Senior Administrative Assistant

at  Texas Southmost College

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for providing administrative-level secretarial and clerical service to students, faculty, and staff; performing a variety of clerical and administrative support for programs, departments, and other offices; filing and maintaining official college records; and communicating new and/or changes in procedures.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Special knowledge or skills pertinent to the needs of the office.
• Ability to grasp concepts and procedures quickly.
• Strong detail orientation and ability to multi-task with little direct supervision.
• Strong judgment, decisiveness, and interpersonal skills to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple interruptions and meet deadlines.
• Cooperation team player in a diverse working environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-service oriented collaborative team environment.
• Ability to handle a large variety of details and to work with all levels of organization.
• Ability to handle sensitive and extensive confidential data.
• Excellent customer service skills and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to lead, instruct, handle a large variety of details and to work with all levels of organization.
• Proficient in the use of e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software and use of the Internet to access data, maintain records, generate reports, and communicate with others.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and experience required.

• Associate’s degree or 60 college hours from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of progressive office experience as a secretary or equivalent.
• Experience with accounts payable and purchasing.
• Experience with proposals, agreements, and budget management

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Six (6) years or more of progressive office experience as a secretary or equivalent.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Notes: The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Posting Detail Information

TRANSCRIPTS (UNOFFICIAL) ARE REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED TO APPLICATIONS FOR ALL POSITIONS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT (FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATIVE).

Your application is not considered complete until all required documents have been attached.
Attachments must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format and must be no larger than 2 MB.
You will not be able to attach documents after your application has been submitted.
Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire. Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire.
Official transcripts shall be sent directly from the issuing institution to the College District’s Office of Human Resources and must include documentation of all credit earned, including the education requirements that specifically qualifies the applicant for the position. The address to send all transcripts is:
Texas Southmost College
Office of Human Resources
80 Fort Brown, Tandy 105
Brownsville, Texas 78520
For eTranscripts please use email address: irene.buitureida@tsc.edu
The College District recognizes equivalent credits and degrees earned from foreign universities. The equivalency shall be determined by translation and evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For more information please visit: www.naces.org.

Prepares memorandums outlining and explaining administrative procedures and policies to supervisory workers.

• Plans conferences.
• Composes notices, minutes, and resolutions.
• Acts as custodian of college documents and records.
• Directs preparation and filing of legal documents with government agencies to conform to statutes.
• Schedules appointments, gives information to callers, takes dictation, composes and types correspondence, reads and routes incoming mail, and performs other administrative and clerical duties.
• Works with word processing, spreadsheet and database software to complete administrative tasks.
• Handles sensitive and extensive confidential information.
• Composes and types of routine correspondence and prepares materials for special events such as invitations, guest lists, RSVPs, programs, etc.
• Files correspondence and other records.
• Answers telephone and gives information to callers or routes call to appropriate official and places outgoing calls.
• Schedules appointments and makes changes to calendar as necessary.
• Greets visitors, ascertains nature of business, and directs visitors to appropriate person.
• Arranges travel schedule and reservations.
• Compiles and types statistical and budget related reports, maintains related databases and enters new data.
• Schedules room reservations, meetings and records minutes of staff meetings and makes copies of correspondence or other printed materials.
• Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer.
• Prepares outgoing mail.
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying and transmitting text, data and graphics.
• Orders and stocks office supplies as necessary and processes purchase of such items.
• Processes a variety of documents, forms and files.
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
• Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines.
• Promotes positive morale and teamwork within the functional unit and provides exceptional customer service to students, faculty and the community.
• Uses interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers.
• Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).
• Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
• Assists with the process for systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit per the model adopted by the college, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans.
• Working hours may include evenings, holidays or weekends depending on deadline requirements and special events.
• Performs duties and responsibilities within a high-tech all-digital environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.