Attendance Counselor SY (NBOE)

Position Type :

Non Instructional - All Titles / Attendance Counselor

Date Posted : 7 / 21 / 2025

Location :

Various Newark Board of Education Locations

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102

ROGER LEÓN, SUPERINTENDENT

ATTENDANCE COUNSELOR

Office of Attendance

School Year 2025-2026

(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Attendance Counselor.

This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 90-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

DEFINITION : Under direction, visits schools and homes to promote school attendance, investigates absences, and determines causes of absence or delinquency; does other related duties as required. The Attendance Counselor works closely with the principal and support staff to implement the most appropriate course of action to improve student attendance.

Note : The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts a needs assessment of the school's previous year's attendance and establishes a school attendance improvement plan with a laser focus on the four attendance categories.
• Generates a daily attendance summary report of absences and tardiness and responds immediately with the most appropriate course of action.
• Conducts investigations and deliver legal notices to students' homes.
• Enforces individual students' corrective action to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Appraises the principal and the Office of Attendance of any trends or extreme cases of absenteeism.
• Engages families by visiting homes, makes phone calls, or uses other forms of communications to make affirmative contact with families and determines reason for absence.
• Serves on the Truancy Task Force whose duties involve : patrolling neighborhoods of Newark with the Newark Police Department in order to transport truant students to the Task Force location; transport students from Truancy Task Force location to the school where the student is registered; complete and deliver paperwork to school's Main Office for follow up.
• Prepares social case histories with clear and accurate data containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Collects data for legal action and, when required, appears in court.
• Investigates and gathers various information for special studies.
• Collaborates with various district leads to ensure homeless and displaced students are receiving district supports.
• Conducts address verifications.
• Cooperates with public and private welfare agencies.
• Administers school census.
• May supervise the movement of students to and from the school bus.
• Participates in the following : Perfect Attendance Initiatives, Attendance Poster Contest, Truancy Task Force, and Parent Conference days.
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Education :

Skills :

REPORTS TO : Director of Attendance

SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION

1. Salary : $58,296 - $76,405

2. Employment Period : Ten (10) Months

3. Union Affiliation : Newark Teachers Union (NTU)

HOW TO APPLY

Newark Board of Education only accepts electronic applications.

OPENING AND CLOSING DATE

Opening Date : July 21, 2025

Closing Date : August 1, 2025 or until filled

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER