Attendance Technician #239 Jane Frederick High School

Job Description

Job Summary
SUSD is proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package:

-FREE health benefits through Kaiser for Employee and Family
-Paid Vacation days
-Sick Leave Days
-Floating Holiday
Job Description / Essential Elements
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under the direction of an assigned administrator, perform a variety of technical duties in support of student attendance accounting functions at an assigned site; prepare, maintain and account for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) and other attendance records and reports in accordance with established rules and regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Perform a variety of responsible clerical duties in support of student attendance accounting functions at an assigned school site; provide support for a variety of student attendance-related functions as assigned; assure smooth and efficient office operations; prepare, maintain and account for ADA and other attendance records and reports; assure accurate accountability for student attendance; review attendance records and reports for compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations; establish and maintain filing systems; utilize a computer and assigned student information system to scan or input attendance documents and related data; maintain automated student records; create queries and generate a variety of computerized lists, forms and reports; assure the timely distribution and receipt of a variety of records and reports; assure accuracy of input and output data; verify excused and unexcused absences; process and verify student absence information from parents, teachers and others; place and receive phone calls and receive notes regarding student absences; record receipt of notes and incoming telephone calls; distribute, collect and process a variety of attendance and other forms required for accurate record-keeping; review forms for accuracy and completeness; duplicate materials as needed.
Issue admittance forms to students who are late or are returning after an absence; check students in and out of school; issue off-campus passes as appropriate; refer truancy issues to appropriate personnel or outside agency.
Compose correspondence independently or from oral instructions as assigned; type letters, reports, memoranda, records, labels and other materials from straight copy, rough drafts or oral instructions; proofread and verify accuracy of documents; operate a variety of office equipment including a calculator, copier, fax machine, typewriter, computer and assigned software; communicate with students, parents, administrators, faculty and various outside agencies to exchange information and resolve issues or concerns related to student attendance; set up automated attendance phone call system and prepare daily call reports as assigned by the position; maintain regular and prompt attendance in the work place; perform related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
•District attendance policies, procedures, terminology and attendance accounting methods.
•Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
•Applicable laws, codes, regulations policies and procedures.
•Record-keeping and report preparation techniques.
•Telephone techniques and etiquette.
•Oral and written communication skills.
•Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
•Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
•Operation of a computer and assigned software.
•Methods of collecting and organizing data and information.
•Basic math.
ABILITY TO:
Perform a variety of technical duties in support of student attendance accounting functions at an assigned site.
•Prepare, maintain and account for ADA and other attendance records and reports in accordance with established rules and regulations.
•Verify excused and unexcused absences.
•Interpret, apply and explain laws, codes, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
•Answer telephones and greet the public courteously.
•Type or input data at 45 words per minute from clear copy.
•Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
•Meet schedules and time lines.
•Complete work with many interruptions.
•Operate standard office equipment including a computer and assigned software.
•Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
•Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
•Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately.
•Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
•Carry out oral and written directions; write and speak at a level sufficient to fulfill the duties to be performed for the position described.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of education, training, and/or experience equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years of general clerical experience involving record-keeping and frequent public contact.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
ENVIRONMENT:
Indoor work environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Employee in this position must have/be able to:
•Enter data into a computer terminal/typewriter and operate standard office equipment.
•Sit for extended periods of time.
•See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids.
•Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone, with or without hearing aids.
•Lift and/or carry up to 25 lbs at waist height for short distances.
•Bend at the waist.
•Reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, grasp, push/pull.
Requirements / Qualifications
Any combination of education, training, and/or experience equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years of general clerical experience involving record-keeping and frequent public contact.

Application materials must be received online by 4pm Friday, November 6, 2026.
Interested applicants must submit
Letter of interest
Current resume
Typing certificate 45WPM. Valid typing certificate 45WPM from School for Adults only (dated within the past 5 years)

Please visit our website at: www.stocktonusd.net
Satisfactory testing in typing is required by the closing date. All applicants, including current District employees, are required to supply their valid typing certificate. Candidates must provide a valid typing certificate from SUSD School for Adults ONLY, dated within the past 5 years.

School for Adults
1525 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204
Typing Tests are given by Appointment Only.
Please call (209) 933-7455 to schedule an appointment
or email Brian Canepa @ bcanepa@stocktonusd.net.
Sign up and pay the $10.00 fee* in the front office.
*Entitles participant to (3) 5-minute timed tests on day of payment.
Photo Identification/Picture ID Required at time of test.

Applicant must submit a copy of the typing certificate with other application materials.
Comments and Other Information
Applicants are requested not to make contact with members of the Board of Education, the administrative staff or potential panel members. Candidates not following these guidelines are subject to disqualification from the interview process.

Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.

For inquiries regarding our non-discrimination policies, please refer to the following contacts. Kindly refrain from contacting these individuals regarding the application process.
Para consultas sobre nuestras pólizas de no discriminación, consulte los siguientes contactos. Por favor, absténgase de comunicarse con estas personas con respecto al proceso de solicitud.

Title IX Coordinator
Director, Constituent Services
56 S. Lincoln Street Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 933-7037 Ext. 2195
Constituentservices@stocktonusd.net

504 Coordinator
School Counseling Program Specialist
1141 Lever Blvd. Room 105 Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 933-7130 ext. 2617
504-coordinator@stocktonusd.net

Education Equity Compliance Officer
1661 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 933-7022 ext. 1387
educationequity@stocktonusd.net

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education, training, and/or experience equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years of general clerical experience involving record-keeping and frequent public contact.