Attendance Clerk

Remote

🎓 Education

An Attendance Clerk allows a school or organization to keep accurate records. School Attendance Clerks ensure that students comply with laws regarding school attendance. By performing the duties established in a School Attendance Clerk job description, they can identify students who aren’t attending school regularly, allowing schools to investigate and provide necessary support to improve attendance. A Time and Attendance Clerk working for a company provides the data needed for accurate payroll processing. Accurate time and attendance records allow organizations to issue paychecks promptly and correctly, contributing to workplace morale and employee job satisfaction.

What does a Attendance Clerk do?

An Attendance Clerk, or Time and Attendance Clerk, maintains attendance records for students of a primary, middle or secondary school or the employees of an organization. Some duties you may see listed on a job description for attendance clerk positions include entering information into databases, compiling reports and fielding questions regarding attendance records.

Responsibilities

A Attendance Clerk should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Attendance Clerk should be able to execute:

Entering daily student attendance information or daily or weekly employee time card information into databases
Producing reports that summarize attendance information
Responding to phone calls and emails from parents, students, administrators or employees
Notifying parents of student absences or employees of PTO hour deficiencies
Collecting and recording reasons for work or school absences
Issuing slips for early dismissals and tardiness for students in school settings
Identifying instances of chronic absenteeism and reporting them to the appropriate administrator manager
Correcting student attendance or employee time card errors

Required Skills

A competitive Attendance Clerk will have certain skills and qualifications, including:

Computer skills to utilize database, records management, word processing, spreadsheet and email software
Attentiveness to detail to enter information correctly
Basic arithmetic skills to calculate attendance or working hours
Interpersonal skills to interact positively with employees or students
Verbal and written communication skills to respond to queries
Familiarity with office equipment, such as copy machines and printers
Multitasking ability to prioritize tasks and carry out many daily duties

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