Clerical Assistant - High School Attendance; WMHS

Clerical Assistant
- High School Attendance (WMHS)

Paraprofessional
- Campus/ Clerical Assistant

• Pay Grade: 3
• Shift Type: Full-Time
• Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt
• Reports To: Principal

EMPLOYMENT BEGINS: As soon as possible

To assist in clerical duties involved with student attendance records on a daily basis in a confidential manner.

• Education/Certification:
  
  High School Diploma/GED

• Knowledge of computer hardware and software.
• Appropriate typing keyboarding skills.

• None

• Make and receive telephone calls, take messages, and route calls.
• Oversee student sign in/sign out sheet.
• Verify with students discrepancies on attendance report.
• Enter documentation on student attendance records concerning doctor or parent comments etc. into the computer on a daily basis.
• Respond to inquiries from students, teachers, and parents regarding attendance rules, absences, suspensions, and enrollment status.
• Compile and submit a variety of weekly, monthly and year end reports as required.
• Email Mesquite Intervention Center (MIC) each day for students.
• Print bi-weekly attendance letters for unexcused absences.
• Types, prepares, distributes, files records/reports, correspondence etc. related to attendance.
• Complete appropriate court paperwork concerning student absenteeism for assistant principal.
• Assist school secretary with maintaining teacher supplies and copy machine upkeep.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• None

• Mental Demands:
  Reading and comprehending simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Writing simple correspondence and effectively presenting information in one‑on‑one and small group situations.
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Interacting with the public and other staff and occasionally meeting multiple demands from several people.
• Dealing with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Prolonged sitting, talking, and hearing.
• Occasional walking and standing.
• Reaching with hands and arms and frequently repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion.
• Acceptable noise level in the work environment.