At Risk Liaison Elementary and Middle 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(S)

LOCATIONS:

• Whittier Middle, Pentucket Lake, Walnut Square

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

Effective Date of Employment: As soon as possible

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

Organizational Relationship

or Line of Authority: Reports directly to the Safety and Security Liaison, 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 Safety and Security Liaison 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Refer serious attendance problems according to established procedures; assist in identifying and resolving problems of students with frequent absenteeism.
• Such alternatives to above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 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.
• 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;
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Closing Date for Receipt

of Application: April 18, 2025

Applicant Tracking Posting #:

School Spring Tracking #:

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.