Multicultural Student Services Administrative Assistant

About the role

The Opportunity: As the Multicultural Student Services Administrative Assistant, you will perform a variety of duties to support the daily operations of Multicultural Student Services, Student Accommodations and Disability Resources, the Women’s Center, LGBTQ+ programs, and other multicultural student groups. In addition to providing direct phone and email support, you will assist with administrative and fiscal tasks that align with the Student Affairs Strategic Plan, specifically the goals of Student Engagement, Support and Advocacy, and enhancing the Campus Experience. You will also help develop and implement office policies and procedures, as well as coordinate event scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct phone and email support to students, faculty, and staff.
• Assist with administrative and fiscal tasks aligned with the Student Affairs Strategic Plan.
• Support the development and implementation of office policies and procedures.
• Coordinate event scheduling.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent AND two years of clerical, office or administrative experience; OR
• One year of experience as an Administrative Assistant 1; OR
• Equivalent education/experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year Higher Education experience.
• Windows/Microsoft Office applications experience.

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, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver.

Position Details

• Full-time (100% FTE), permanent position.
• Overtime eligible.
• Monthly Salary: $3,738 to $4,980 | Range 41 Steps A - M.
• This position is subject to a background check.
• Position is fully in-person.

Department/College/Area/Campus

Multicultural Student Services

Application Instructions

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application: resume and cover letter. External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application. Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application. Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible. Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

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.