Position Summary

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology is seeking a reliable and friendly work study student for the position of Office Assistant. This position performs a range of basic office support activities for the Chemistry department, such as answering phones and directing calls, greeting and directing visitors, answering questions and performing routine clerical, data entry, and/or word processing work as assigned.

The Chemistry front office is located in Clark Hall and is open Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm, no evening or weekend work
This position will be a regular scheduled based on the student’s course schedule, up to 20 hours/week

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Answers telephones, routes calls, takes messages, and provides general information; greets and directs visitors; answers routine inquiries; maintains log of inquiries as required
• Opens and routes incoming mail; distributes correspondence and other material to department staff/faculty
• Performs a variety of routine typing assignments as appropriate to the position; may operate a personal computer to draft basic correspondence, enter data, and print letters, labels, reports, and/or other materials; types and mails form letters
• Copies and/or duplicates materials as requested; may oversee day-to-day operation of copy machine; may prepare and transmit facsimiles for the unit
• Establishes, maintains, processes, and/or updates files, records, and/or other documents
• May run various routine errands, as required, for the unit/department
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Works directly with students, staff, and faculty
• Confidentiality may be required