St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Office Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Various SITE: Various

SALARY SCHEDULE: OPS - GRADE: 4

BASIC FUNCTION:

Performs advanced administrative work which involves the performance of specialized staff responsibilities. This classification differs from the Staff Assistant classifications due to the specialized or multi-purpose nature of the work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

v      Coordinates or supervises specialized administrative project within the unit of assignment.

v      Creates and maintains specialized data, records and reports relating to the program assigned.

v      Maintains statistical data and generates computerized reports of the operations and services.

v      Reviews, reconciles and processes logs, documentation, data, reports and proposals relating to the program or assignment.

v      Assists the public, students, faculty and staff by providing information concerning the project or services of the program assigned.

v      Assists the supervisor in planning, research and maintenance of the program.

v      Schedules events, meetings, projects, interviews, tests and programs.

v      Processes and analyzes accounting and fiscal records and reports.

v      Performs advanced staff assistant tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

v      Performs related duties as required.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Four (4) years experience in responsible administrative work in an educational institution or comparable related experience.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of the programs, procedures and operations of the unit to which assigned. Knowledge of overall college programs and operations. Knowledge of office administrative procedures and practices. Knowledge of computer applications relating to the area of work assignment. Knowledge of sentence structure and word usage. Knowledge of mathematics. Ability to maintain good working relationships with students, faculty and staff. Verbal and written communications skills. Skill in reading comprehension. Computer and calculator skills.

Revised: 01/07