Job Description

This position provides administrative and project support to the Department of Art & Design. Responsibilities include data entry, project and event coordination, website and social media maintenance, routine and new annual activities monitoring, and a high volume of general support responsibilities, which may include assistance in school-wide functions as necessary when determined by the dean.

This is a part-time, 780 annual hour position, with a schedule of 18 hours per week during the academic year and 5 hours per week during the summer.

Primary Duties

Maintain consistent and reliable attendance

Secondary Duties

Other duties as assigned

Education Required

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience Required

Minimum of 1-2 years of administrative support/secretarial experience

Skills, Characteristics Required

Effective communication skills

• Ability to communicate successfully across departments and with various constituencies, including external contacts
• Strong organizational skills, including time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities
• Strong computer proficiency including the ability to work independently in several of the Higher Education software packages, Excel and various databases as well as understand basic web design
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to effectively supervise work study students

Special Working Conditions

N/A

Driving Requirements

N/A

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.