Financial Aid Assistant

Financial Aid Assistant

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

$18.00 - $20.30 hourly

Full-Time

Associate's Degree / 60 College Credit Hours

Up to 25%

Office Support Staff

Entry Level

Full-time

Education and Training

Higher Education

The office support staff will carry out the coordination of routine activities within the office area. The office support staff report to the administrative/professional staff person who is responsible for the office operation. Individual must possess motor skills and hand/eye coordination for data entry and utilization of application software for a microcomputer.

• Carries out routine responsibilities, which involve communication skills, such as answering the telephone, taking and relaying messages, etc.
• Assists with the workflow of the office so that all facets of the position work together smoothly.
• Performs technical work related to the position to include routine processing of materials for annual meetings and functions.
• Assists with outgoing mail.
• Makes office copies, prepares for mailing, files office copies.
• Operates the office machines and computer programs in the office with accuracy and speed.
• Composes replies to correspondences of a general nature.
• Performs detailed office work such as word processing, filing, and record keeping.
• Maintains a filing system for correspondence, etc.
• Keeps up to date and knowledgeable about changes in-office procedures, letter/memo format, and information management.
• Performs a wide array of duties, which might include multiple job titles to include, but not limited to clerk, cashier, proctor, data entry, office assistant, records manager, and a multitude of unclassified positions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associate in Arts or Associate in Appliance Science Degree
• Two (2) years of office work experience

• Three (3) or more full-time years experience as an office secretary

• Knowledge:
  Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products;
  Bookkeeping experience.
• Skills:
  
  Organizational skills;
  Written and oral communication skills;
  Interpersonal skills.

Work Environment:
The work environment is an office setting. Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.