Attendance Officer and Assistant to Director of Upper School

About Portledge School:
Portledge School was founded in 1965 and is located on the beautiful North Shore of Long Island. Approximately fifty minutes (28 miles) from NYC by train, Portledge is nestled on a pastoral 63-acre tree-lined campus that is known for its cherry blossoms in spring. Enrolling approximately 535 students in grades PN-12, Portledge offers a competitive college preparatory program in a warm, inclusive community. We seek to inspire our students to realize their individual potential by developing critical thinking skills and moral courage necessary for lifelong learning in an increasingly complex world. Portledge is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body.

Job Description:
Portledge School seeks to hire an Attendance Officer/Assistant to the US Director to lead the school’s efforts to maintain a positive and accountable school culture. The Attendance Officer/Assistant to the Upper School Director will report directly to the Upper School Division Head.

Responsibilities:

• Builds positive relationships with students, families and faculty by being a proactive, visible and friendly on-campus and phone presence.
• Maintains accurate and timely student attendance records and handles daily late/absence calls to parents/guardians.
• Manages sign in/out process for all Upper School students
• Answers Upper School phone calls and emails, and troubleshoots requests from all constituents
• Works collaboratively with the technology team to learn and self-produce relevant reporting and data metrics per areas of responsibility.
• Takes on special projects and other tasks as needed by the Upper School Division Head
• After completing daily attendance duties, is an active presence in the Upper School and Commons buildings paying special attention to enforcing COVID mask guidelines, dress code, and trash removal indoors/outdoors
• Serves on the Honor Council and Student-Faculty Review Board, Upper School planning team and other committees or task forces as assigned or needed.
• Supervises in-school detention and suspension
• Supports Upper School Contact Tracing efforts as needed during and after school hours
• Helps as needed with upper school dismissal, organizing bus pick-up, medical information, permission slips for field trips and retreats and other support functions for the operation of the Upper School.
• Works daily in school hours of 7:30am to 4pm

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Blackbaud and Google Suite experience strongly preferred; minimally confidence in ability to manage and track attendance via learning management and other systems required
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate positively, firmly and effectively both verbally and in writing with different school stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff and parents/guardians
• CPR and First Aid certification a plus
• Belief in the value of all types of diversity within a school and special commitment to social justice and equity
• Prior administrative, teaching and/or coaching experience with high school-aged children, preferably in an independent school setting, a plus

Application Notes:
Please apply through our careers website with your resume and cover letter

Start Date:
October 2021

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Multiple Locations