Administrative Assistant
Job in
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 64507, USA
Listed on 2026-08-02
Listing for:
The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-02
Job specializations:
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Administrative/Clerical
Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Clerical, Admin Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Posting Details
Position Information
Position TitleAdministrative Assistant
Job DescriptionThe Administrative Assistant assists in the daily operational management of a department, including budgeting,customer service, and administrative support duties.
Essential Duties- Serves as initial contact, answers telephones, emails, assesses and responds to inquiries, provides appropriate information and direction, scheduling classroom or event space, processes mail and packages.
- Prepares and reviews reports, forms, and documents; ensures compliance with policies and campus procedures; maintains webpages; schedules and prepares for meetings and/or special events.
- Processes purchase orders and remittance vouchers, maintainsoffice supplies, and collects and deposits miscellaneousmonies.
- Assigns and supervises the work of student employees.
- Serves as operational liaison to other departments, campus, and community
- Assists with the development and oversight of budget and financial information, such as maintaining balances, researchingdiscrepancies, and preparing reports and recommendations.
- Assists in the coordination and publicity of departmental activities and events, including the design of brochures,newsletters, or invitations.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
- Office principles and practices
- Budgeting principles
- Basic mathematics
- Customer service
- Computer and basic office equipment
- Software applications (some positions require knowledge of specific operating system and HTML )
- Grammar and writing formats
- Organizational skills
- Problem solving
- Ability to multitask with attention to detail
- Research, preparation, and analysis of data
- Communication as applied to interaction with students,coworkers, supervisor and the general public
- High School diploma or GED ; and
- One year of specialized training in administrative support or arelated field; and
- Three years of administrative support or related office experience
- Sedentary Work
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or anegligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry,push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Non-Exempt
Additional Demands- Some departments may require occasional night or evening work
Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30pm
Posting Detail Information Posting NumberS848P
Open Date07/08/2026
Priority Deadline07/15/2026
Open Until FilledYes
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