Part-Time Administrative Assistant at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
Posted in Other about 3 hours ago.
Job Description:
Department
ANTHROPOLOGY (BL-ANTH-IUBLA)
Department Information
As one of the largest Anthropology departments in the country, our program engages the breadth of the discipline. We look to the human future with an understanding of the complexities of our heritage, the biology, knowledge, rights and artifacts that represent both continuity and transformation in the human condition. Our concern with heritage integrates the traditional subfields of anthropology in which we do research: archaeology, bioanthropology, linguistic anthropology, and social-cultural anthropology. We work at sites throughout the world, in diverse ecological systems and time frames, providing a wealth of educational opportunities for all our students.
We offer undergraduate and graduate training that prepares students to meet the challenges of our changing world. We encourage critical thinking, effective writing, and development of practical skills that fit individual interests. Our program provides excellent opportunities for students at all levels to apply their knowledge and conduct hands-on research and study a wide range of topics through coursework, field schools, colloquia, and research projects with faculty and centers across campus. Our graduates have found work in business, government, and nonprofit organizations as well as educational institutions.
Job Summary
- Receives, screens, and directs visitors, incoming calls, mail, and email promptly, courteously, and accurately.
- Uses University systems and databases to manage and process faculty and graduate student travel reimbursements, purchasing, and expenditures.
- Provides administrative support to office personnel, exercising confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
- Connects faculty and students with resources and helps find appropriate contacts among university staff, faculty, or supervisors.
- Works closely with Department Manager to escalate complex financial and administrative inquiries
- Identifies, enhances, and follows specific processes and procedures to maximize the efficiencies to which the support is being provided.
- Performs various duties related to event planning as needed.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
Required
- 2 years of relevant experience
Required
- Excellent organizational skills
- Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
- Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
- Maintains composure under pressure
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
Advertised Salary
$17.31 Per Hour
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Job Classification
Career Level: Part Time Employee
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Part Time Employee
Job Family: Part Time Employee
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