Administrative Assistant in Education - Mishawaka, United States - Bethel University

Bethel University

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Mishawaka, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Administrative Assistant in the Education Department

The School of Education at Bethel University seeks an experienced professional Administrative Assistant to serve as the "Face" of the department and to provide clerical support for the Education Department and the Chair

Responsibilities will include:

Provide confidential administrative support to members of management and staff. Collects and prepares information for use in discussions and meetings.
Prepares or assists in the preparation of assigned reports to support the team. Edits written communications from word processing documents.
Updates administrative records such as state and accreditation reports, organizational charts, and related documents.
Assists in program planning and development.
Resolves problems that have a significant impact on the overall goals of the department.
Interprets, monitors and analyzes information regarding operating policies and procedures.
Administers budgets for the department.
Provides assistance for the Laboratory Kindergarten program.
Provides support for the Testing Center.
Coordinates academic and/or staff personnel matters.
Screens incoming mail, publications, and other correspondence.
Maintains daily appointment calendar for the Department Chair; communicates information regarding cancellations or changes. Coordinates meetings and makes appointments when necessary.

The position requires, at a minimum:

Commitment to the mission of Bethel University
At least six months of similar or related experience
A personal and professional commitment to our
Covenant of Lifestyle.
A high school diploma or GED

About Bethel University

The mission of Bethel University, affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination, is to be a community of learners dedicated to building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world.

Bethel's liberating academic programs challenge the mind, enlarge the vision and equip the whole person for lifelong service.

Founded in 1947, Bethel is urban-situated in the northern Indiana region, which is home to 250,000 residents, seven colleges (including the University of Notre Dame), the second largest shopping district in the state of Indiana, 15,000 businesses, 50 parks and beautiful Riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka.

Resort venues on Lake Michigan are just 45 minutes away.

The university community is composed of about 1,450 traditional and adult/graduate students from 27 states, and every continent except the poles, with 187 full-time employees.

Bethel also hosts more than 8,000 guests annually to arts productions, 25,000 annually in conference services, and many thousands of community members in support of our athletic teams, who have won 40 national championships.

Outside organizations recognize Bethel's quality. The university has been ranked as a Top Tier Midwestern College for 16 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report; ranked on the Washington Monthly "Best Bang for the Buck Colleges" list; No. 29 in the nation on the College Consensus list of "Best Christian Colleges & Universities 2019". Bethel has also been named to Money Magazine's "Best Colleges for Your Money 2019" list.

Bethel's 20,000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas, and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average, 100% job placement rate in Nursing (whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States), a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests, and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.

Alumni professional achievements include the No. 1 rated School Superintendent in Indiana, the No.

1 rated School Principal in Indiana, a Top 1% pediatric surgeon in North America, the former Executive Director of the largest Youth for Christ district in the nation, the Chaplain of former President Barack Obama's childhood school, the lead in "South Pacific" off Broadway in Chicago, a laboratory director in sustainable energy, MLB All-Star Team representatives (Cleveland Indians pitcher Justin Masterson; MLB former pitcher for the San Diego Padres Eric Stults), a senior Midwest manager for Blue Cross / Blue Shield, and among others the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Midwest Region, Don Clark.

Faculty accomplishments from Bethel include:

an average of more than 100 scholarly presentations and performances each of the last five years, reaching every corner of the United States (including California, Oregon, New York, Washington, D.C., Georgia, Texas) and across the globe (e.g., Kenya, Greece, Israel, Jamaica, France), including elite sites such as Oxford, Cambridge, Aberdeen, and Carnegie Hall.

Academic disciplines are deepened by Bethel projects on suffering, shame, the logic of forgiveness, Islam, mentoring, culture shock, health care among the Amish, eating disorders, home births, monotone mathematical triangles, top pr