Office Support Assistant III

Criminology & Criminal Justice

The College of Arts & Sciences seeks an enthusiastic, detail-oriented Office Support Assistant III to provide essential general office support for a proximity-based work center comprised of one or more academic departments within the College. Requires strong interpersonal skills and a helpful, positive outlook on assisting faculty, staff, students and outside constituents. Position reports to the Senior Business Specialist within the Center.

The Center is comprised of the following disciplines:
Math, Computer Science, Political Science, PPA, Economics, and Criminology & Criminal Justice

Key Responsibilities

• Position provides essential general/routine administrative and office support that include a broad range of duties:
• Creates a positive and welcoming front office environment by greeting visitors, giving directions, answering questions via telephone, virtually (Zoom or Teams), email or face-to-face
• Provides general faculty and student support, including faculty textbook requests, photocopying, receiving and delivery of packages, key requests, parking passes, travel arrangements, assisting with course scheduling changes, ordering of office supplies
• Writes and sends general correspondence, formal business letters and assists with newsletter
• Schedules meeting facilities, equipment and meals for events, meetings and programs
• Works with UM Shared Services or within existing systems to process departmental credit card reconciliations, travel reimbursements for faculty and students, and payment processing via vouchers, purchase orders, requisitions, and credit card
• Provides clerical support to the Chairs, Business Support Specialists and Directors
• Assists with providing training and coordination for student workers
• Prepares, processes and maintains appropriate records, files, reports and information
• Coordinates and submits Facilities requests (work orders, key requests, etc.)
• Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.

8:00am - 5:00pm; Monday - Friday; 40 hours/week

High school diploma or equivalent and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

• Some college coursework
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Some knowledge of PeopleSoft, MyView, Cognos Report System, and 25Live

Salary Range: $13.75 - $18.11 hourly
Grade: GGS-005
University Title: Office Support Assistant III
Internal applicants can determine their University title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.

• Application materials include a cover letter and resume. Finalists will be asked to provide references at a later date.
• Applicants must combine all application materials into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment to the UMSL Careers: https://www.umsl.edu/services/hrs/careers/index.html
• Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.). For questions about the application process, please email employment@umsl.edu. If you are experiencing technical problems, please email umpshrsupport@umsystem.edu.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please email the Office of Human Resources at umslhr@umsl.edu.