Wayne | 6hr Attendance Assistant

Qualifications

• Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and three years of clerical or secretarial experience involving frequent public contact.
• The employee must have strong office computer, public relations, oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbents must possess knowledge of the terminology, practices, and procedures of assigned office.

Essential Functions

• Collect and record all notes and excuses that pertain to student absences;
• Write passes for all late arriving and early departing students;
• Print and mail all attendance letters;
• Enter tardies and absences into Power school and Pinnacle.
• Coincide flow of communications and information;
• Forward student information given by parent to Registrar, Student Services, and Guidance offices as well as school nurse;
• Contact parents about absent students, students who are ill for pick up, and habitually truant students;
• Prepare forms for After-School Detention for the student’s fourth absence.
• Receive visitors including administrators, staff, and the public;
• Provide assistance or direct to appropriate staff;
• Respond to inquiries and provide assistance concerning operations, activities, time lines, policies, and procedures related to attendance.
• Research, compile, and verify data and information;
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records, logs, and reports related to student attendance, chronically ill, homebound, and detained students, and referrals;
• Establish and maintain filing systems;
• Prepare reports for Status Offender Court Alternative Program (SOCAP) hearings and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
• Provide back-up health services, administer basic first aid to students, and dispense medication in accordance with FWCS policies and physician instructions when nurse is not in the building.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Assistant Principal to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to speak and hear.
• The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers.
• The employee is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• They may be occasionally required to bend at the waist, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will and must be able to push, pull, lift, and carry 50 pounds or more.