At Risk Liaison Haverhill High School

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS 01830

ANTICIPATED OPENING

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT AND IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.  ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION

Title of Position:                               AT RISK LIAISON                                          

                                                            FULL TIME POSITION (NON-UNIT POSITION) 

                                                            (ANTICIPATED OPENING)

Work Year:                                       2024-2025 School Year - 182 Days - 10 Months

Salary:                                               $40,000 to $43,000 based on education and experience

Organizational Relationship

or Line of Authority:                        Reports directly to the Office of Safe an Supportive Schools, Building Principals, and/or his/her designee.

The Haverhill Public Schools serves over 8000 students across 16 schools in an urban school district. As a gateway city, Haverhill supports a large population of high need students and offers universal free lunch and breakfast to all students. Superintendent Margaret Marotta, Ed.D. is leading the district through a pivotal phase in its development, focused on graduating students who are ready to be successful citizens and leaders of the world.

The At Risk Liaison works under the supervision of the Director of Safe and Supportive Schools and works collaboratively with the building Principals, the Supervisor of Attendance and the Executive Director of Student Support Services to ensure full participation in the Haverhill Public Schools by students who are Haverhill residents enrolled in the school district. The successful candidate will serve in a liaison capacity between the school, the home and community in our efforts to improve school attendance. The At Risk Liaison selected must have the ability to support and encourage student engagement in our schools, with special attention to our at-risk populations. The liaison provides information to the administrators, teachers, and behavioral, mental health and social emotional support staff who provide professional level interventions and strategies related to student well-being, engagement and safety.

Statement of Duties:                        

• Monitors and implements strategies to improve daily student attendance.
• Ability to work in groups and to also work independently.
• Act as Liaison between Administration, Guidance, Teachers, Students and Families to track attendance for at risk students.
• Advise students and parents regarding education laws and subsequent consequences of habitual truancy.
• In accordance with district policy, notify the HPS Registration Center of families who do not live in Haverhill and their need to enroll in their home district.
• Arrange conferences with parents and school administrators and participate in a liaison capacity which includes the transportation of involved parties when necessary.
• Ability to use various strategies to connect with students, including one on one meetings, family meetings, home visits, School Attendance Team meetings, community partner meetings.
• Establish dialogue and communication with parents/guardians in support of student achievement/success.
  • Provide counseling and support to students and family members as needed.
  • Knowledgeable in Social welfare and child development.
  • Knowledgeable in law and policies regulating school attendance.
• Implements and monitors individual improvement plans for students; in conjunction with parental support/guardian support.
• Collaborate with staff to assure appropriate implementation of behavior support plans.
• Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Coordinates with the Supervisor of outside agencies (ie: courts, local police, youth centers) to achieve student success.
  • Routinely conducts frequent home visits on behalf of student well being.
  • Collect and maintain intervention data.
  • Maintain records, histories, logs and files as required
  • Maintain regular and prompt attendance in the workplace.
• Create, formulate and develop working reports, and make periodic presentations to staff and parents.
• Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively plan to meet deadlines, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results.
  • Ability to work varied hours to include nights and weekends.
• Refer serious attendance problems according to established procedures; assist in identifying and resolving problems of students with frequent absenteeism.
  • Prepare accurate attendance information and required documents and materials School Attendance Team meetings, District Attorney Mediation, parent meetings and school avoidance and truancy interventions.
  • Such alternatives to above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Qualifications:                                 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, experience in the areas of social services, counseling, education or related field required
• Bilingual Bicultural candidates encouraged to apply
• Possession of a valid driver’s license is required
• Ability to work with diverse populations;
• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, administrators, colleagues, community, and other school system staff;
• Ability to be calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staff.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt as needed between various in-person working environments.
• Carry out oral and written directions; write and speak at a level sufficient to fulfill the duties to be performed for the position described.
• Maintain an appropriate personal demeanor during periods of heightened stress created by outside factors not always within the ability of the employee to control at the time.
• Knowledge of electronic data collection;
• Knowledge of school organization, goals and objectives, curriculum, teaching techniques, current trends, research, and materials of instruction in field of specialization;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning process;

• Demonstrated experience working with behaviorally challenged students.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Closing Date for Receipt                       

of Application:                                  March 3, 2025

Applicant Tracking Posting #:

School Spring Posting #:                 

Address all Applications and

Letter of Intent to:                           

Haverhill Public Schools

Human Resource Department

4 Summer Street - Room 104

Haverhill, MA 01830

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is in compliance with Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability. 

Salary : $40,000 - $43,000