Administrative Associate Sr

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Lamar Institute of Technology is an E‑Verify Employer.

The Administrative Associate Sr. handles the day‑to‑day operations of the General Education department. This non‑exempt position reports directly to the Department Chair of General Education and performs administrative and office support, including maintaining paper and electronic documentation, providing information to visitors, students, faculty and staff, assisting students with registration and payment options, and preparing quarterly reports.

• Maintain and process travel requests.
• Edit, proof, and write departmental documents.
• Prepare and process routine program, office, and college documents.
• Process internal and external requisitions and make all requisitions and purchase orders for the fiscal year.
• Provide statistics as needed for department reports.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Maintain and update syllabi and syllabi files.
• Maintain, order, and inventory departmental supplies and equipment.
• Organize and maintain office, program and academic files.
• Make copies and type non‑computerized forms.
• Attend required training sessions.
• File, fax, and scan documents and records.
• Create documents and spreadsheets.
• Answer phone, retrieve and respond to messages.
• Maintain all inventory and budget for the office.
• Perform all other relevant duties as required.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1–3 years of experience working in an office environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skilled in using the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong customer service and detail‑oriented skills.
• Must be highly organized, motivated and able to maintain deadlines.

• Post‑secondary education in business or a related field.
• Work experience in a higher education institution.
• Experience working with Banner.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move around inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; and constantly operate a computer or other office equipment such as a printer or copy machine.

This position is security‑sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.  for the Security Sensitive Release Form.