An Associate Degree in Business Administration, Paralegal Technology, or Office Administration with three to five years of secretarial experience preferably in a community college environment is required or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, abilities, and behaviors.  Must type at the corrected rate of 50 words per minute and be highly skilled in organization, communication (professional grammar, spelling, and punctuation), and decision-making.

Physical Requirements:   Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated machines including telephone, computer, copier, calculator, etc.  Must be physically able to exert up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.  Position involves mostly sedentary work, but may require walking or standing for brief periods of time. 
Data Conception:   Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
Interpersonal Communication:   Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the giving of assignments and instructions to assistants. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Language Ability:   Requires the ability to read a variety of documents, reports, and books such as codes, various manuals, etc. Requires the ability to prepare documents and reports with the proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, etc.  Has the ability to speak with poise, voice control and confidence.
Intelligence:   Has the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form. Is able to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Has the ability to apply principles of rational systems such as administrative office technology, secretarial science, and human relations, etc., in order to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude:   Requires the ability to record and deliver information and to follow verbal and written instructions.
Numerical Aptitude:   Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers; utilize decimals; figure percentages; apply algebraic principles; and apply descriptive statistics.
Form/Spatial Aptitude:  Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Motor Coordination:   Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using automated equipment.
Manual Dexterity:   Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, computer, calculator, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination:   Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament:   Has the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions.  The worker needs to relate to people in situations involving more than receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimum stress when confronted with an emergency.
Physical Communication:  Requires the ability to talk and/or hear (talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)