Attendance Officer

Job Posting

***Granbury ISD requires references from former employers, college professors, supervisors, etc and will not accept references from friends or family members.***

Contract Days: 196 days

Primary Purpose

Organize and manage the routine work activities of the attendance office, provide clerical services as required to maintain accurate student attendance records.

Qualifications

Education/Certification: High School Diploma or GED

Special Knowledge/Skills: Proficient skills in typing, word processing, and file maintenance

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Basic math skills

Ability to use personal computer, software to develop spreadsheets and databases, and do word processing

Experience: Three years of secretarial experience, in a public education environment preferred

Major Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain accurate student attendance records.
• Process scan sheets, separate and distribute.
• Scan daily attendance sheets.
• Maintain and store logs.
• Make corrections to daily attendance records.
• Record student suspensions
• Receive and validate notes from parents, doctors, etc.
• Determine if the absences are excusable.
• Issue proper admit slips to students.
• Excuse absences in the computer.
• Coordinate student assignments/request assignments from teachers/give to parents.
• Assist principals, teachers and other staff with attendance information.
• Help maintain AGR cards.
• Record ISS attendance.
• Record extracurricular attendance/maintain UIL absence records.
• Prepare and maintain individual student attendance files.
• Run reports as needed: Excessive absences reports, Attendance letter reports, Semester/yearly Superintendent reports
• Supervise office aides.
• Answer phones daily to help any guests calling the school.
• Maintain current knowledge of the district computer system and attendance laws.
• Interact with campus administration, teachers, parents and students.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervise office aides.

Working conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environment Factors: Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress, repetitive hand motions, prolonged use of computer.

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District Benefits

Medical Insurance - TRS ActiveCare/BCBS

Supplemental Voluntary Health & Life Insurance Products

District Paid $25,000 Life Insurance

State Personal Leave Days

Local Sick Leave Days

Texas Teachers Retirement System