Receptionist Administrative Support Coordinator
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and providing comprehensive administrative and operational support at Excelsior University’s St. Petersburg location. This role serves as
the primary point of contact for students, staff, and external visitors, ensuring a welcoming, professional, and well-organized environment.Reporting directly to the Assistant Vice President for Transformative Partnerships and Growth Initiatives, this position plays a
critical role in supporting daily site operations, coordination of events and engagements, and administrative functions across multiple
activities and stakeholders.
This role requires consistent on-site presence, flexibility with business hours, and a high level of
reliability, professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to proactively
support a dynamic, multi-use site environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following:
other duties may be assigned
Front Desk and Customer Service
- Serve as the primary front desk
representative, greeting and assisting students, staff, and visitors in a professional and welcoming manner
- Maintain
consistent front desk coverage during business hours, including opening and securing the facility as required
- Monitor
building access and contribute to maintaining a safe, secure, and accessible environment
- Provide information and
direction regarding site services, meetings, events, and activities
- Communicate effectively with internal and external
constituents via phone, email, text, mail, and other channels, including drafting and typing correspondence
Administrative and Operational Support
- Provide administrative support to the Transformative Partnerships
team, including data entry, document preparation, coordination, and follow-up activities
- Maintain organization and
professional appearance of the front desk, shared spaces, and office supplies
- Maintain stockroom inventory for office
supplies and coordinate replenishment as needed
- Coordinate with Executive Site Leadership and staff to support daily
operations and respond to emerging needs
Event and Engagement Coordination
- Support planning and
execution of events, site visits, and engagements involving internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinate logistics
including catering, food and beverage arrangements, and vendor engagement (e.g., caterers, grocery pickups)
- Arrange
travel-related accommodations for visiting staff, including hotel reservations and dining arrangements
- Assist in
preparing meeting and event spaces to ensure readiness and professionalism
Site Scheduling and Coordination
- Manage and maintain the daily events calendar for the site
- Track and maintain an active roster of individuals
on-site each day
- Align staffing coverage and operational needs with scheduled events and identify potential scheduling
conflicts
Academic and Programmatic Support
- Assist in preparation for on-site classes and programming
activities
- Support setup and readiness of specialized instructional spaces, including nursing and engineering labs
- Coordinate with building management to support facility needs, such as ensuring HVAC availability outside normal
business hours when required
- Help ensure food and related resources are available for classes and extended programming
Operational Flexibility
- Demonstrate flexibility in supporting site operations, including occasional
adjustments to schedule based on business needs, events, or extended hours
- Uphold a high standard of customer service,
responsiveness, and professionalism in all interactions
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully,
an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Residency within the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay area with
reliable transportation
- Ability to work fully on-site with consistent and punctual attendance
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to create a welcoming environment
- Excellent
organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated reliability, accountability, and ability to manage
responsibilities independently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage
multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook,
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Comfort supporting event coordination, logistics, and operational planning
- Prior experience in front desk, administrative, or customer-facing roles preferred
The hiring salary range for this position
is $48,500 – $52,000. The hiring salary range above represents the University’s good faith estimate at the time of posting.
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