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Administrative Assistant - Student Support Services/TRIO Program

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Des Plaines, IL

Employer:  Oakton Community College
Category:  Education

Description

Basic Function and Responsibility:

Under general supervision, maintain grant, budget and student files and records; provide administrative support to Student Support Services/TRIO Program Staff; and coordinate data collection to meet grant objectives and provide any requested data to College.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintain student files and computer records for student participants, activities and budget.
  • Using program's student data base, compile and work with data relating to program services and federal report requirements and prepare data for annual federal report.
  • Establish and maintain data records as needed to assist with grant, program, and college requirements. Maintain information accuracy.
  • Compose, type and prepare routine correspondence, reports and memoranda for administrator/faculty/staff members.
  • Maintain efficient, timely, and accurate responses to internal and external inquiries via phone, e-mail, and in-person.
  • Maintain inventory of office supplies and prepare, organize, and submit invoices, purchase requests, travel forms, and other college-related documents. Monitor and track expenses associated with departmental budgets.
  • Coordinate data collection and preparation of mid-year, annual and other reports required by the grant.
  • Participate in ongoing Enrollment Center cross training to develop knowledge in other functional student affairs areas in order to provide integrated and comprehensive information to students, staff, and visitors.
  • Create, revise and update procedures needed for program services and to comply with federal report requirements. Track required forms and create reports.
  • Attend Student Support Services/TRIO Program staff meetings and take minutes.
  • Assist with front desk coverage.
  • Attend college meetings and trainings as needed.
  • Perform other job-related duties as directed.

Job Requirements:

Hiring Qualifications and Working Conditions:
  • Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Three years administrative assistant experience and previous experience with grant writing/reporting preferred.
  • Ability to utilize a keyboard to enter, retrieve and manipulate data is required.
  • Intermediate word processing intermediate spreadsheet application (Advanced Microsoft Excel preferred), and beginning presentation application skills are required. Beginning database application skill (Microsoft Access preferred) is desired.
  • Strong writing skills required.
  • Ability to multitask among shifting priorities and maintain professionalism with internal and external visitors in a high traffic area.
  • Experience with the TRIO Grant program strongly preferred.
  • Experience with student support programs and services, particularly in a college setting, is preferred.

Physical Demands

Work is performed in a general office environment and is sedentary in nature. Little or no exposure to adverse working conditions.

Additional Information:

Supervision Received:

Functional supervision is received from the Manager of Student Support Services/TRIO. Administrator supervision received from the AVP/Dean of Access, Equity, and Diversity.

Supervision Exercised:

None

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:15 am - 5:00 pm

Salary: The hourly salary of this position is $21.58 which equates to $43,498 annualized based on Oakton's summer hours schedule

This is a temporary grant position and continued employment, is based on the successful renewal of the grant.

Based on the needs of the college and with Administrator approval, some positions at the college may have a hybrid schedule option available after 30 working days.

Oakton is accessible by public transportation.
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