the Family and Community Engagement Center at James Williams Center. 

 

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

Professional Educator License with endorsement in General Administrative required. 

Teaching, Counseling, or Social Work Certification preferred. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Educational Administration or related field preferred. 

Project management experience preferred. 

Successful experience responding to parent concerns and maintaining relationships with parents and guardians of School District 189 students for a minimum of 5 years preferred.

Experience with student attendance, truancy, suspension, and expulsion hearings preferred.

Training in restorative practices and trauma-informed supports preferred.

K-12 leadership experience preferred. 

Experience managing grants preferred. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of best practices in supporting families and home/school relationships. 

Current knowledge of the community resources and support systems available to assist students and their families. 

Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws related to homeless students. 

Ability to develop and implement projects. 

Effective verbal and written communication skills. 

Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents. 

Ability to coordinate with government entities, educational institutions, social service agencies and community partners. 

Ability to organize multiple tasks and conflicting time constraints. 

Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth. 

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work. 

Ability to manage grants and monitor performance.

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Ability to use data and other indicators to monitor program effectiveness.

Ability to meet district standards of professional conduct as outlined in Board Policy.

Organizational skills, using tact, patience, and courtesy.

Management skills that result in full compliance in all areas of supervision.

Ability to operate with a customer-centric approach and utilize networking skills that bring resources to students and families.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Duties and Fiscal Responsibilities

Supervise family engagement staff at the James Williams Center. 

Create and foster relationships with the Regional Office of Education, community and social service agencies to coordinate resources for families and students addressing factors that impact learning and prevent student school success. 

Regularly visit sites to assess program implementation and the quality of services.

Develop and deliver targeted, ongoing professional development and coaching to increase effectiveness of campus attendance teams.

Analyze attendance and discipline data as part of data-driven and continuous improvement culture.

Participate in and support Professional Learning Communities, task forces, and district meetings as requested.

Provide annual evaluation of all programs under his/her supervision and make recommendations for continuation or replacement.

As applicable, manages department grants, including budget and expenditures, amendments, accounting, purchasing and ensures fiscal and programmatic compliance.

Family Engagement

Ensure new families registering in the district experience proper in-take processes and maintain positive interactions with staff and procedures. 

Coordinate with schools Pre-K through 12 and families to provide enhanced support to students experiencing personal challenges affecting positive school attendance and engagement in education.

Ensure that each school Pre-K through 12 has parent programs that include information about education, employment and volunteer programs for parents. 

Ensure high quality parent activities including opportunities for employment counseling and adult education.

Supervise Title I parent involvement, lead parent and parent program administration.

Advance parental education initiatives and engaging participation in Parent Teacher Conferences.

 Ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of student information.

 Respond to inquiries from students and parents regarding student records; oversee requests for transcripts and other student records.

Attendance Services

Ensure compliance with the McKinney-Vento Act for homeless families and unaccompanied youth and support Youth In Care.

Monitor and support District Homeless Attendance/Truancy Officers (HAT) and Attendance clerks to reduce chronic absenteeism and provide effective attendance intervention strategies to families and schools. 

Supervise dropout prevention and recovery programs

PERFORM OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Office environment; walking, standing, squatting, hearing and speaking to exchange information and make presentations; seeing to monitor various activities; read documents, view computer monitor, kneeling, bending at the waist, sitting for extended periods of time; reaching overhead, above shoulders, and horizontally, or bending at the waist to retrieve and store files; lifting semi heavy objects; driving a vehicle to conduct work, moderate travel