Office Assistant

Office Assistant

UNM Continuing Education (CE) is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Student Office Assistant to join our Registration team. UNM Continuing Education is committed to providing innovative, accessible learning opportunities to individuals, organizations and communities in New Mexico and around the world. Student Office Assistants are an extremely valuable part of the CE Registration Team and support Continuing Ed in a variety of ways to meet our many business needs. We are looking for students who are positive thinkers, like to learn, demonstrate responsibility, and demonstrate strong attention to detail. In order to achieve CE's objectives and goals, the Student Office Assistant must be reliable and provide a high level of customer service to our participants and customers. Student Office Assistants will help register participants by telephone and in person, respond to customer inquiries, and provide information about CE classes and programs. Furthermore, Student Office Assistants provide assistance to our program managers, help with various administrative projects, and learn the basic tasks found in an office environment. UNM CE provides students with valuable work experience, including, when possible, projects that focus on their areas of interest. We also like to involve our student employees in ongoing learning and training with our staff, and work to send our students out into the world with job maturity and professionalism. This position is not eligible for remote work. UNM CE is located north of UNM Main campus and provides free off-campus parking.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum availability required is 12 hours per week during regular business hours;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information;
• Customer service oriented with phone and people skills;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Data Entry;
• Ability to prepare and print routine correspondence, labels and / or other basic written material;
• Ability to organize and maintain a professional work area;
• Proactive and action oriented;
• Punctual and reliable.

Duties and Responsibilities

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.