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Position range in St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area $46k - $70k Per Year Administrative Assistant

Missouri Western State University

Occupation:

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Location:

Saint Joseph, MO - 64507

Job Type:

Full Time (30 Hours or More)

Posted:

07/08/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

Missouri Western State University

Web Site:

www.missouriwestern.edu

Job #: S848P

Job Requirements and Properties

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Full Time Schedule

Full Time

Job Description

Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. The Administrative Assistant assists in the daily operational management of a department, including budgeting, customer service, and administrative support duties.

Essential Duties:

• Serves as initial contact, answers telephones, emails, assesses and responds to inquiries, provides appropriate information and direction, scheduling classroom or event space, processes mail and packages.
• Prepares and reviews reports, forms, and documents; ensures compliance with policies and campus procedures; maintains web pages; schedules and prepares for meetings and/or special events.
• Processes purchase orders and remittance vouchers, maintains office supplies, and collects and deposits miscellaneous monies.
• Assigns and supervises the work of student employees.
• Serves as operational liaison to other departments, campus, and community
• Assists with the development and oversight of budget and financial information, such as maintaining balances, researching discrepancies, and preparing reports and recommendations.
• Assists in the coordination and publicity of departmental activities and events, including the design of brochures, newsletters, or invitations.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Office principles and practices
• Budgeting principles
• Basic mathematics
• Customer service
• Computer and basic office equipment
• Software applications (some positions require knowledge of specific operating system and HTML)
• Grammar and writing formats
• Organizational skills
• Problem solving
• Ability to multitask with attention to detail
• Research, preparation, and analysis of data
• Communication as applied to interaction with students, coworkers, supervisor and the general public Additional Information
  Help for Additional Information. Opens a new window. Required Qualifications
• High School diploma or GED; and
• One year of specialized training in administrative support or a related field; and
• Three years of administrative support or related office experience Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands
• Sedentary Work
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. FLSA Non-Exempt Additional Demands
• Some departments may require occasional night or evening work Hours of Work Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm Posting Detail Information Posting Number S848P Open Date 07/08/2026 Priority Deadline 07/15/2026 Open Until Filled Yes