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PT - Office Assistant II - Office for Veteran Success
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Position Number: 1637127
Location: Texas City, TX
Position Type: Secretary and Administrative Assistants

PT - Office Assistant II - Office for Veteran Success

College of the Mainland

Position Number: AS30P

Mid Point Salary Range: TBD

Position Type: Non-Exempt Staff

Position Summary:
Provides varied secretarial and office administrative assistance to the Office for Veteran Success. Assist in coordinating activities for various programs and services to support veterans and their family members on campus and throughout the community. Attends meetings and training as required.

Job Duties:

- Enters, edits and retrieves data using a computer system and following established formats and menus.

-Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls, providing factual information which may require the interpretation and application of policies
and procedures; takes messages or refers the caller to the proper person.

-Enters and retrieves data and prepares reports using a computer; reviews such reports for accuracy and makes corrections as required.

-Assist veterans and eligible family members with the application processes for various Veteran Education Benefits, Financial Aid and Admission
applications.

-Arranges travel for staff by preparing paperwork, making travel reservations and making lodging and/or meal arrangements.

-Performs such office support activities as opening and distributing mail,
processing outgoing mail, ordering supplies, and preparing requisitions.

-Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Minimum Education/Training/Experience:
Equivalent to graduation from high school AND two (2) years of general clerical or office support experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Preferred Education/Training/Experience:
N/A

Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of:
-Business arithmetic;
-The use of specified computer applications involving the design and management of databases or spreadsheet files and the development of special report formats;
-Complex or technical office practices and procedures; record keeping practices;
-Applicable regulations, policies and statutes.

Skilled in:
-Making accurate arithmetic calculations;
-Performing technical, specialized, complex, difficult or basic technical office support work;
-Operating standard office equipment; reading and explaining rules, policies and procedures;
-Compiling and summarizing information and preparing periodic or special reports;
-Organizing own work, setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines;
-Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:
N/A

Special Instructions to Applicants:

All applicants must apply online at https://jobs.com.edu/postings/1753.

EEO Statement
College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.