What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Administrative Assistant II (School of Teaching, Learning & Developmental Sciences) position at Missouri State University?
Description of Primary Duties
1. Serves as administrative assistant to the Department Head of an academic teaching department by providing or overseeing reception services, scheduling appointments, meetings, and travel, maintaining the Department Heads calendar, preparing and proofreading correspondence, reports, and other documents prepared by the Department Head, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, monitoring due dates for recurring academic calendar events for the Department Head, initiating recurring administrative processes related to the academic calendar, coordinating projects, and assisting in the completion of reports and questionnaires by researching and gathering required information and preparing reports.
2. Serves as the communication hub of the department by organizing, storing, retrieving, and integrating information for dissemination to administration, faculty, staff, and / or students, communicating information from the Department Head to others, collecting and organizing information requested by the Department Head from others, and making information available to others by mail, email, telephone, and the web.
3. Assists faculty by answering questions and providing information, locating desired information and materials, providing assistance in test preparation, preparing and / or proofreading manuscripts, correspondence, and other material, obtaining desk copies of textbooks, making travel arrangements, and preparing expense reports.
4. Assists students by determining who can best provide information needed by the student, providing initial assistance to students with questions about classes, registration, permissions, etc. using established guidelines (information in course catalogs, departmental and college documents, and established policies and procedures), and assigning advisors.
5. Obtains equipment, services, and supplies needed by the department by maintaining an inventory of office supplies, purchasing computers, furniture, office supplies and equipment, and supplies and equipment used in the classroom or for research, determining the appropriate method to pay for goods or services purchased by the department following University policy and procedures, and utilizing the appropriate process.
6. Assists the Department Head to varying degrees in maintaining financial control of departmental accounts by reconciling purchases to Financial Services reports, tracking income, expenditures, and transfers to Financial Services reports, and / or maintaining internal records of expenditures.
7. Assists the Department Head to varying degrees in creating the semester course schedule by entering the courses, sections, instructors, times, dates, and rooms into the database, initiating the process by recreating previous semester schedules, contacting faculty to determine courses and sections they wish to teach, obtaining rooms that meet the needs of the nature of the courses during the days and times scheduled, preparing personnel action forms and monitoring their approval, monitoring course registrations to alert the department head of low or high enrollment, waiting lists, and / or to control distribution of enrollment by courses and sections.
8. Organizes, coordinates, plans, and conducts departmental events by securing space, equipment, food, preparing invitations, announcements, agendas, brochures, and packets, purchasing awards, making travel arrangements and reservations, and overseeing the event as it occurs.
9. Assists with employment processes to varying degrees by preparing the recruiting announcement, monitoring and maintaining credential files of applicants, preparing master files for the search committee, preparing correspondence to applicants, entering required information into the applicant database, preparing position authorization forms and personnel action forms and monitoring their approval, and assisting new employees with processes associated with employment (completion of Form I-9, obtaining access to network resources, arranging office space, equipment, services, and supplies, etc.).
10. May register students each block who are enrolled in structured clinical programs and assist with clinical experience placements by developing and maintaining databases of sites, preceptors, and students.
11. Supports the administrative business functions of the department by obtaining and processing textbook adoptions, organizing the faculty evaluation process, maintaining the departmental website and databases, scheduling the use of classrooms, labs, and meeting rooms, and securing classrooms, labs, equipment, and records.
12. Remains competent and current by attending professional development courses, software training classes, and courses and / or training sessions as directed by the Department Head or required by the University.
13. Supports the department and Associate Dean by performing all other duties as assigned by the department head.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications Education / Experience : A high school diploma or the equivalent and three years of general office experience or an equivalent combination of education and general office experience is required.
Skills : Keyboarding skills are required. A working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications is required. A working knowledge of or the ability to learn and use database applications, the web content management system, the administrative business system or enterprise resource planning system, and other systems or applications that may be used within the University or department is required. The ability to operate and troubleshoot electronic office equipment, computers, and peripherals, maintain moderately complex filing systems and records, and make mathematical calculations is required. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. The ability to train, assign work, and review the work of full- and part-time employees and student workers is required. The ability to maintain departmental financial records and accounts and prepare financial reports is required.
Effort : Administrative support positions are primarily sedentary. Administrative support positions require extensive keyboarding. Additional Qualifications Link to Job Description Open Date 02 / 07 / Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)
