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Job Title


Temporary Desk Clerk


Company : Northwestern University


Location : Chicago, IL


Created : 2024-10-22


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Department: Temp Center Salary/Grade: TMP/01 Position: Temporary Desk Clerk Hours: This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week/ 8am-4pm / M-F) Pay: $20.60 per hour Campus: Evanston Approximate start date: ASAP Approximate end date: TBD Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Desk Clerk for the Chicago campus. Temporary Job Description: Provides standard & routine clerical & administrative support which may include word processing, data entry, orderingsupplies, opening & sorting mail, copying, filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, providing information, &/orscheduling meetings. Serves as a primary desk contact for residents in the graduate community, for general administrative needs including key management and mail & package distribution. 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 to the desk, 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 a team. The person will also provide guidance to student staff. They will work primarily from the desk (shared work space); with alternative work space assignment based on seasonal department needs. Qualifications Required: * 1 year of customer service/administrative experience * HS diploma * Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite Software Required: MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a temporary opportunity at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal development. Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage. 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.