Herzing University · 14 hours ago
Administrative Assistant
Akron, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$17.75/hr - $30.96/hr
1+ years expHerzing University is dedicated to providing diverse educational opportunities and is seeking an Administrative Assistant for its Akron Campus. The role involves performing a variety of administrative duties, supporting students and staff, and managing front desk responsibilities.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a resource to students, staff, faculty and management
Perform administrative support tasks, such as, proofreading and transcribing handwritten information for data entry or preparation of documents
Perform filing, record maintenance, data entry, or running reports
Prepare information packets for interview rooms and orientation
Administer various employment and/or enrollment examinations as needed
Operate a variety of standard office machines, including a personal computer, fax, calculator, shredder and photocopy machine. Provide maintenance for the office machines and postage meter
Sort and distribute incoming mail. Prepare outgoing mail and shipping of packages. May be responsible for ordering postage or packaging supplies
Assist various departments with follow-up correspondence, document tracking, general communication, and helps maintain distribution groups and shared calendars
Coordinate campus events, retreats, and/or staff meetings. May include ordering food/beverages
Monitor inventory levels and requisition of supplies and equipment, as needed
Purchase offices supplies, order business cards, and process purchase orders and invoices
Schedule meetings, reserve or manage reservations of conference rooms and other resources. May involve making travel arrangements
Operate multi-line switchboard: answer high volume of incoming calls, screen and forward calls, provide information and/or take messages. Relay both written and verbal messages. Route emergency calls appropriately and immediately
Greet guests who visit the campus, determine nature and purpose of the visit, notify appropriate staff and direct the person as appropriate
Communicate with students, faculty, staff and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate explanation of information, take messages and address complaints, with a positive, professional and pleasant disposition
May be tasked with delegating and providing instruction of assignments to student workers or other administrative staff
May be assigned duties related to running the front desk or reception as part of their regular duties, or to fill in as needed for back-up coverage
Other duties as assigned to keep the location’s operations running smoothly
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree, or equivalent experience
Level I: Minimum of one year of experience in an administrative support role
Level II: Minimum of two years of experience in an administrative support role
Level III: Minimum of three years of experience in an administrative support role
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Benefits
Tuition waiver and reimbursement program
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement savings plan
Company
Herzing University
Herzing University provides students with career-oriented classes, flexible scheduling, and supportive faculty and staff.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6MKey Investors
U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Labor
2024-10-08Grant· $2.7M
2023-12-04Grant· $1.8M
2022-01-27Grant· $1.5M
Leadership Team
Jarvis Racine
Vice President Strategic Partnerships, Workforce Development, Government Affairs
Clay Gillespie
Chief Marketing & Admissions Officer
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