Addison Northwest School District is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support school administration and staff in maintaining a safe, effective, and positive learning environment for students by performing a full range of secretarial/ clerical and administrative functions for the principals, faculty, and staff of the Vergennes Union Middle & High School. Duties include maintaining accurate attendance records; meeting district, state, and federal requirements relating to attendance processes including parent notification; general customer service skills; and substitute coordination. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Monitor and maintain all aspects of student attendance. Receive calls/emails from parents/guardians regarding students who will be absent or tardy; contact parents/guardians to verify and/or report absences Maintain attendance files of written excuses Compiles and submits a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and year-end reports and correspondence as required Prepare monthly enrollment reports as assigned, initiate truancy notices to administration Comply with all record keeping and privacy rules. Understand and implement laws and guidelines regarding attendance and truancy General Office Administrative Support Duties: Perform main school reception functions, answer phones and greet visitors, screen calls and visitors to determine the nature of request Sort and distribute incoming mail; prepare outgoing mail as needed; check-in packages against purchase orders and distribute Provide general clerical and administrative support to school administrators, faculty and staff as requested Coordinate daily substitute coverage for teacher/staff vacancies using the ReadySub system. Procure substitutes as necessary when vacancies remain unfilled through the electronic substitute calling system Serves as a backup to the Principal's Administrative Assistant Perform other school-related tasks as assigned by the Principal or other designated staff