Position Summary
The Administrative Assistant I in Counseling and Student Development (CASD) provides high-level administrative and technical support to student success services including Academic Advising, Counseling, Career Exploration, and First-Year Experience initiatives. This position requires strong organizational skills, confidentiality, and advanced computer competency. As part of a cross-trained support team, the role ensures smooth daily operations, contributes to student-centered service delivery,…
and provides backup coverage across CASD functions as needed.
Minimum Requirements
- Associate Degree or four years of related administrative experience.
- Two years of prior related office experience; such experience to include independent decision-making, problem solving, coordination of responsibilities, and the ability to function effectively in a complex high pressure, high volume environment.
- Experience working with the standard office productivity software and electronic communication tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Google Suite and Zoom.
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills. Ability to manage large amounts of information and files, with an attention to detail. Responsible for working and managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Ability to apply critical thinking skills and exercise appropriate judgment.
- Functions as a motivated self-starter that takes initiative.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills including grammatical skills and demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in both the spoken and written word.
- Ability to work as part of a cross-trained team, and to deal with students, faculty, staff and public with knowledge, tact and courtesy.
Additional Desirable Qualifications
- Three years of office experience in a higher education setting.
- Prior work experience in a college environment.
- Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
