Location: Richland,WA, USA
Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:
November 12, 2024
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
105F-YN_CS_NPS - Administrative Assistant 2
Business Title:
Administrative Assistant, College of Arts & Sciences
Employee Type:
Classified
Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
The Administrative Assistant position provides high-level administrative, general office management, and program support to Academic Directors, faculty, and staff. The duties of the position include managing day-to-day activities with internal and external constituents of the university and managing projects and events.
This position is also responsible for personnel duties and will serve as the HR partner in Workday, including managing a wide range of sensitive and confidential personnel and administrative issues, using independent judgement and discretion to ensure the delivery of superior customer service.
WSU Tri-Cities is committed to creating a student-ready campus, marked by academic excellence, career-connected learning, and social belonging. This commitment is informed by our belief that all students, faculty, and staff contribute value to our campus culture. We ascribe to an assets-based framework for understanding and celebrating difference and are deeply committed to closing equity gaps where they exist. We are proud that almost half of our students are first in their family to attend college and almost half of our students identify as students of color. We believe that this diversity is a great strength in the classroom and across the many co-curricular activities in which WSU Tri-Cities students participate and lead.
Required Qualifications:
* One year of experience as an Administrative Assistant 1 OR a Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or closely allied field and two years of responsible office experience at the senior clerical level or higher. Clerical or office work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. Graduate study may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.
* Strong organizational skills and a willingness to take initiative.
* Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple programs and deadlines and solve
* problems for a wide range of complex tasks.
* Demonstrated strong customer service skills.
* Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills including demonstrated productive and collaborative working relationships with a broad range of internal and
* external constituents.
* Demonstrated experience and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel.
* Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple programs and deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working in an environment requiring high attention to detail.
* Experience working collaboratively within a team and across organizational lines.
* Higher education experience.
* Knowledge of Washington State University including experience with university
* policies and procedures, particularly with course scheduling processes and
* procedures.
* Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and function positively in a fast paced
* professional environment.
Additional Information:
Area/College:
WSU Tri-Cities
Department Name:
College of Arts and Sciences
City, State, Zip:
Richland, WA 99354
Department Link:
Monthly Salary: $3,239.00 - $4,299.00 | Range 37 | Steps A - M
Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff and Total Compensation.
Overtime Eligibility:
Overtime Eligible
FTE:
100%
This is a Permanent position.
Posting Close Date:
This position has been re-posted. Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, November 11, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Application Instructions: All applicants must upload a cover letter and resume/cv to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.
* External candidates, please upload all documents in the Resume/CV section of your application.
* Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application.
Required Documents:
* Resume/CV
* Cover Letter
Time Type:
Full time
Position Term:
12 Month
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