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ADMI.GEN.S1

S1S1 — Support Associatemedium0.70draftglobalv1

Entry-level clerical role providing basic administrative and secretarial support.

Summary

Entry-level clerical role providing basic administrative and secretarial support. Often called Office Assistant or Administrative Assistant I. Works under direct supervision.

Level — S1 — Support Associate

Entry support: executes routine, well-defined tasks under close supervision.

Scope
A single task type or queue
Autonomy
Close supervision; follows defined procedures
Complexity
Routine, well-defined requests
Impact
Individual transactions
Decision rights
Acts within scripts; escalates exceptions
Leadership
None
Typical experience
0–1 yrs

Core outputs

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Components

Responsibilities5

  • Perform clerical tasks such as data entry, filing, photocopying, and mail distribution.commonlevel
  • Assist with scheduling by booking meeting rooms and updating calendars.commonlevel
  • Greet visitors and route inquiries, answer multi-line phone lines and basic questions.commonlevel
  • Maintain office supplies inventory and process purchase requests.commonlevel
  • Provide support for routine tasks under supervisor guidance.commonlevel

Tasks5

  • Perform data entry and filing.commonlevel
  • Assist with scheduling and booking.commonlevel
  • Greet and direct visitors.commonlevel
  • Maintain office supplies.commonlevel
  • Support routine tasks.commonlevel

Skills8

  • Data entrycommonlevel
  • Filingcommonlevel
  • Photocopyingcommonlevel
  • Mail distributioncommonlevel
  • Schedulingcommonlevel
  • Customer servicecommonlevel
  • MS Office proficiencycommonlevel
  • Office equipment operationcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Office procedurescommonlevel
  • Basic administrative taskscommonlevel
  • Customer service principlescommonlevel
  • Time management techniquescommonlevel
  • Communication strategiescommonlevel
  • Inventory managementcommonlevel
  • Scheduling systemscommonlevel
  • Basic computer skillscommonlevel

competency5

  • Strong communication skillscommonlevel
  • Excellent organizational ability and attention to detailcommonlevel
  • Time managementcommonlevel
  • Basic customer service orientation and teamworkcommonlevel
  • Adaptability and willingness to learn new processes or toolscommonlevel

qualification5

  • High school diploma or equivalentcommonlevel
  • 0–2 years in office support or customer servicecommonlevel
  • Proficiency with MS Office and basic office equipmentcommonlevel
  • Associate degree is a pluscommonlevel
  • Certified Administrative Professional credentialcommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Administrative Assistant Associatecommonmedium0.60
Junior Administrative Assistantcommonmedium0.58

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=13-0000title=Business & Financial Operations Occupationssource=inferred_from_superfunctionreviewStatus=needs_review