Attendance Clerk - Elementary

at  Arlington Independent School District

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution required

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• General Clerical and Computer Skills
• Excellent Telephone and Interpersonal Skills
• Bilingual Preferred (May be required based on job related campus need)

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• General Clerical Experience

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• To assist in the efficient operation of the school office by serving as attendance clerk and assisting the school secretary.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Acts as receptionist for students, teachers, parents and visitors.
• Answers the telephone, directs calls to the proper person and/or takes messages
• Maintains student attendance records and monitors absences
• Calls parents of absent students who have not been cleared
• Reports any attendance problems to assistant principal(s).
• At end of day, prints/types updated Unexcused Absence Summary and distributes to assistant principals.
• Writes passes and admits for students
• Schedules teacher/parent conferences as needed
• Keeps a record of student tardies
• Enters daily attendance on computer
• Verifies attendance registers
• Serves as pupil accounting officer/clerk.
• Maintains teacher class lists.
• Registers new students
• Processes student cumulative folders.
• Out-of-District: copies, sends and requests
• From other AISD schools: requests or sends records and distributes to teacher(s).
• Withdraws students.
• Processes, verifies, and distributes attendance violation letters
• Prepares attendance reports
• Checks foreign student documentation
• Registers new kindergarten students at Round-Up.
• Sorts and distributes mail.

SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with budget
• Assists with typing, filing, maintenance of machines,
• Assists in clinic in nurse’s