Attendance Clerk

Attendance Clerk - $16.60-17.50 per hour DOE. with benefits. 10 month traditional school year schedule. 40 hours per week. The Wilson School District is looking for an Attendance Clerk for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

The Attendance Clerk is responsible for clerical work involved in accurately maintaining student attendance records and assisting students, parents, and teachers in all matters related to student attendance.

The Attendance Clerk is responsible for clerical work involved in accurately maintaining student attendance records and assisting students, parents, and teachers in all matters related to student attendance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Maintains permanent attendance records for all students in Cum Folders and Sasi
• Prepares attendance reports and records as directed by the administration.
• Supervises and assists in home communication regarding student absences.
• Provides information regarding individual student attendance problems to the professional staff.
• Performs student registration.
• Monitors students for each absence.
• Coordinates student enrollment information with the Record Office.
• Monitors visitors and telephone calls regarding messages for students.
• Serves as office receptionist.
• Coordinates Wilson Attendance Mandate (WAM)
• Prints reports cards.
• Balances 40th and 100th day ADM reports
• Generates Transaction Validation reports and corrects any errors.
• Other duties as assigned by the building administrator.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma, GED, or actively pursuing college courses
• Previous experience as a clerk/receptionist or general office work.
• Ability to relate cordially with public and work well with interruptions.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) year degree or actively pursuing post- secondary education
• Preferred ability to read, write, and speak English and Spanish fluently (preferred).
• Computer knowledge preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Knowledge of:

• Basic activities pertaining to the daily functions of the appropriate school.

Skilled in:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Written and verbal communication

Ability to:

• Work as a team and prioritize from a variety of tasks
• Adapt to daily changes
• Promote a harmonious working environment

Core Competencies:

Accountability Teamwork Attention to Detail Flexibility

At Wilson School District, we believe that education should be shaped by a sense of purpose. We are dedicated to the total personal development of each student in our district. We believe that the ultimate goal in education should be to prepare a stable, yet adaptive student for a world of rapid change. Our instruction will maintain flexibility in adapting to this ever-changing society. Working together with parents and community, we will strive to develop each student’s intellectual, physical, moral, emotional, aesthetic, creative, and social growth so that the student may become a useful and responsible member of home, community, and society while leading a personally rewarding life.

Every member of our Wilson family—from our top leadership team to our bus drivers, our nutrition team to our nurses, and our teachers to our technology gurus—is shaping the lives of our students every day. It’s not just our work; it is our passion!

We are a Pre-K through 8th grade school district in  Phoenix, Arizona , established as the seventh school district organized in Maricopa County in 1879 and named for Mr. W. J. Wilson, a school board member. The district name was changed in the mid-1930’s to Hawkins School. From Wilson to Hawkins to Ward to Skiff, the District was bought by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and relocated to its current location in the early 1980’s and named Wilson Primary and Wilson Elementary, opening on Martin Luther King Day in 1985. The district boundaries cover an area from Roosevelt Street to the north; the Salt River to the south; 40th Street to the east; and, 16th Street to the west.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:

• Our two-school community offers a close-knit feel.
• We offer job-embedded professional development as well as a variety of career pathways.
• We have an exciting STEM program with amazing community partners.

There’s always something to do or see in the Phoenix area. Whether you enjoy watching sports, touring a museum, or hiking and playing outdoors, you’ll find plenty of enjoyable activities to keep you busy.

NOTICES

The statements in this job description describe the essential function and requirements as assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. Job descriptions are subject to change. Employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and extensive fingerprint and background check. Discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual with a disability or any individual by reason of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, age, or national origin is prohibited. Efforts will be made in recruitment and employment to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons. WSD is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Alex Dumas, Human Resources Director, at View phone number on click.appcast.io at least 3 days in advance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other district employees, the employee may encounter different scents.

Health Benefits

Wilson School District has a variety of benefits that you can take advantage of. Some of these benefits include: Free employee low plan health and dental with a prescription drug plan, voluntary vision insurance, free life insurance and accidental and death policy for $50,000, additional voluntary life insurance policy at a reduced cost, 403B and 457C Tax Shelter annuities plan, voluntary short term disability, FLEX spending account for medical expenses and/or dependent care, enrollment into the Arizona State Retirement System. 

Salary/Compensation: $16.60 - $17.50 per hour