Administrative Assistant

Supports departmental operations through administrative assistance, communication, scheduling, recordkeeping, and customer service for students, faculty, staff, and visitors while promoting efficient office operations.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

  • High School diploma or educational equivalent; Associate degree preferred

Work Experience

  • One year of clerical, office, or related work experience

Special Knowledge/Skills:

  • Office procedures and practices
  • Able to maintain confidentiality and use good judgment on sensitive issues
  • Customer service techniques
  • Maintains confidentiality of work-related information and materials
  • Establishes and maintains effective working relationships
  • Maintains an established work schedule
  • Effectively uses interpersonal and communications skills
  • Effectively uses organizational and planning skills
  • Enters data, maintains files, and performs other clerical duties
  • Demonstrates proficiency using standard office software applications

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Provide administrative support to assigned department leadership, faculty, and staff.
  • Schedule meetings, maintain calendars, and coordinate departmental activities and events.
  • Maintain accurate electronic and physical filing systems in accordance with departmental procedures.
  • Gathers, compiles, enters, and updates data to prepare routine reports, correspondence, and departmental documents.
  • Answer and direct telephone calls, greet visitors, respond to inquiries, and provide information or assistance to staff and the public in a professional and timely manner.
  • Serve as a point of contact for students, employees, and community members seeking departmental information.
  • Assists with budget-related activities such as preparing requisitions, tracking expenditure, processing invoices, collecting payments, and maintaining financial records.
  • Processes incoming and outgoing mail, including sorting, distributing, and preparing correspondence and packages for delivery.
  • Operates standard office equipment including copiers, printers, fax machines, and multi-line telephone systems.
  • Assists with organizing events, meetings, training, and other departmental activities.
  • Ensure compliance with college policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
  • Ensures confidentiality of sensitive information and maintains professionalism in all interactions
  • Perform other duties as assigned in support of departmental and institutional goals.

 Salary:

 Commensurate within the Texarkana College pay scale for position.