Attendance Clerk

Helena-West Helena Public Schools Central High School - West Helena, Arkansas

Job : 5813925

Final date to receive applications: Jul 12, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Jul 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Title: Attendance Clerk

Salary Grade: Salary and work year to be determined by contract.

Department: Administrative

Division: Curriculum and Professional Development

Reports to: Principal and Principal's designee

Last Updated: 08/2009

General

Summary:

The Attendance Clerk minimizes the interruptions and dislocations caused by faulty attendance in the education of each student and ensures that no student enrolled in the District gains less than full advantage from the educational opportunities as a result of attendance problems.

• Keeps daily attendance sheets.
• Confers with parents on daily absences and makes home calls when necessary.
• Keeps tardiness records.
• Investigates attendance problems reported by others.
• Provides attendance information to the counselors and principal.
• Carries out the school's policy on truancy.
• Maintains a file on all referrals and action taken.
• Refers to student services director cases of chronic absenteeism, tardiness, or truancy.
• Informs the social workers of the attendance patterns of chronic offenders.
• Attends family court when cases are presented, as required.
• Maintains failure list of students' failure due to excessive unexcused absences.
• Send drop notices to student services director, counselors, registrar, teachers, and principal.
• Fill out DHS, social security, child support, and driver's license forms.
• Assists teachers with "no shows" and "truants" in their class.
• Records absences and attendance by periods.
• Maintains master list of absentees.
• Assists with registration, enrollment, and drop paperwork.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee.

• High School Diploma or Associates Degree.
• Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
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.

Physical Demands:

• Lift/Carry :
  Stand C (Constantly) 10 lbs. or less F (Frequently)
• Walk C (Constantly) 11-20 lbs. F (Frequently)
• Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs. O (Occasionally)
• Handling/Fingering C (Constantly) 51-100 lbs. O (Occasionally)
• Reach Outward C (Constantly) Over 100 lbs. O (Not Applicable)
• Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently)
• Climb O (Occasionally)
• Push/Pull/Crawl O (Occasionally)
• Squat or Kneel F (Frequently) 12 lbs. or less F (Frequently)
• Bend F (Frequently) 13-25 lbs. F (Frequently) 26-40 lbs. O (Occasionally) 41-100 lbs. O (Occasionally)

OTHER

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
• Sense of Sound (ability to carry on telephone conversations)
• Sense of Touch (hot, cold)

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $21,211 to $25,961 Per Year