Administrative Assistant - KC Longview

As part of the KC-Longview front office team, the Administrative Assistant will provide exceptional customer service and Radical Hospitality to students, visitors, and colleagues. The Administrative Assistant works directly with students and is often the primary registration and financial contact with them.

Responsibilities

• Work the front office window and assist switchboard operator
• Assist students, visitors and staff
• Receipt payments, register students, and provide information
• Open safe, count cash drawer and safe, and keep accurate balance records
• Submit purchase requisitions and work orders for the KC-Longview Site
• Open and process mail
• Assist Office Manager with resolving student account issues
• Assist with student account related tasks including refunds, drop processes, and holds
• Provide Continuing Education registration support to instructional divisions
• Other duties as assigned, including occasionally working additional hours during registration periods
• Serve as a member of the Crisis Management Team

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration; significant related experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• A minimum experience of three years in a similar position working with money or customer service
• Working knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; ten-key by touch preferred
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to keep accurate records, including an accounting of cash drawer/safe, while working in high-paced environment with frequent interruptions
• Must be self-motivated and detail oriented
• Must be organized, expedient, tactful, even-tempered, and able to maintain student confidentiality

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office and classroom environment. No or very limited physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

Benefits

• 36-hour work week for a healthy work-life balance as well as generous paid leave time
• Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided
• An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System
• Full-time employees have free use of the college’s recreational/fitness facilities
• Full-time employees are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) after 10 years of service
• Tuition scholarships for the employee and dependents

Pay

Compensation for this 12-month position is $31,378.

Kilgore College is a two-year, comprehensive public community college with a campus in Kilgore and an extension center in Longview, Texas. With approximately 7,000 students, Kilgore College is a student-centered institution characterized by excellence in teaching and quality learning opportunities.