Desk Clerk
Northwestern University | |
United States, Illinois, Evanston | |
633 Clark Street (Show on map) | |
Sep 10, 2024 | |
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Evanston, IllinoisAdd to Favorite Jobs Email this Job Department: Residential Ops & Services About Student Affairs: By pursuing justice, equity, and belonging, Student Affairs cultivates student programs, services, and skills; disrupts barriers; and partners across Northwestern and neighboring communities to create an inclusive culture in which all students can thrive. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/about/strategic-plan/objectives.html Job Summary: The Desk Clerk provides standard and routine clerical and administrative support which may include word processing, data entry, ordering supplies, copying, filing, faxing, answering phones, greeting visitors, providing information, and/or scheduling meetings. The role serves as a primary desk contact for residents in the residential area, for general administrative needs. This position is to provide prompt, courteous, and timely customer service to our residents and off-campus contacts. This includes answering the telephone, greeting residents who come into the office, answering questions, and identifying and analyzing the residents' housing-related problems and directing them appropriately. This position requires excellent organization and communication skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within the team. Desk Clerks work primarily from the area desk (shared workspace); with alternative workspace assignments based on seasonal departmental needs. Pay: The pay range for this Desk Clerk position is $19.00 to $21.63 per hour, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity. Principal Accountabilities: Contacts 40%
Documents and Databases 30%
Coordination 25%
Miscellaneous 5%
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Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html tolearn more. Work-Life and Wellness: Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more. Professional Growth and Development: Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more. The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law. #LI-GY1 |