Administrative Assistant I
- Employer
- Towson University
- Location
- Towson, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Clerical & Administrative Support
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- Maintains positive and professional demeanor while greeting and directing in person and over the phone traffic. Independently handles routine matters and forwards to appropriate parties as needed, facilitates the distribution of correspondence internally and externally, to include mail/document sorting. Provides a neat and orderly front office space. Provides support in facilitating student registration, management of the student orientation process, advisor assignments and general assistance. Maintains accurate paper and electronic filing systems and online databases, which meet departmental needs and satisfy requirements for retention and information security. Enters, updates, and retrieves information as needed to track faculty and student data. May review confidential student and faculty records for departmental needs. Maintain and update the departmental website and/or directory, prepares general work & tech orders with hard copy and digital files and records, complies with key and parking requests in efficient manner; to include keeping accurate records and accessible logs to comply with auditing. Makes travel arrangements following general instructions and campus procedures. Performs necessary follow-up for vouchers, expense reports and reimbursements. Other duties as assigned to include general guidance and instruction from lead front office staff member and serving as backup to Admin II as needed. Monitors office supplies and coordinates with Admin II for prompt ordering and replacement.
Qualifications and Skills
- High school diploma or equivalent.Two years of experience providing administrative support.The ability to communicate effectively; to interact with the public, employees, and students in a courteous and efficient manner.Skill in various computer software packages, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and execute multiple and continuing assignments with general instructions; and to project a professional and positive image of the institution.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.Preference given to those who have experience working in an academic support office setting.
Organization: Academic Affairs Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Nov 4, 2022
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
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