Extension Staff Assistant - Boyle County in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

High school /GED

No Experience Required

n/a

Lifting, pushing, pulling objects up to 50 pounds; sitting for long periods of time.

Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
20 Hours a week whiten this time frame.

Job Title: Extension Staff Assistant – Boyle County (TEMPORARY/PART-TIME)

Location: Danville, KY

As an Extension Staff Assistant, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Extension office. General duties include office management, customer service, record keeping and newsletters, and program support while conducting yourself in a professional manner. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to, office receptionist, word processing, Quickbooks, filing, maintaining data bases & mailing lists, developing and maintaining websites, designing newsletters, and providing support for county agents and program assistants.

You will report to a County Extension Agent and there will be a high level of interaction with the general public.

State law may require a national and state criminal background check and a letter from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services stating the employee is clear to hire based on no findings of substantiated child abuse or neglect found through a background check of child abuse and neglect records as a condition of employment or involvement in this program.

This is a temporary position intended to last 12 weeks, with 20 hours each week for working time.

Salary Range: $15.30

Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Office 365, Teams, Skype for Business; Zoom; QuickBooks; organizational skills; and time management.

Previous experience working in an administrative support role

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