Temporary Clerical Pool- Fall 2026
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. Let's parse the posting. Content: - Position Announcement Position Details Proposed Start Date 09/16/2026 Classification Title Office Specialist 2 Working Title Temporary Clerical Pool- Fall 2026 Department 600300 - HRC Human Resource Center Position Number TBD Representation OP - SEIU/OPEU Local 503 Position FTE Variable based on the position, up to 1.0 End date, if applicable - Position Summary Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept: long paragraph about PSU. - Position Summary Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus. - Minimum Qualifications From Classification: Two years of general clerical experience. One year of which included typing, word processing, or other experience generating documents; OR An Associate’s degree in Office Occupations or Office Technology; OR Graduation from a private school of business with a Certificate in Office Occupations or Office Technology AND one year of general clerical experience. Note College courses in Office Occupations or Office Technology will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. - Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: Required qualifications will vary by assignment, but may include: Significant clerical skills and experience;Excellent reception and customer service skills and experience;Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc.;Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. - Preferred Qualifications Will Vary By Assignment. May Include Bookkeeping, budget monitoring experience;10-key by touch;Cashiering experience. - Key Cultural Competencies: list bullet points. - Environmental Stewardship: bullet. - Work Days/Hours Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position - Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement: The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour. Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits. - Application Instructions etc: Additional Information etc. Many boilerplate instructions, but we need to remove application instructions, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve substantive info. The application instructions include many details like "Portland State University collects applications on an ongoing basis..." etc. Those are application instructions; we should remove them per instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should drop the Application Instructions section entirely. - Supplemental Questions: those are part of application; remove. - Applicant Documents Required Documents etc: remove. Thus we keep: Position Summary (description of PSU), Position Summary (temporary clerical employees), Minimum Qualifications, Additional Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Key Cultural Competencies, Environmental Stewardship, Work Days/Hours, Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement (pay and benefits). Also maybe Proposed Start Date? That's metadata; could be folded into a short
maybe. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a paragraph with Proposed Start Date, Classification Title, Working Title, Department, Representation, Position FTE variable, etc. But we need to decide what's substantive. The posting includes many metadata like Proposed Start Date, Classification Title, Working Title, Department, Position Number TBD, Representation, Position FTE Variable, End date if applicable. These are minor metadata; we could fold into a short paragraph. We must not create sections with filler. For Pay: we have salary range and benefits statement: "The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour. Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits." That's specific, so we can create a Pay section (maybe also Benefits). Since benefits statement says not eligible, we could include Benefits section stating that. But instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state pay and benefits (not eligible). So we can include Pay and Benefits sections. However we could combine them? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Pay and Benefits into one section? But headings are prescribed: we can use
for Pay, Benefits, Schedule. If we combine, we would need to choose one heading. Might be better to have Pay section with both pay and benefits info. But they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Pay and Benefits into one Pay
and include both pay and benefits info. However they also said "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So they expect separate headings for Benefits and Pay if present. But we can decide to not create Benefits section if it's just "not eligible for benefits" which is somewhat thin. But it's still substantive. However we could include it under Pay section. I'd lean to combine to avoid many thin sections. But we need to follow instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So combining is good.
Schedule: we have Work Days/Hours Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position. That's schedule info. So we can create a Schedule section.
Now sections we might have:
- About the role (maybe the PSU description and temporary clerical summary). Could be "About the role". Use About the role
with paragraphs.
- Responsibilities? Not explicitly listed; we have temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus. That's more description of role, not specific duties. Could treat as Responsibilities? Might be thin. Better to keep under About the role.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications and Additional Minimum Qualifications could be under Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship? Those are more like competencies. Could be Skills.
But we need to avoid creating sections with filler. Let's decide on a set:
About the role
: include PSU description and temporary clerical summary.
Requirements
: include Minimum Qualifications (from classification) and Additional Minimum Qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications
: include Preferred Qualifications.
Skills
: include Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship (maybe as list).
Pay
: include salary range and benefits note.
Schedule
: include Work Days/Hours.
We should not include sections like Benefits separately.
Now we need to format lists: Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
.
Thus:
- About the role: two paragraphs: PSU description, and temporary clerical summary.
- Requirements: maybe two sub-sections? But we can just have a
for Minimum Qualifications (which itself includes multiple sentences with OR). Could also break into
for each bullet? The Minimum Qualifications is a set of options; could be presented as - Two years...
- OR An Associate’s degree...
etc. But the instruction: Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should treat the Minimum Qualifications as a list. Similarly Additional Minimum Qualifications is a list of items separated by semicolons. We'll make
.
Preferred Qualifications: also a list.
Skills: Key Cultural Competencies is a list of bullet points (each sentence). Environmental Stewardship is a sentence. Could combine into one list.
Pay: just a paragraph with salary range and benefits note.
Schedule: paragraph.
Now we need to drop boilerplate: remove EEO etc. Already removed.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to turning ideas into action — in Portland and around the world. The city is our campus, giving students unmatched access to career connections, a vibrant cultural scene and hands-on learning experiences with hundreds of community partners. More than 20,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation.
Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Two years of general clerical experience. One year of which included typing, word processing, or other experience generating documents;
- OR An Associate’s degree in Office Occupations or Office Technology;
- OR Graduation from a private school of business with a Certificate in Office Occupations or Office Technology AND one year of general clerical experience.
- Note: College courses in Office Occupations or Office Technology will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Additional Minimum Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
- Significant clerical skills and experience
- Excellent reception and customer service skills and experience
- Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
- Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
But we used which is not allowed? The instruction only says use for section headings. It didn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we could avoid and just use
with bold? But we cannot use markdown. We could use inside . However the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we cannot use other heading levels, but to be safe we can avoid extra headings and just use
with . However that might be considered not a heading. The instruction says use for section headings; it doesn't forbid other headings but we can stick to only for major sections. For sub-sections we can use
with . Let's do that.
Thus:
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
...
Additional Minimum Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
...
Similarly for Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
...
Skills:
Skills
Key Cultural Competencies
...
Environmental Stewardship
...
(maybe just one item)
Pay:
Pay
The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour. Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits.
Schedule:
Schedule
About the role
with paragraphs. - Responsibilities? Not explicitly listed; we have temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus. That's more description of role, not specific duties. Could treat as Responsibilities? Might be thin. Better to keep under About the role. - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications and Additional Minimum Qualifications could be under Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: maybe Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship? Those are more like competencies. Could be Skills. But we need to avoid creating sections with filler. Let's decide on a set:About the role
: include PSU description and temporary clerical summary.Requirements
: include Minimum Qualifications (from classification) and Additional Minimum Qualifications.Preferred Qualifications
: include Preferred Qualifications.Skills
: include Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship (maybe as list).Pay
: include salary range and benefits note.Schedule
: include Work Days/Hours. We should not include sections like Benefits separately. Now we need to format lists: Use- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
. Thus: - About the role: two paragraphs: PSU description, and temporary clerical summary. - Requirements: maybe two sub-sections? But we can just have a
for Minimum Qualifications (which itself includes multiple sentences with OR). Could also break into
- for each bullet? The Minimum Qualifications is a set of options; could be presented as
- Two years...
- OR An Associate’s degree... etc. But the instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should treat the Minimum Qualifications as a list. Similarly Additional Minimum Qualifications is a list of items separated by semicolons. We'll make
- .
Preferred Qualifications: also a list.
Skills: Key Cultural Competencies is a list of bullet points (each sentence). Environmental Stewardship is a sentence. Could combine into one list.
Pay: just a paragraph with salary range and benefits note.
Schedule: paragraph.
Now we need to drop boilerplate: remove EEO etc. Already removed.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
- Two years of general clerical experience. One year of which included typing, word processing, or other experience generating documents;
- OR An Associate’s degree in Office Occupations or Office Technology;
- OR Graduation from a private school of business with a Certificate in Office Occupations or Office Technology AND one year of general clerical experience.
- Note: College courses in Office Occupations or Office Technology will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Significant clerical skills and experience
- Excellent reception and customer service skills and experience
- Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
- Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
About the role
Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to turning ideas into action — in Portland and around the world. The city is our campus, giving students unmatched access to career connections, a vibrant cultural scene and hands-on learning experiences with hundreds of community partners. More than 20,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation.
Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Additional Minimum Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
which is not allowed? The instruction only says use
for section headings. It didn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we could avoid
and just use
with bold? But we cannot use markdown. We could use inside
. However the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we cannot use other heading levels, but to be safe we can avoid extra headings and just use
with . However that might be considered not a heading. The instruction says use
for section headings; it doesn't forbid other headings but we can stick to
only for major sections. For sub-sections we can use
with . Let's do that. Thus:
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- ...
Additional Minimum Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
- ...
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (may vary by assignment)
- ...
Skills
Key Cultural Competencies
- ...
Environmental Stewardship
- ...
Pay
The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour. Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits.
Schedule:Schedule