Temporary Part Time Office Assistant

Posting Number: SRGV8531
Number of Vacancies:
1
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Department: Academic Advising Center
FLSA: Non-Exempt

Scope of
Job:
To perform clerical duties for a department. Responsible for the performance of clerical, typing and data entry
duties.

Description of Duties:

• Performs clerical duties requiring some discretion and/or independent judgment.
• Maintains office supply inventory.
• Performs data entry, deletion and updates.
• Engages in various records keeping,
  posting, filing and sorting of departmental records.
• Prepares departmental reports.
• Determines work priority.
• Opens mail, sorts and routes correspondence or forms.
• Issues equipment, records, receipts or supplies.
• Assists with
  and collects data and prepares material for periodic reports, surveys or publications.
• Replaces senior clerical personnel on
  vacation or temporary leave.
• Acts a receptionist answering routine questions and referring more complex inquiries to appropriate
  administrators.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
Direct supervision on complex and
unusual assignments.

Supervision Given:
May supervise assigned support staff including student employees and temporary
direct wage employees.

Required Education:
High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Education:
Associates
degree.

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:
One (1) year of clerical experience in an
office setting.

Preferred Experience:
Experience coordinating front desk duties and
staff.

Equipment:
Knowledge of use of personal computer, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software. Standard
office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office environment.
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or
otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Other:
Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and
communication skills.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category: Part-Time
Minimum Salary:
Commensurate With Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 09/18/2025
Grant
Funded Position: No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date:

EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University
of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national
origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.
In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply
with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage
women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to
Applicants:
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the
documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of
Birth
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are
advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the
posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

* Please
note, in order to apply for this part-time position, you will need to do so on JobX, UTRGV’s part-time hiring platform. For instructions on
how to view and apply for jobs on JobX, please follow the steps below.

• Step 1
  • Follow this link to complete your non-student
    JobX account using your personal email, not a UTRGV email: https://utrgv.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/JobX_StudentSignup.
    aspx
  
  
• Step 2
  • You will receive an email with a link to setup your password
  
  
• Step
  3
  • Follow this link to login to JobX:
    • https://utrgv.studentemploymen
      t.ngwebsolutions.com/jobxJobdetailPrint.aspx?JobId=7834&win=True
    
    
  
  
• Step 4
  • Apply. The Job ID
    that will take you to the job posting for this position is Job Id: 7834.
  
  

Additional
Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV
employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to
the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Regulatory Affairs.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48635jeid-c6cce3994e2d504a80bce63756d3fe79