Attendance Clerk

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233; Homewood (AL); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 3,857,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IMRF

Health insurance

Leave time (sick and personal)

Job summary

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 is seeking an Attendance Office Assistant to manage the attendance database, monitor tardies and chronic absenteeism, and support deans and office staff. You will interact with students, parents, and faculty while maintaining accurate records and processing messages and passes.

The role includes reception duties, coordinating with counselors and administrators, and ensuring smooth day-to-day attendance operations in a school environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• 1–3 years of prior school or office work experience.
• Ability to operate a computer and related software (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor attendance database including tardies and chronic absenteeism.
• Meet with students to issue consequences related to tardies and place on attendance contracts when appropriate.
• Assist the Deans with supervision in hallways and other locations as needed.
• Perform reception duties for students, parents and staff in the attendance and deans offices.
• Answer phones, take detailed messages, and refer calls as needed.
• Notify parents and staff of attendance concerns across teachers, deans, counselors, social workers, and others.
• Review attendance reports and make necessary changes and adjustments.
• Issue call slips and passes with faculty and staff as appropriate.
• Maintain attendance records and other computer-related reports as required.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or administration.

Skills

Office experience

Computer skills

Education

High School diploma

Associates degree

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Database

Email management

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and monitor student attendance database which includes tardies and chronic absenteeism.
• Meet with students to issue consequences related to tardies.
• Place students on attendance contracts when appropriate.
• Assist the Deans with supervision in the hallways and other locations as needed.
• Reception duties: receive and provide assistance to students, parents and staff that arrive to the office with matters related to the attendance office and deans' office functions.
• Answer the telephone, provide detailed messages and records, and refer phone calls to appropriate individuals when an independent response cannot be provided.
• Notify parents and appropriate faculty/staff of attendance concerns (Teachers, Deans, School Counselor, Social Worker, Nurse, Associate / Assistant Principal, Director of Special Education, etc.)
• Review attendance reports and make necessary changes and adjustments.
• Work with faculty and staff to issue call slips, passes to students as appropriate.
• Maintain attendance records and other computer related reports as required

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or administration

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Associates degree preferred.
• One to three years previous school or office work experience.

• Ability to operate a computer and related software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, and email management.

WORK CALENDAR: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

(185-day work calendar with summers off)

SALARY: $24.10 / hour

BENEFITS: IMRF, health insurance, and leave time (sick and personal)

SUPERVISOR: Broderick Booth, Associate Principal of Operations