Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

The Office of First Year Experience (FYE) welcomes incoming first-year and transfer students into the Boston College community. Through signature offerings such as University Orientation, the 48hours Retreat, the Compass Mentoring Program, First Flight / First Year Academic Convocation and other collaborative programming and conversation efforts, we empower every student to connect deeply with institutional resources and strive toward personal excellence as they begin to find a home and community at Boston College. FYE is part of Boston College's Division of University Mission & Ministry, which advances the University's Jesuit, Catholic mission and supports the formation of the Boston College community.

The primary function of the Administrative Assistant role is to provide comprehensive support to the people and programs within FYE. This role serves as a critical front line ambassador and central administrative manager for the department's programs and activities. As such, we are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional with a customer-service focus. The Administrative Assistant will manage the processes surrounding phone calls, email and other written correspondence with students and families, space reservations within the office and for its programs, supply stocking and ordering for the office and its programs, financial paperwork and payments for the department, and hiring and pay for summer orientation leaders. They will also hire, train, and supervise a team of student employees who support FYE throughout the academic year and the summer months. Finally, the Administrative Assistant will support the planning and implementation of many FYE programs, including Orientation, First Year Academic Convocation, Compass Mentoring and the 48 hours retreat. This part of the role will include working collaboratively with colleagues from across the University, managing complex databases and files, and working as an on-site departmental representative to students and their families during some components of these programs.

Hiring Range: $26.32/hr to $32.88/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

Successful candidates will have competencies in the following areas: Teamwork, Customer Focus, Continuous Learning, Decision Making/Problem Solving, Communication, Applying Technology, Openness to Change, Productivity, People Development.

High school diploma required, undergraduate degree preferred.

Three to five years of administrative support experience is preferred.

Occasionally, this role will require early morning or evening work to support FYE programming.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

Tuition remission for Employees

Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements

Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Low-Cost Life Insurance

Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

Paid Holidays Annually

Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .

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