Administrative Assistant Department of Politics and Economics, Department of Philosophy

Job Title:

Administrative Assistant for the Department of Politics and Economics, Department of Philosophy

Job Status:
Part time, .50 FTE (academic schedule)

This position performs administrative support to the department Chairs as well as clerical support and office management for the departments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist the Chair with key administrative tasks such as managing departmental budgets, creating course schedules, revising curricula, facilitating the awarding of scholarships, recruiting and onboarding regular and contingent faculty, collecting and maintaining program and assessment data, and creating annual reports.
• Maintain calendars and schedules and manage correspondence relating to the administrative tasks listed above.
• Perform general office management (supply ordering and organizing, copier maintenance, etc.).
• Hire and supervise student workers in consultation with chairs and faculty as appropriate.
• Design and produce web and print outward-facing materials or delegate these tasks to a student worker.
• Provide reception support by warmly greeting visitors and receiving and responding to inquiries.

• Provide administrative support to department faculty.
• Supervise updates to the department website and social media accounts.
• Maintain departmental bulletin boards and displays.
• Maintain the Jellema reading room and library.
• Proctor exams.

This position may supervise one or more student office assistants.

While the position is a .5 FTE, ideally the assistant would work approximately 27 hours/week during the school year and be off during the summer. Exact hours and times are somewhat flexible.

• Commitment to the educational mission of Calvin as a Christian liberal arts University affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
• A commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith, learning, and student development.

Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communication across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, physical limitations, class, or religious perspectives.

Founded in 1876, Calvin University is a top-ranked, liberal arts institution that equips its more than 3,600 students from 48 U.S. states, 55 countries, and five Canadian provinces to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as Christ’s agents of renewal in the world. Calvin offers 100+ majors and programs, including a growing portfolio of graduate-level offerings. Calvin students engage in intensive internships, community-based service learning, and significant research that results in publishing and presenting alongside world-class faculty.

The university’s 400-acre campus is in the vibrant city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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