Administrative Assistant - 77968

St. Charles Community College (SCC) is located just west of St. Louis, in the heart of growing St. Charles County. At SCC, we have a passion for student success. We serve a growing diverse student population, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff who will help prepare our students for a global society. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success in serving diverse student populations.

SCC is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant who is responsible for office administrative and clerical support in support of President's Office as well as the Marketing and Foundation offices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Promote a positive image of the College by greeting and receiving faculty, staff, and visitors to the President's office and responding to telephone inquiries. Answer multi-line telephones, provide information, take messages, retrieve voicemail messages, and determine nature and purpose of calls for possible resolution. Refer telephone inquiries to the appropriate office or person as necessary.
• Compose, transcribe, edit, type, and post written correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, and manuscripts; maintain confidential records, maintain calendar, keep schedules and records, and maintain the office filing system.
• Ability to operate personal computers utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other software as needed.
• Assist with daily mail / interoffice mail and administration work; preparation and entry of documents and scheduling for meetings / events; work with staff to organize and evaluate logistics of on and off-site meetings and events. Assist with ordering supplies and materials and requesting services as needed for all areas supported.
• Serve as a back-up to the PR & Communications Manager by providing administrative and clerical support to the College President and Board of Trustees when needed, ensuring smooth and efficient office administration. This may involve attending some meetings of the Board of Trustees, recording minutes, transcribing for permanent records and disseminating minutes to all faculty and staff.
• Facilitate and conduct logistics of President's Council meetings and awards including communicating with the council, sending calendar meeting invites, preparing all documents, oversee the President's Award email and communications, working with vendors on nameplates / awards, work with Marketing to secure photos, obtain all supporting materials, and assist the President in conducting these meetings smoothly and efficiently.
• Provide assistance and organizational support to the Administrative Cabinet by developing Cabinet meeting agendas, attending meetings, taking, transcribing, and disseminating minutes, and tracking Cabinet action items to completion.
• Assist with accounts payable and receivables

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

Qualifications : Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and one year of office experience; or high school diploma or equivalent and three years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Moderate word processing skills. Basic spreadsheet and database software skills desired. Experience in delegating and distributing work for clerical support preferred. One-year experience working with confidential material. Incumbent must have very good people skills, attention to detail, and be able to work with frequent interruptions and short deadlines. Utilize various software packages to prepare specialized documents, such as Desktop publishing, spreadsheets, database and presentations.

BENEFITS

Holding true to our values of Innovation and Responsible Stewardship, SCC offers a robust and comprehensive benefits package for you and your family to achieve optimal health and wellness.

Our total rewards package includes :

Requires regular and predictable attendance.

St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer