Office Assistant - Education

The Office Assistant for the Education Department will support the Education Department's faculty and staff by performing a variety of tasks as directed by the Education Department Chair.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students.

Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible.

The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum.

We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance.

Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation.

In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions: -Greet and direct students and other guests entering the department. -Complete numerous office tasks, such as recording, filing, and copying information. -Assist faculty in data collection. -Coordinate/schedule meetings and events. -Create content for social media. -Monitor social media accounts. -Assist faculty/staff with events and meetings. -Help faculty/staff with technology set up for events/meetings. -Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Non-Essential Functions: -Ability to move objects of 25 pounds or less without assistance. -Ability to move between two floors via elevator or outside stairways.

Required Qualifications: -Current Washburn student. -Experience with greeting and helping people. -Knowledge of computers and computer display set up. -People skills. -Technology knowledge. -Confidentiality with personal information regarding student academic performance.

Preferred Qualifications: -Prefer technology training for presentations. -Prefer college experience.