Administrative Assistant/Registrar

LSA Status: Non-exempt

Grade: 7 (Educational Support)

Revision Date: July 1, 2021

Location: James River Elementary School

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the attendance function at the school and for providing clerical support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Registers incoming students.
• Records and updates daily attendance of students utilizing attendance database and ensures appropriate follow-ups on absences.
• Issues tardy slips to students.
• Accurately inputs data in order to generate class lists, homeroom assignments, individual student schedules, attendance, student enrollment, report cards and other needed information.
• Compiles and distributes reports.
• Maintains records on students, including but not limited to registration, special education student files, cumulative student files, class scheduling, and transfer records.
• Enters disciplinary action codes into database and generates correspondence to legal guardians concerning discipline issues.
• Answers telephone calls, takes messages, and responds to inquiries. Greets colleagues, students, parents and visitors to office.
• Models the WJCC Strategic Plan Values: Individualism, Integrity, Innovation, Accountability and Collaboration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

• High school diploma required.
• Must possess a general knowledge of standard office practices, business English, and general office equipment including computers.
• Typing experience and familiarity with word processing software to include Microsoft Office.
• Excellent public relations and telephone skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, administrators and volunteers.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Excellent organizational skills required.

Supervision Exercised

None.

Supervision Received

Performs duties under the supervision of the Principal.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to sit for extended periods of time in a busy office environment; exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer terminal/typewriter; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The incumbent will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or appropriate administrator.  WJCC Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.