Wilkes University Hiring for Office Assistant at Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Full Time

Wilkes University invites applicants for an Office Assistant in the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The successful candidate is responsible for handling the administrative needs of the department. Specifically :

• Submission of full-time faculty and adjunct pay details and authorization each semester
• Budget monitoring and preparation of miscellaneous financial forms
• Monitor work study through the University’s time trak software
• Assist with various departmental outreach activities throughout the academic year
• Assist faculty with all class needs and faculty development requests
• Facilitate student requests in conjunction with departmental needs
• Ensure department is adequately and efficiently supplied with office supplies
• Keep and maintain office records
• Keep and maintain record of departmental events

Additional skills necessary are excellent and written communication skills, computer applications, interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail.

Associate’s degree is required, Bachelor’s degree preferred. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in office management.

Three to five years’ experience in a higher education environment is advantageous. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs.

The University has approximately 2,260 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,250 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit . Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.

The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex / gender, gender identity and / or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

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