Office Assistant 3 - Non- Permanente - PT / Hourly - Pullman, WA

Office Assistant 3 - Non-Permanente - PT / Hourly - Pullman, WA

Community Colleges of Spokane Location : SFCC Pullman Campus Spokane Department : SFCC Pullman Campus Salary Range : $19.64 - $26.10 Open continuous. Starting salary for this position is : $19.64 (Hourly) Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

About Us

Spokane Falls Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 6,000 students with liberal arts / transfer and professional technical programs across a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

About the Office Assistant 3 - Non-Permanente - PT / Hourly - Pullman, WA

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Pullman Campus Office Manager, the Office Assistant 3 independently performs a variety of complex clerical projects and assignments such as preparing reports, preparing, reviewing, verifying and processing fiscal documents and / or financial records, composing correspondence such as transmittals and responses to frequent requests for information, establishing manual or electronic recordkeeping / filing systems and / or database files, and responding to inquiries requiring substantive knowledge of office / departmental policies and procedures. Positions may perform specialized complex word processing tasks in a word processing unit or complex rapid data inquiry and / or entry functions. Assignments and projects are of a complex nature. Independent performance of complex clerical assignments requires substantive knowledge of a variety of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, processes, materials, or equipment. Problems are resolved by choosing from established procedures and / or devising work methods. Guidance is available for new or unusual situations. Deviation from established parameters requires approval. Work is periodically reviewed to verify compliance with established policies and procedures. This is a non-permanent, hourly position.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Resolves problems and responds to inquiries regarding rules, regulations, policies, department procedures, and department services; answers telephone; receives and refers visitors.
• Reviews documents, records, or applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with rules; determines and explains action necessary to achieve compliance or approval. 1-day processing includes SFCC applications and HS transcript assessment of Pullman students.
• Composes office correspondence such as requests for documentation and responses to requests for information; devises, evaluates and revises forms for internal use.
• Reviews and verifies fiscal reports for accuracy; investigates and corrects errors to ensure compliance with established procedures and policies; uses basic arithmetic to perform computations.
• Establishes and maintains complex electronic or manual file systems or database files.
• Respond to student questions about their Spokane Colleges status and accounts including financial aid, admissions, scheduling, regis