Administrative Assistant - Music Department

Administrative Assistant - Music Department

Job Title: Administrative Assistant - Music Department

Department: Music

Posting Number: req740

Description of Job Duties: Job Summary: The Administrative Assistant's primary duties include greeting and assisting departmental walk-in and telephone visitors. Acts as a resource for the music department and builds effective, strong working relationships to enhance department operations and functions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support services to the department in a manner that professionally, cordially, and efficiently assists students, faculty, staff, and visitors
• Perform routine office duties and functions including purchase orders, travel requests, and other business-related activities
• Work closely with Department Chair to assist with course catalog modification, course scheduling and special projects, as well as facilitate activities related to the department
• Gain expertise and remain current in knowledge of appropriate programs
• Embrace recruitment and retention efforts and support enrollment strategies
• Assists with student enrollment
• Supervise, schedule, train, and process time sheets for student employees
• Assists with maintaining and stocking office supplies
• Assists with gathering and organizing information for various reports
• Additional duties to support the department as assigned by the supervisor

Specific assignments are based on unit need and assigned by the supervisor which could include but are not limited to such things as departmental communications, maintaining department contact lists, recital program creation, maintaining student and accreditation files, office and student worker schedules, and serving as a liaison to administrative offices for maintenance, work orders, and assistance

Work Setting: Expectation of on-campus presence with attendance and punctuality. Promote personal safety, safety procedures, and a safe work environment

Reports to Chair of Music Department

Employment at will

Full-time status

12-month appointment

Non-exempt

Salary: $27,349

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Education and Experience - Minimum Requirements:

• One-year experience as a secretary or acceptable equivalent experience or education
• Strong written, verbal, basic math skills, and interpersonal skills
• Utilize office equipment
• Organized, manages time effectively, and keeps tasks appropriately prioritized
• Maintains working knowledge of applicable regulations, policies, and protocols
• Ability to work with, assist, lead, and take directions from others in the interest of moving processes and programs forward to the desired outcome

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of office management, bookkeeping, record keeping, and data management

Anticipated Start Date: 9/1/2026

Location: Weatherford

Employment Type: Non-Exempt