Geary County USD 475

Job Description

Classification:              Classified 

Division/Department:   Junction City Middle School 

Job Category:               Clerk/Secretary 

FLSA:                          Non-Exempt

Title:                            Attendance Clerk

Qualifications:                          

Prior experience with varied secretarial and clerical skills. .

High School diploma or equivalent.

Valid driver's license without restrictions.

Working phone number or emergency phone listing.

Reports To: Building Principal, Assistant Principals and Head Secretary 

BASIC FUNCTION/PURPOSE

Create a positive first impression for visitors to JCMS and manage student absences.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

            The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.        

            The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds.  The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people.  The employee is responsible for the work output of others.  The employee occasionally works extended hours.  Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

CRITICAL SKILLS:

1. Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
2. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
3. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
4. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
5. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (This list is not all-inclusive) 

1. Maintain a daily record of all excused/unexcused absences
2. Post student absences and tardies daily.
3. Oversee truancy-send out letters and schedule hearings
4. Make calls daily to inform parents when their student is not in school.
5. Inform staff daily of student absences.
6. Perform various secretarial duties: answering phones, assisting visitors, taking and delivering messages, assisting students, teachers and office staff.
7. Serve as receptionist for the office area, greeting visitors and answering the phone.
8. Perform other duties and responsibilities determined by the head secretary and building principals. 

Term of Employment: 10.5 Months 

Salary Range:              Pay will range from $18.06 to $19.06 per hour

Evaluation Frequency: Job performance will be evaluated a minimum of one time per year.

Updated: 11/2026

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Geary County USD #475 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and/or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints based on race, color, national origin, sex or age, please contact the USD 475 Executive Director of Personnel Services, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000. For questions or complaints based on disability, please contact the USD 475 Executive Director of Special Education, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000