About the Team

ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified Attendance Officer at Inkster Preparatory Academy in Inkster, MI, dedicated to providing a superior education for all students. We are seeking teachers who are passionate and dedicated to bringing the curriculum to life for each student. We want our teachers to be excited to create a positive classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development.

The Attendance Processing Clerk will assist with management of documenting attendance, collecting and verifying absence excuses, running and reviewing attendance and truancy reports, and preparing truancy communications.

Be part of the difference at Inkster Preparatory Academy! The award-winning school serves the Inkster community and Metro Detroit families with a college prep K-8th grade education featuring foreign language, sports, and STEM. Inkster’s nurturing teachers and staff create a positive school culture, extending learning outside of the classroom with activities and educational field trips. Inkster Preparatory Academy is part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014. 

Responsibilities

• Enter attendance in all applicable databases and systems accurately
• Receive, verify, and log absence excuses from parents in accordance with state law defining allowable absences
• Collaborate with Administrators on complex excuse requests and escalate attendance issues to Administrators as needed
• Manage communication with parents via email and phone to follow up on reasons for absence and submission of excuses
• Run attendance/engagement reports to identify students needing truancy communications
• Prepare and send truancy communications in a timely manner that upholds compliance to state law
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills/Qualifications

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality
• Demonstrates a reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic
• Ability to manage difficult or emotional client situations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure, effectively prioritizing and executing tasks to meet deadlines consistently
• Customer service oriented
• Prior experience working in a school setting preferred
• Ability to work independently and contribute to a team
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality
• Demonstrates a reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks

About Us

“We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

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