Office Assistant - School of Business

Position Title: Office Assistant - School of Business

Department: School of Business

Advertised Pay: 10.00

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

The Office Assistant provides clerical support to the School of Business and assist new students in transitioning to the School of Business.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
-Answer phones, transfer calls, and deliver messages
-Process mail
-Provide customer service to visitors, students, staff, and faculty
-Complete data entry and other computer-based projects, as assigned
-Assists with scheduling appointments for Academic Director, Associate Dean, and MBA Director
-Demonstrate how to properly navigate D2L, MyWashburn, Navigate, and Washburn University’s website
-Represent the School of Business at recruitment and/or enrollment events such as Junior/Senior days, Majors Fair, New Student Orientation, etc.
-Serve as a resource and direct other students in the School of Business to academic and institutional support services (tutoring services, career services, and the Student Success Center)
-Performs additional job related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:
Candidate must be a current School of Business student in good academic standing (cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred).
Must have completed at least one semester as a School of Business student.

Preferred Qualifications:
Presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills to respond to a wide range of concerns with professional demeanor.
Spelling, grammar, and arithmetic skills so that they can understand and follow verbal/written instructions.

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Hourly, Varies, Varies/Shift   
Background Check Required