Austin Community College · 19 hours ago
Assistant III, Administrative (Grant Funded)
Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. The role involves providing clerical and administrative support, including managing communications, maintaining schedules, and assisting students with program information.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Performs administrative duties for a department in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts, including examining and answering correspondence, processing and prioritizing office communications, processing mail, answering the telephone and email, arranging conference calls, and maintaining or coordinating the supervisor's schedule
Communicates program information and assists students
Performs clerical duties including correspondence, ordering supplies and equipment, maintaining files, processing mail, and duplication
Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine and specialized reports and documents; maintains files, records, logs, and other tracking systems
May design and produce handouts, fliers, newsletters, brochures, manuals or other documents; may maintain or update webpages or use social media
Responds to and/or directs inquiries in person or on the telephone; accesses and works with other staff to assist in resolving issues from students, employees, and the public
Maintains schedules, calendars, and appointments, which may include scheduling department meetings and events, issuing invitations, arranging for location and equipment, typing minutes, and preparing information packets
Compiles and produces routine reports or documents
May input budget figures, prepare requisitions, maintain budget sheets, log and track expenditures or take payments, or assist in departmental procurement processes
May serve as a technical resource for computer hardware and software and other office equipment such as copiers and fax machines
May be assigned responsibility for special projects such as scheduling rooms, compiling information packets, creating spreadsheets, charts, and graphs, and other projects
May oversee the work flow of others, as appropriate
Acts as a liaison for the TRIO UB program and provides budgetary management with the college Business Services department
Assist Project Director with creating and organizing Academic and Summer Component curriculum
Evening and weekend activities as required to meet the demands of the position
Qualification
Required
Two years related work experience
High school diploma or educational equivalent
Customer service techniques
Basic bookkeeping procedures
Knowledge and understanding of underserved groups
Preparing and processing purchase orders and/or other purchasing liaison skills such as procurement card (P-Card) reconciliation, preparing requisitions, etc
Ability to display sensitivity to the educational and psychological issues affecting low-income, potential first-generation college-bound youth and indicate either professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting the target population from which TRIO participants are selected
Office procedures and practices
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through
Entering data, maintaining files, and performing other clerical duties
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials
Establishing and maintaining effective internal and external relationships
Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software
May also use social media, work with desktop publishing, and update webpages
Preferred
Associates Degree or higher
Experience working in a TRIO or other similar college bound program preferred
Company
Austin Community College
Austin Community College is a nationally recognized two-year college serving Central Texas.
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