2026 - 2027 Elementary Clerk

Oklahoma City Public Schools; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Public Schools seeks an Elementary Clerk to provide clerical support in a school office. The role includes handling attendance, messages, and front-desk duties for staff, students and parents.

Responsibilities involve preparing daily bulletins, processing absences, and coordinating with teachers and administrators to maintain orderly office operations. This on-site position requires effective communication and computer skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required plus an additional credential or coursework as listed.
• Proficiency with office terminology, procedures and equipment.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions precisely.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to school administration.
• Admit students late to class and handle calls from parents about absences.
• Take telephone messages and greet parents and visitors at the school office.
• Prepare absentee bulletins, suspension lists and daily check-ins/outs.
• Route and type office slips and share end-of-day notices with staff.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Ability to establish relationships

Microsoft Office Suite

Office terminology knowledge

Education

Associates degree or higher

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reports To: Building Administrator
FSLA Status: Non-Exempt
Compensation: 122 (Salary determined by experience)
Work Days: 196
FTE: 7.5 hours per day

Elementary Clerk

Position Summary:

Perform clerical work related to a specific role in an office or department. Positions require filing, recording, disbursing or retrieving of information. Non routine phases of work are referred to the supervisor for advice and directions; and determinations are usually based on clearly defined procedures or instructions.

Essential Duties:

• Provides a variety of clerical support to the school administration.
• Provides admittance slips to students late for class and take calls from parents of students that are absent.
• Takes telephone messages for teachers and students, and greet parents and visitors who come to the school office.
• Prepares and types daily absentee bulletins, suspension lists, and unexcused absence lists; check students in and out of school for absences during the school day.
• Prepares office calls slips and send to rooms for students needed in the office; type out DO NOT ADMIT list at end of day and provide to teachers.
• Contacts parents of students with unexcused absences; operate switch board or communication system, as needed; and file student class schedules. ? Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• High school diploma or GED required PLUS one of the following o Associates degree or higher
  • Completed at least two (2) years (48 credit hours) of study at an institution of higher education o Passed the OGET
  • Passed the ETS Parapro Assessment (with a score of 455 or better) or the WorkKeys Assessment (with a score of 4 or better on all three parts)
• Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment.
• Working knowledge of computer software applications to produce various formats, such as correspondence and reports.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents and school personnel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, email and database software (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Accuracy; discretion; tact; courtesy; good judgment; reliability.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer
• Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds, to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach
• Duties are normally performed in an office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.