Job Details
Position Details
Position Information
Position Title
Office Assistant
Posting Category
Part-Time Staff
Starting Hourly Rate Range
$16.87-$21.93
Faculty Position (if applicable)
About Harford Community College
Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.
HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.
Our beautiful, 352-acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 full-time and 7,500 part-time students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year.
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Harford Community College is committed to the principles of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Harford Community College not to discriminate against applicants on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices. HCC is an EEO and ADA/ADAA employer that values, embraces, and supports diversity in the College community.
Job Description
The Office Assistant provides administrative and clerical support for the Advising, Career, and Transfer Services division, including assisting students and providing customer service for in-person visitors and by phone.
Duties include preparing and distributing a variety of documents; data entry; establishing and maintaining files; assisting with purchase requisitions, budget records, meeting arrangements, and other support tasks; receives visitors and telephone calls, schedules appointments, and provide general information in response to inquiries; managing bulletin boards content; reporting building issues to the department coordinators and Dean; and performing other duties as assigned.
As a condition of employment, this position requires participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; non-residents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position
Required Education
A high school diploma or GED.
Required Experience
At least one (1) year of recent experience working in a role with direct responsibility for providing primary and comprehensive administrative and office support.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of general administrative and office practices and procedures required. Proficient in a Windows-based computer environment, including intermediate MS Word. Experience working with databases and data entry.
- Excellent organizational, communication and customer services skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy. Multi-tasking ability.
- Welcoming and supportive demeanor, ability to communicate with a diverse student population.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with broad range of internal and external constituents including new and continuing students, faculty, parents and community members.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience using Banner or other Student Information System or large database
- Experience with Argos or other reporting program.
Hours per Week 20
General Weekly Work Schedule Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number 2024-030PTS
Number of Vacancies 1
Open DateClose Date 07/22/2024
Open Until Filled No