Administrative Assistant, Boston College Law Library, Newton Centre, MA
Posted September 15, 2016
Position Description:
The Administrative Assistant will provide clerical, administrative, and fiscal support services to the Associate Dean for Library & Technology Services and to the Law Library’s Associate Director for Administrative & Technology Services, the teaching librarians (seven lawyer/librarians), and professional staff (four librarians and four technology staff) as assigned. Duties will include: document production; filing; photocopying; image and OCR scanning; web page and database maintenance; schedule coordination; assisting with e-mail and general correspondence for the Associate Dean; assisting with class preparation, learning management system (Canvas) course site maintenance, and scholarly research for the Associate Dean and teaching librarians; assisting the Associate Director for Administrative & Technology Services with tasks relating to budget management (PeopleSoft Financials), physical plant maintenance, and furnishings and equipment inventories; coordinating meetings and functions; serving as the receptionist for the Administrative Office, and other tasks and projects as assigned.
This is a full-time, 35 hour per week position. Work hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred or commensurate experience. Three to five years of administrative secretarial experience in an academic, legal, or academic library environment. Outstanding analytical, written and verbal communication skills, and superior customer service skills required. Fluent knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite of production tools is required. Experience with database and e-mail programs, image and OCR scanning technologies, web browsing tools, and HTML editors is also required. Experience with PeopleSoft Financials and Canvas Learning Management System is a plus.
Salary Range:
$38,000 – $47,500
About Boston College
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/
How to Apply:
To apply online please visit the Boston College Human Resources Job Opportunities website at: http://www.bc.edu/jobs and follow the link for Regular Staff Position Openings. Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume electronically (as a PDF or MS Word document). Boston College also accepts resumes and cover letters through US Mail at Boston College, Department of Human Resources, 129 Lake Street. Room 110, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Please be sure to reference Job Requisition 396 in your correspondence.
Boston College Law Library website: www.bc.edu//sites/lawlibrary