Office Assistant (WP)

Job Description

The Peekskill Center seeks an Office Assistant (WP), who performs a wide variety of clerical and administrative support tasks and functions as an assistant to a number of administrative and professional staff persons. The Office Assistant (WP) works with a high degree of independence in a fast-paced environment.

Under supervision, the incumbent provides a wide variety of support to coordinate office operations; assists the unit administrator with payroll, room assignments, faculty contracts, cashiering, and the flow of correspondence disseminated from the unit; interacts with and responds to requests from faculty; sets up and maintains automated records and filing systems; writes announcements, emails, summaries, meeting minutes, and similar correspondence; prepares requisitions and maintains office supplies; and manages the storage and distribution of books and other classroom materials. The incumbent will also use computer applications such as spreadsheets, Microsoft Outlook, and videoconferencing tools in performing work assignments.