Office Assistant

Job in Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77246, USA

Listing for: University of Houston

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-11

Job specializations:

Administrative/Clerical
Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Admin Assistant, Office Assistant, Clerical

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 32000 - 42000 USD Yearly USD 32000.00 42000.00 YEAR

Position: Office Assistant - (497113 )

Department
:
Local Maintenance Services Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description
:

Provides clerical office support to office staff by performingdiverse duties such as word processing, typing, filing and preparing department expenditure documents. May check and guidework of lower-level office personnel. Performs a variety of office duties, which typically include one or more of the following:

Preparing financial/expenditure documents for the department,maintaining financial/expenditure files, and following up on vendor inquiries.

Ordering supplies, maintaining supplies and periodicallytaking inventory.

Typing a variety of forms and correspondence from rough notesand drafts.

Sorting and distributing incoming mail, receiving maildeliveries and routing it to appropriate faculty and staff.

Assisting in calculating balances of departmental budgetaccounts.

Operating the fax machine and copier.

Inputting data into a centralized computer terminal.

Maintaining departmental files to ensure that all records are updated and modified as necessary.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

High School Diploma or GED Required

MQ:
Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. asmight normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED. Education verification will be conducted upon acceptance of an employment offer.

Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.