High School Attendance Secretary- Washington High

KCK•Kansas City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is seeking an Attendance Secretary for Washington High School. This role is responsible for recording, processing, and maintaining student attendance records. KCKPS is a large, diverse, and nationally recognized urban school district serving approximately 22,000 students across various grade levels, from Head Start to college and career academies. The district employs around 4,000 individuals, including over 1,800 teachers, and is committed to providing a high level of service to its students and parents.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Data Entry Skills
Computer Skills
Ability to solve practical problems.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community
Ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

Nice To Haves

Cross-train in order to keep the level of service to students and parents at a high level.

Responsibilities

Record all student absences and tardies in Infinite Campus
Process attendance calls from parents
Work with Truancy Monitor to track truant students
Provide attendance reports for outside agencies
Key operator of phone master
Assist counselors with enrollment, processing records, requesting transcripts and immunization records, etc.
Process new enrollees – greeting, screening, and directing to appropriate counselor or administrator.
Maintain permanent record files (active and inactive students).
Responsible for district enrollment counts.
Assist at front counter, greeting public
Work as part of a team to ensure efficient operation of the school office.
Other clerical/office duties as assigned by the principal