Administrative Assistant III

Job Description

Job Description

Why Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

We come from humble beginnings — picture a one-person organization created in 1949 to advocate for excellence in public education on behalf of Texas school board members. Flash forward to today, and we have over 500 employees working together to provide 1,024 school districts with purposeful resources so they can focus on what matters most — excellent and equitable education for all 5.4 million Texas students.

We feel privileged to work alongside talented team-members who are passionate about education and enjoy learning from new and different perspectives. We believe what makes our organization highly successful is the rich diversity our employees collectively bring to TASB with different backgrounds, skillsets, cultures and ethnicities, gender identities, interests, abilities, and work styles. And our passion for education and learning doesn’t end there. Our culture has always encouraged employees to grow and become their best selves both professionally and personally through a variety of innovative and collaborative development opportunities. You’re likely beginning to see why we’ve been regularly named by Austin Business Journal as a Top Ten Best Places to Work!

TASB offers competitive pay, rich benefits (including retirement matching of 2 : 1 up to 5% after one year. This means that if you contribute 5% to the plan, TASB will contribute 10%), onsite daycare, onsite gym, wellness program, tuition reimbursement, remote work options, flexible schedules, and more.

Every role at TASB thoughtfully complements our mission and the educational impact being made in communities across Texas. If you consider your work exceptional and want to help drive our mission forward, keep reading!

About You

As an administrative assistant, you will provide professional support and customer service to Legal Services, Policy Services, and Community College Services (P&L), and excellent customer service to TASB members. You will answer multi-line phones and be able to answer questions, direct callers to the appropriate area, or assign legal questions to attorneys. You will work with team members on projects such as planning and providing support for training events, scheduling and calendaring meetings, and providing assistance at TASB events. You will work with and coordinate projects with internal departments on issues related to, registering copyrights for Policy Service and Community College Services, print jobs, work orders, meeting registrations, and more. You will manage your projects independently and meet or beat deadlines. You will also work as part of a team on major projects to achieve TASB and service area goals. This is an onsite role requiring the selected candidate to work at our TASB headquarters 5 days a week.

A Typical Day

• Answer busy multi-line phone, and transfer calls as appropriate, or obtain pertinent information from caller and assign calls to attorneys.
• Collect information regarding must-have-offs from attorneys and create a monthly phone calendar.
• Schedule meetings, reserve meetings rooms, and update Outlook calendars for P&L staff.
• Register P&L staff for training events and memberships.
• Work with team members to plan and provide support for major training events held across the state.
• Order supplies, submit work orders, and manage or coordinate print requests.
• If you’re still reading, we’d love to meet you!

How You’ll Make an Impact

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