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Senior Assistant To, Grade E

898608

School of Education

Full-Time

Reporting to the Senior Assistant Dean for Administration and Budget, the Senior Assistant To performs a full range of secretarial duties for the School of Education, providing student and faculty services support for the school.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists the Specialized Programs in Education (SPE) department leadership with faculty load reports, workflows, review of Master Audit schedules, and scheduling adjustments.
• Serves as a resource for SPE students, providing information relative to the department and programs and processing waiver/sub requests.
• Assists with the filing and record keeping of all SPE faculty and adjuncts.
• Assists with processing contracts, paperwork and orders for the Adventure Ed Camp.
• Coordinates and schedule SPE departmental meetings, including ordering catering.
• Prepares all aspects of SPE departmental mail, orders office supplies, and submits work orders as needed.
• Assists with the hiring, training and supervision of student workers.
• Schedules Physical Education and Health student advisement appointments.
• Assists with maintaining and updating department records, including faculty and student contact information, website content, and academic forms.
• Supports budget maintenance, including processing reimbursements and all compensation payments.
• Gathers documentation to process new faculty hires and promotions.
• Supports the Education Leadership, Policy, and Literacy Study doctoral students and faculty with processing contracts for outside Dissertation Defense Committee members.
• May perform other assigned duties not specifically identified above but which require the same degree of skill and are normally included within the above job description.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically with Word, Excel, and Outlook required.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Possess outstanding communication and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented work ethic with superior judgement and organizational skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work as a team player.

• Proficiency with Ellucian Banner preferred.

Open Until Filled

11/25/2024

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.

$45,016