Registrar - Summit Academy

Mesa Public Schools Registrar

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Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Base Hourly: $19.89

Class/Calendar: B21, 10.75 months

Benefits: Sick leave, holidays, retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System, health, and life insurance

Performance Pay: Available annually

New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum

New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position

Job Summary:

To maintain accurate and reliable information about student records and files in a computerized system in order to retrieve and convey information to appropriate parties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Extensive telephone contact with parents and general public
• Work closely and cooperatively with teachers and counselors; with special education department and teachers regarding scheduling; and counselors regarding schedule changes
• Record grades, Arizona reading, math and writing requirements and credits for ninth graders on permanent record cards
• Compile weekly enrollment reports
• Implement the registration process of new students and withdrawal of all students
• Maintain boundary exception forms
• Keep appropriate records and complete required reports
• Train and supervise registration assistant
• Regular and on-time attendance required
• Perform general clerical tasks
• Request for and receive transcripts
• Assist attendance clerk when needed
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools

Required Qualifications:

• High School education or equivalent
• Computer proficiency to include use of basic software applications (Word, Excel, etc); experience with district based student database Synergy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Public school experience

Skills & Competencies:

• Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
• Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
• Moderate proficiency in typing with good accuracy; excellent test battery; excellent knowledge and usage of English grammar; high math aptitude
• Ability to operate general office machines and equipment
• Knowledge of school policies; public school experience preferred
• Ability to organize, to prioritize, to use initiative and to meet deadlines with an accurate attention to detail while working with frequent interruptions and minimum supervision
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) with students, teachers, parents, district personnel and general public; to be tactful and diplomatic at all times; to maintain confidentiality

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• The registrar works primarily in the administrative office of a junior high school
• Typically follows the school's schedule (e.g., 7:30 AM 4:00 PM), with occasional overtime during peak enrollment or reporting periods
• Daily interaction with students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Moderate Stress: May experience stress during busy times such as registration, end of grading periods, or student transfers
• Sitting for extended periods
• Filing paperwork (requires bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 lbs)

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Mesa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. The District strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Applicants and employees may contact Human Resources to request reasonable accommodations needed to perform the essential functions of this position.