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Attendance Clerk

MERRILL MIDDLE

Attendance Clerk

Classification: CLERICAL

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. High school diploma, HiSET, or G.E.D

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

  1. Excellent customer service skills.
  2. Effective written and oral communication.
  3. Attention to detail and accuracy.
  4. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  5. Maintain confidentiality.
  6. Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
  7. Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.

Job Summary:

The Attendance Clerk keeps records of attendance, including daily attendance, total enrollment, drops, and transfers. The essential functions as shown below represent only the key areas of responsibility; specific position requirements will vary depending on the needs of the District.

Essential Functions:

  1. Reviews incoming calls and emails with attendance updates; records daily absences, tardies, and suspensions in the Student Information System (SIS).
  2. Runs daily attendance reports and distributes as necessary.
  3. Checks in with students entering and exiting the building; issue passes, collect notes, enter information in the SIS and ensure students sign in.
  4. Assist with clerical tasks as needed, such as answering phones, making copies, and greeting guests.
  5. Creates and issues suspension letters.
  6. Track home school activities for students. Research activities as necessary.
  7. Communicate with Central Campus and transportation regarding bus assignments or delays.
  8. Creates locker assignments
  9. Supervises student workers.
  10. Other duties, as assigned.

Department: Office of Schools

Reports To: Building Administrator

Highest Level Supervised: N/A Bargaining Group: DMEA ESP

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Calendar: 215 days / 7.5 hour day

Physical Requirements:

Physical Demand: - Frequency:

Standing - Frequent 33% - 66%

Walking - Occasional 1% - 32%

Sitting - Frequent 33% - 66%

Bending/Stooping - Occasional 1% - 32%

Reaching/Pushing/Pulling - Occasional 1%- 32%

Climbing/Stairs - Occasional 1% - 32%

Driving - Never 0%

Lifting (25 lbs.) - Occasional 1% - 32%

Carrying (25 feet) - Occasional 1% - 32%

Manual Dexterity Tasks

Telephone - Frequent 33% - 66%

Computer - Frequent 33% - 66%

Other - Occasional 1% - 32%

Working Conditions

Inside - Constant 67%+

Outside - Occasional 1% - 32%

Extremes of Temperature/Humidity - Occasional 1% - 32%

Employee Benefits Information

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, and a child and adult abuse registry check. Certain positions may require fingerprinting, a drug and alcohol test, a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.

Approved By: 05/13/2026

Date: Bryce Amos

Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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