Attendance Specialist 2026-27 HIghland Middle School

Bellevue School District • Bellevue, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The position of Attendance Specialist is done for the purpose of tracking, recording and reporting student attendance at a secondary school, including significant interaction with students, staff, parents and the public. The Bellevue School District is committed to a diverse workforce representative of our students, one that embraces and models cultural competency as an international community.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent and two years of office or customer service experience, including records maintenance.
• A variety of computer software applications.
• Keyboarding, data entry, retrieval, and word processing.
• Oral communication.
• Maintaining accurate records.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the public.
• Ability to learn current attendance technology.
• Ability to work effectively as member of a team.
• Ability to work with diverse populations of students.
• Ability to perform all duties in accordance with all applicable Board policies and district and legal requirements
• Ability to meet and maintain punctuality and attendance expectations
• Valid first aid and CPR certification if assigned to health clinic.

Nice To Haves

• ASB Bookkeeping and Accounting experience preferred.
• Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

• Tracks, records and reports student attendance, using current technology.
• Provides and receives a variety of information to and from students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators and outside agencies regarding student attendance matters.
• Maintains attendance-related files and records; prepares reports; performs data entry.
• Provides a variety of office support to the school; provides back-up and peak-load assistance to office staff.
• Trains and supervises the work of student assistants; assigns grades.
• Cares for ill or injured students as they are sent to the clinic; dispenses medications according to established procedures.
• Supervises student conduct in lunchroom and lunch activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life-insurance eligibility is based upon 630 hours worked within a school year.
• Retirement provided through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED