Attendance Secretary

Attendance Secretary

Position Type:

Support Staff/Secretary

Date Posted:

2/13/2026

Location:

Ben Franklin Middle School

Date Available:

Immediate

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Job Type Full time Benefits Eligibility Benefits Eligible Schedule
10 months Monday through Friday Salary Range From $18.13 to $22.57 per hour

Position Summary:

Serves as confidential secretary to the principal and as a facilitator for the school public being served.

Responsibilities:

* Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.

* Makes and receives telephone calls, takes messages, routes calls.

* Enters all student attendance records into a computer on a daily basis.

* Responds to inquiries from students, teachers, and parents regarding attendance rules, absences, suspensions, and enrollment status.

* Compiles and submits a variety of weekly, monthly and year-end reports as required.

* Maintains and prepares State Department report.

* Works with probation officer when requested.

* Maintains suspension list.

* Prints weekly attendance letters for unexcused absences.

* Prepares computerized attendance sheets.

* Types, prepares, distributes, files records/reports, correspondence etc. related to attendance.

* Participate in all mandatory training or training appropriate to the position as required by the district.

Qualifications:

* High school diploma or GED required.

* Minimum of one-year previous office experience required.

* Experience working with Power School preferred.

* Experience working at a school in a clerical position preferred.

Benefits:
This position is eligible for benefits including health, vision, dental and life insurance. This also includes access to the employee assistance program and additional benefits: long-term disability insurance, flexible benefits, the North Dakota Public Employee Retirement system, paid holidays, personal leave, sick leave, and emergency leave.

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