Senior Administrative Assistant for English & Languages

South Dakota Board of Regents; Vermillion (SD); On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State employee benefits

12-month term

Job summary

The South Dakota Board of Regents-based posting notes that the Departments of English and Modern Languages & Linguistics seek a people-oriented, self-motivated secretary to provide skilled support, maintaining student, faculty, accounting, and records.

Based in Vermillion, this 12-month, full-time position offers state employee benefits and requires handling inquiries, basic budgeting, payroll paperwork, and supervising student workers, with opportunities to contribute to department

Qualifications

• Knowledge of modern office and secretarial practices.
• Computers and current office software to include word processing, spreadsheets, and databases (Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Business English including grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Filing systems.
• Knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and payroll procedures.
• Familiarity with higher-education work environment and applications used is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist visitors
• answer general questions and route inquiries
• instruct others on procedures and processes
• schedule appointments, meetings, and events
• provide basic budgeting and accounting
• monitor course sections
• supervise student workers
• process requests and reimbursements for travel and expenses
• oversee payroll and process payroll paperwork, and perform a variety of other senior-secretarial support functions for the department, as assigned

Job description

The South Dakota Board of Regents-based posting notes that the Departments of English and Modern Languages & Linguistics seek a people-oriented, self-motivated secretary to provide skilled support, maintaining student, faculty, accounting, and records.

Based in Vermillion, this 12-month, full-time position offers state employee benefits and requires handling inquiries, basic budgeting, payroll paperwork, and supervising student workers, with opportunities to contribute to department