Program Assistant - Lee County
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Virginia Tech
Pennington Gap, VA, US
Summary
The Program Assistant provides administrative support to faculty and staff, including answering phones, greeting clients, and preparing materials. They also assist with event coordination, which includes organizing, food preparation, and supervising youth participants.
Job Description
Job Description
Lee County Program Assistant will provide office support to office staff and faculty. The position will assist with answering phones, preparing materials, and greeting clients. They will help faculty and staff with programming and events including organizing, preparing food, delivering programs, taking registration, and providing supervision to youth participants if needed. The Program Assistant will also help with the cleaning and maintenance of the office. This is a part-time 1500 hour wage position housed in the Lee County Extension Office in Pennington Gap, VA. Virginia Tech is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this vacancy.
Required Qualifications
Strong communication skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and the internet. Strong experience as a team player.
Pay Band
1
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Hourly Wage
Salary Information
$17
Hours per week
Varies
Close Date
September 25, 2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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The Department of Economics at Virginia Tech focuses on teaching, research and outreach in regard to economic issues at the state, national and international levels.
We offer both undergraduate and graduate training for students who wish to concentrate in economics. In addition, we offer general education courses that provide undergraduates from across the university with a background in the business, policy and international aspects of economics they need to support their programs of study.
Dear Students, Alumni and Colleagues,
It’s an exciting time to be an economist! The Department is expanding, over the next few years we will be hiring several people. We are hiring new faculty and developing new research opportunities in expanding evolving fields such as Neuroeconomics. We have already setup a new Facebook page – check it out if you have not already done so!
Our students are doing well in their careers – many of our students have gone on to graduate programs in Economics, Law, Public Policy and Marketing to name a few. Others are now employed with government agencies (like the Department of Justice, Air Force, State Department, Marine Corps), financial institutions (Citigroup, Visa, Vangaurd, BB&T, Capital One) and a wide variety of private corporations (GE, E&Y, Deloitte Consulting, Xerox, Booz Allen).
Our Ph.D.s are successfully finding academic jobs in colleges and universities around the world. Others are finding employment in industry at companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and many more!
We would love to connect current Hokies with our alums. We want the VT Econ family to stay connected with each other follow and each others personal and professional successes. Help us launch and create the Economics Department LinkedIn community.
Sudipta Sarangi
Professor and Department Head
Ph.D. (2000) Virginia Tech
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Blacksburg, VA
The Department of Economics at Virginia Tech focuses on teaching, research and outreach in regard to economic issues at the state, national and international levels.
We offer both undergraduate and graduate training for students who wish to concentrate in economics. In addition, we offer general education courses that provide undergraduates from across the university with a background in the business, policy and international aspects of economics they need to support their programs of study.
Dear Students, Alumni and Colleagues,
It’s an exciting time to be an economist! The Department is expanding, over the next few years we will be hiring several people. We are hiring new faculty and developing new research opportunities in expanding evolving fields such as Neuroeconomics. We have already setup a new Facebook page – check it out if you have not already done so!
Our students are doing well in their careers – many of our students have gone on to graduate programs in Economics, Law, Public Policy and Marketing to name a few. Others are now employed with government agencies (like the Department of Justice, Air Force, State Department, Marine Corps), financial institutions (Citigroup, Visa, Vangaurd, BB&T, Capital One) and a wide variety of private corporations (GE, E&Y, Deloitte Consulting, Xerox, Booz Allen).
Our Ph.D.s are successfully finding academic jobs in colleges and universities around the world. Others are finding employment in industry at companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and many more!
We would love to connect current Hokies with our alums. We want the VT Econ family to stay connected with each other follow and each others personal and professional successes. Help us launch and create the Economics Department LinkedIn community.
Sudipta Sarangi
Professor and Department Head
Ph.D. (2000) Virginia Tech
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Blacksburg, VA
