Student Services Assistant
Job Title: Student Services Assistant
Classification: C4
Department: Student Services-Dean of Students
Updated: March 2019
Job Summary
Provide administrative and confidential clerical support for the Vice Provost Dean of Students office which includes planning, coordination, implementation of projects, events and services.
Essential Functions
- Provides administrative and clerical support to the Dean of Students staff.
- Provides administrative support regarding planning, implementing, and staffing various major programs as needed (e.g. Parent Orientation, Convocation, Commencements, Awards Banquet, etc.).
- Provides administrative support for developing, updating and processing brochures/newsletters and coordinates mailings to New Students, Transfer Students and Returning Adult Students each semester. Includes updating publications and web pages.
- Generates reports, correspondence, presentation materials and other materials using various computer systems.
- Maintains calendar/schedules for staff, the office conference room and assists with the calendar/schedule for Vice Provost/Dean of Students. Includes scheduling meetings, space, media equipment, food service, etc.
- Provides support for budget monitoring/reporting, purchasing, travel planning, student employee scheduling, and office supply management.
- Serves as the office computer/technology consultant to assist staff with computer issues/glitches, coordinates technology planning/problem-solving with Information Technology, develops/maintains web pages as needed, and coordinates responses to queries to the office through the web.
- Completes projects as assigned by the Vice Provost/Dean of Students, and staff which may involve planning, coordinating work, analyzing data, and/or preparing reports.
- Maintains an inventory of publications and reports.
- Assists with hiring, training, and supervising student employees.
- Other duties as assigned.
Non-Essential Functions
Not Applicable
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Minimum of four years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated administrative and organizational skills.
- Experience with various computer software applications such as Microsoft Office and/or equivalent.
- Data entry experience.
- Typing and spelling competency with grammar and proofreading skills.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of others.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully coordinate large projects.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully handle multiple demands efficiently.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully organize and prioritize workload.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully navigate challenging situations in the workplace, while using good judgement.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance and attendance records.
- Ability to successfully maintain positive intercultural and interpersonal relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Higher education experience
- Supervisory experience
Supervision Received
Receives minimal supervision from a designated supervisor. Much of the work is self-initiated. Person is expected to function with considerable independence and apply appropriate policies and procedures within the assigned area of responsibility.
Supervision Exercised
Hire, train, schedule and coordinate the work of student employees and may act as lead worker to PSS staff members within the department/unit/division.
Physical Demands
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.