Specialist III, Honors and International Education

Job Title: Specialist III, Honors and International Education

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LSC-Tomball Regular/Temporary: Regular Full/Part Time: Full-Time Job ID: 45410 Commitment to Mission At Lone Star College System, every employee contributes to our mission of providing transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Guided by our vision to lead higher education through high-quality, affordable, and innovative learning opportunities, employees are expected to exemplify professionalism, integrity, accountability, and collaboration. Through our One LSC Philosophy , we deliver excellent and uniform customer service, providing consistent information, and uniformly helping every student regardless of physical location, modality, college, campus, center, or medium. This commitment supports Lone Star College System's strategic goals: Opportunity through financial resilience Leading in academic excellence Strength in culture and talent development Connections through bridges of prosperity Great Colleges to Work For® Lone Star College System is proud to be recognized as a Great Colleges to Work For® institution by The Chronicle of Higher Education. This recognition reflects our commitment to creating an organizational culture where employees are valued, supported, and empowered. Campus Marketing Statement Lone Star College-Tomball With 100,000 students and counting, Lone Star College System provides transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. The two-year institution is training tomorrow's workforce today, offering more than 200 degrees and certification programs that empower students to take the next step. Lone Star College System has eight main campuses and more than 20 locations in the Houston area. Learn more at LoneStar.edu. Founded in 1988, Lone Star College-Tomball is the third-oldest college at LSCS. LSC-Tomball offers a wide range of academic and workforce programs and is a leading college in the health sciences. LSC-Tomball is the founding college of the lifePATH®'program, a four-year degree for adults with cognitive disabilities. LSC-Tomball enjoys a joint library partnership with Harris County Public Library and an early college high school with the Tomball Independent School District. The address is 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375. All applicants must reside in Texas.

Job Description
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Under general supervision, the Specialist III, Honors and International Education performs advanced and standard administrative duties. Generally reports to a Manager-level position and provides specialized daily operations management for the HIE campus office (Honors and/or Global Scholars). Activities include specialized support for director, students, and faculty at the campus-level, as well as collaborating with the system-wide HIE staff team and proactively contributing to a service-oriented environment. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Serves as first contact in the HIE campus center for all students, as well as internal and external visitors; assists students by handling their requests and providing routine information Scans mail, arranges in priority order, and distributes to one or more managers Screens calls for managers and responds to routine questions; answers all inbound calls and trouble shoots HIE Center to resolve student inquiries regarding the admissions process, advising info, registration requirements, and business functions, as well as general inquires Performs accurate data entry using custom SharePoint database modules (application, roster, scholarship, budget, travel and conference), including adding/dropping new students in the system and correctly registering their classes and campus-level processing and tracking of program applications and scholarships; runs regular reports to ensure accuracy Schedules tentative appointments for approval by manager, makes routine travel arrangements; may schedule group meetings and assist with set-up; maintains campus events and SharePoint project calendars Collaborates with college staff and administrators to address and provide a wide variety of assistance to students to promote recruitment, admissions and enrollment Maintains HIE space, including requesting equipment repair, as well as stocking, organizing and maintaining supplies; Responsible for safety and maintenance of own equipment; may control or disburse petty cash or monitor expenses charged against department accounts Promotes communication, program awareness and opportunities that the division provides Assists with the preparation of events including catalogs/flyers, promotional items, job aides, maps, room notices, etc. and may attend events to assist and/or inform the students and the community of LSC programs Coordinates with other administrative, maintenance, or clerical employees in own department or throughout the college