Attendance Clerk

Attendance Clerk Position Title: Attendance Clerk - Salary Grade: Salary and work year to be determined by contract. Department: Administrative Division: Curriculum and Professional Development Reports to: Principal and Principal's designee Last Updated: 08/2009 General Summary: The Attendance Clerk minimizes the interruptions and dislocations caused by faulty attendance in the education of each student and ensures that no student enrolled in the District gains less than full advantage from the educational opportunities as a result of attendance problems. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Keeps daily attendance sheets. Confers with parents on daily absences and makes home calls when necessary. Keeps tardiness records. Investigate attendance problems reported by others. Provides attendance information to the counselors and principal. Carries out the school's policy on truancy. Maintains a file on all referrals and action taken. Refers to student services director cases of chronic absenteeism, tardiness, or truancy. Informs the social workers of the attendance patterns of chronic offenders. Attends family court when cases are presented, as required. Maintains failure list of students' failure due to excessive unexcused absences. Sends drop notices to student services director, counselors, registrar, teachers, and principal. Fill out DHS, social security, child support, and driver's license forms. Assists teachers with "no shows" and "truants" in their class. Records absences and attendance by periods. Maintains master list of absentees. Assists with registration, enrollment and drop paperwork. Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee. Contacts and Communication Education and Experience High School Diploma or Associates Degree. Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable. Hours of Work and Working Conditions PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands: Lift/ Carry, Stand C (Constantly) 10 lbs. or less F (Frequently) Walk C (Constantly) 11-20 lbs. F (Frequently) Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs. O (Occasionally) Handling/ Fingering C (Constantly) 51-100 lbs. O (Occasionally) Reach Outward C (Constantly) Over 100 lbs. O (Not Applicable) Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently) Climb O (Occasionally) Push/ Pull Crawl O (Occasionally) Squat or Kneel F (Frequently) 12 lbs. or less F (Frequently) Bend F (Frequently) 13-25 lbs. F (Frequently) 26-40 lbs. O (Occasionally) 41-100 lbs. O (Occasionally) OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception) Sense of Sound (ability to carry on telephone conversations) Sense of Touch (hot, cold)