Job Description

POSITION DETAILS

Employment based visa sponsorship will NOT be considered for this position.

Classification Title: Clerical and Secretarial
Working Title: Office Assistant

Department: CASSH Dean's Office
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $15 - $23
Pay Basis: Hourly

The OPS Office Assistant will assist within the departments of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities by providing clerical support. This position assists with a variety of office tasks, including customer service, scheduling appointments, ordering office supplies, answering/routing phone calls, preparing materials for meetings or special events, data entry, and general administrative functions. The Office Assistant may serve as a primary point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors, providing professional assistance and support while helping maintain organized and effective office operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A high school diploma and one year of appropriate experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

A high school diploma and one year of appropriate experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Office experience working in a higher education setting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Physical Requirements: Regularly involves lifting, bending or other physical exertion. Often exposed to one or more disagreeable environmental factors, such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., with often to the point of being objectionable.
• Impact of Deadlines: Routine deadlines. Usually sufficient lead time. Variance in work volume, seasonal, and predictable. Priorities can be anticipated. Some interruptions are present. Involves occasional exposure to demands/pressures from persons other than immediate sup.
• Standing: Daily
• Walking: Daily
• Sitting: Daily
• Reaching with hands and arms: Daily
• Climbing or balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping: Frequently
• Use of hands to handle objects: Frequently
• Lifting up to 10lbs: Frequently
• Lifting up to 25lbs: Occasionally
• Lifting over 25lbs: Occasionally
• Talking as express or exchange of ideas verbally: Daily
• Hearing as perceive sound by ear: Daily
• Vision as distinguish colors & depth: Daily

Special Requirements or Considerations of the Job:

• This position requires a criminal background screening.
• This position requires fingerprinting.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu. Applicants are required to attach a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references. An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850.474.2694 or email jobs@uwf.edu.

The department is building an applicant pool for temporary to permanent part-time or full-time opportunities. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.

ADDITIONAL POSTING DETAILS

Number of Vacancies: Multiple
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 20 hours a week
FTE: 0.5
Closing Date: 10/1/2026