Temporary Clerical Pool- Fall 2026
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must include sections only if posting has real specific content. Let's parse the posting.
We have Position Summary: description of PSU and temporary clerical employees. That's about the role.
Responsibilities: Not explicitly listed; maybe "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus." That's a description of duties. Could be considered responsibilities.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications from classification, Additional Minimum Qualifications for this position, Preferred Qualifications, Key Cultural Competencies, Environmental Stewardship. Those are qualifications/requirements.
Skills: Could be part of qualifications.
Benefits: The posting says "Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits." Also mentions they can use library and gym facilities. That's a benefit? It says not eligible for benefits, but they have library/gym. The instruction: include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. It does state that temporary employees are not eligible for benefits, and mentions library/gym. That's still a statement about benefits (lack thereof). Should we include Benefits? The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state something about benefits (not eligible). So we can include Benefits section with that info.
Pay: The posting includes "Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement: The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour." So we have Pay.
Schedule: "Work Days/Hours Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position". Also mention PAY PERIOD details. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes "Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution..." That's EEO boilerplate; should be removed. Also "Background Check Required Yes" maybe not boilerplate but it's a requirement; could be included under Requirements? It's a condition. Might keep as part of Requirements.
We also need to remove application instructions, duplicated lines, etc. So we should exclude the "Application Instructions" block, "Additional Information", "Search Details", "Supplemental Questions", "Applicant Documents Required Documents". All that is application instructions; remove.
We need to preserve all substantive information: Position Summary, Minimum Qualifications, Additional Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Key Cultural Competencies, Environmental Stewardship, Work Days/Hours, Pay range, Benefits statement (not eligible, library/gym), maybe also note about temporary employees limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months? That's also a condition; could be under Requirements or maybe under Schedule? It's a limit; could be under Requirements.
We need to format using headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide what goes into each section.
Section headings: About the role (maybe Position Summary). Responsibilities (maybe duties). Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications). Qualifications (maybe preferred?). Skills (maybe specific skills). Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some.
Let's think: The posting includes:
- Position Summary: description of PSU and temporary clerical role.
- Responsibilities: "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus." That's basically the duty.
- Minimum Qualifications: Two years of general clerical experience... etc.
- Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: list of possible qualifications (significant clerical skills, reception, computer skills, communication).
- Preferred Qualifications: bookkeeping, budget monitoring, 10-key, cashiering.
- Key Cultural Competencies: list.
- Environmental Stewardship: statement.
- Work Days/Hours: Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary.
- Pay: $19.36-$21.91 per hour.
- Benefits: Temporary employees not eligible for benefits; eligible for library and gym.
- Additional notes: Temporary employees limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months; PAY PERIOD details; maybe schedule.
We could put schedule under Schedule: Work Days/Hours and PAY PERIOD.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". We have actual content.
Now produce HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
then with the PSU description and role summary.
Then
Responsibilities
then maybe the duty.
Then
Requirements
then with minimum qualifications items? Could be multiple - . But the minimum qualifications are a bit complex: "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."
We could break into bullet points: each option.
Then Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: list of items (significant clerical skills..., excellent reception..., strong computer skills..., strong written...). Those could be under Requirements as well.
Preferred Qualifications could be under Qualifications section.
Key Cultural Competencies could be under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications.
Environmental Stewardship could be under Requirements.
But we need to avoid too many sections; maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But the instruction says use headings for those specific names if we have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate.
Let's decide:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (minimum qualifications + additional minimum qualifications + cultural competencies + environmental stewardship)
- Qualifications (preferred qualifications)
- Skills (maybe computer skills etc but already covered; maybe we can omit Skills if thin)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
We need to ensure we don't create thin sections. Skills might be thin; we could omit Skills if not enough distinct content. The posting does mention "Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc." That's under Additional Minimum Qualifications. Could be considered skill. But we already have that in Requirements. So we can skip Skills.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to format lists.
For Requirements, we have multiple sub-items; we can use
- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact wording? We should preserve meaning but not necessarily exact phrasing? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the details, but we can rephrase slightly as long as we don't lose detail. Safer to keep close to original.
Let's extract exact sentences.
Position Summary: "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."
Then: "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus."
We can combine into one paragraph.
Responsibilities: maybe just that sentence.
Minimum Qualifications: The block:
"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."
We need to keep that.
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."
Note there are no spaces after semicolons; we can keep as is.
Preferred Qualifications: "Will Vary By Assignment. May Include Bookkeeping, budget monitoring experience;10-key by touch;Cashiering experience."
Key Cultural Competencies: list of four bullet points.
Environmental Stewardship: "Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals."
Work Days/Hours: "Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position"
Pay: "The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour."
Benefits: "Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits." Also "Temporary employees are eligible for use of the PSU library and gym facilities." Also maybe note about limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months? That's not a benefit but a condition; could be under Requirements or Schedule? It's a limitation; maybe under Requirements as a condition.
Also PAY PERIOD details: "PAY PERIOD for temporary employees extends from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the following month, with payment on the last business day of the month (i.e., work from Dec 16 to Jan 15 is paid approximately Jan 31)." That's schedule/pay detail; could be under Schedule.
Also note: "Most temporary assignments last 30 to 90 days while recruitment takes place to fill a regular position, or for a special project." That's schedule.
Also "Temporary employees are limited to 1,040 hours within a given twelve months." That's schedule.
Thus Schedule section can include: Work Days/Hours, typical assignment length, hour limit, pay period.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat info.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start:
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.
Responsibilities
Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus.
But that's duplicate; maybe we should not duplicate. Actually the responsibility sentence is same as part of About the role. We could keep About the role as the PSU description only, and Responsibilities as the duty sentence. Let's adjust: About the role: just the PSU description (first paragraph). Responsibilities: the duty sentence.
Thus:
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to decide what goes into each section. Section headings: About the role (maybe Position Summary). Responsibilities (maybe duties). Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications). Qualifications (maybe preferred?). Skills (maybe specific skills). Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some. Let's think: The posting includes: - Position Summary: description of PSU and temporary clerical role. - Responsibilities: "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus." That's basically the duty. - Minimum Qualifications: Two years of general clerical experience... etc. - Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: list of possible qualifications (significant clerical skills, reception, computer skills, communication). - Preferred Qualifications: bookkeeping, budget monitoring, 10-key, cashiering. - Key Cultural Competencies: list. - Environmental Stewardship: statement. - Work Days/Hours: Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary. - Pay: $19.36-$21.91 per hour. - Benefits: Temporary employees not eligible for benefits; eligible for library and gym. - Additional notes: Temporary employees limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months; PAY PERIOD details; maybe schedule. We could put schedule under Schedule: Work Days/Hours and PAY PERIOD. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". We have actual content. Now produce HTML. We'll start with
About the role
thenwith the PSU description and role summary. Then
Responsibilities
thenmaybe the duty. Then
Requirements
then- with minimum qualifications items? Could be multiple
- . But the minimum qualifications are a bit complex: "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."
We could break into bullet points: each option.
Then Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: list of items (significant clerical skills..., excellent reception..., strong computer skills..., strong written...). Those could be under Requirements as well.
Preferred Qualifications could be under Qualifications section.
Key Cultural Competencies could be under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications.
Environmental Stewardship could be under Requirements.
But we need to avoid too many sections; maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But the instruction says use headings for those specific names if we have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate.
Let's decide:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (minimum qualifications + additional minimum qualifications + cultural competencies + environmental stewardship)
- Qualifications (preferred qualifications)
- Skills (maybe computer skills etc but already covered; maybe we can omit Skills if thin)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
We need to ensure we don't create thin sections. Skills might be thin; we could omit Skills if not enough distinct content. The posting does mention "Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc." That's under Additional Minimum Qualifications. Could be considered skill. But we already have that in Requirements. So we can skip Skills.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to format lists.
For Requirements, we have multiple sub-items; we can use
- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact wording? We should preserve meaning but not necessarily exact phrasing? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the details, but we can rephrase slightly as long as we don't lose detail. Safer to keep close to original.
Let's extract exact sentences.
Position Summary: "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."
Then: "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus."
We can combine into one paragraph.
Responsibilities: maybe just that sentence.
Minimum Qualifications: The block:
"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."
We need to keep that.
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."
Note there are no spaces after semicolons; we can keep as is.
Preferred Qualifications: "Will Vary By Assignment. May Include Bookkeeping, budget monitoring experience;10-key by touch;Cashiering experience."
Key Cultural Competencies: list of four bullet points.
Environmental Stewardship: "Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals."
Work Days/Hours: "Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position"
Pay: "The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour."
Benefits: "Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits." Also "Temporary employees are eligible for use of the PSU library and gym facilities." Also maybe note about limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months? That's not a benefit but a condition; could be under Requirements or Schedule? It's a limitation; maybe under Requirements as a condition.
Also PAY PERIOD details: "PAY PERIOD for temporary employees extends from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the following month, with payment on the last business day of the month (i.e., work from Dec 16 to Jan 15 is paid approximately Jan 31)." That's schedule/pay detail; could be under Schedule.
Also note: "Most temporary assignments last 30 to 90 days while recruitment takes place to fill a regular position, or for a special project." That's schedule.
Also "Temporary employees are limited to 1,040 hours within a given twelve months." That's schedule.
Thus Schedule section can include: Work Days/Hours, typical assignment length, hour limit, pay period.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat info.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start:
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.
Responsibilities
Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus.
But that's duplicate; maybe we should not duplicate. Actually the responsibility sentence is same as part of About the role. We could keep About the role as the PSU description only, and Responsibilities as the duty sentence. Let's adjust: About the role: just the PSU description (first paragraph). Responsibilities: the duty sentence. Thus:
- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact wording? We should preserve meaning but not necessarily exact phrasing? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the details, but we can rephrase slightly as long as we don't lose detail. Safer to keep close to original.
Let's extract exact sentences.
Position Summary: "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."
Then: "Temporary clerical employees are periodically hired for a variety of clerical and administrative needs across campus."
We can combine into one paragraph.
Responsibilities: maybe just that sentence.
Minimum Qualifications: The block:
"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."
We need to keep that.
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."
Note there are no spaces after semicolons; we can keep as is.
Preferred Qualifications: "Will Vary By Assignment. May Include Bookkeeping, budget monitoring experience;10-key by touch;Cashiering experience."
Key Cultural Competencies: list of four bullet points.
Environmental Stewardship: "Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals."
Work Days/Hours: "Usually Monday-Friday, hours will vary based on position"
Pay: "The salary rate for this position will be between $19.36 and $21.91 per hour."
Benefits: "Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits." Also "Temporary employees are eligible for use of the PSU library and gym facilities." Also maybe note about limited to 1,040 hours within twelve months? That's not a benefit but a condition; could be under Requirements or Schedule? It's a limitation; maybe under Requirements as a condition.
Also PAY PERIOD details: "PAY PERIOD for temporary employees extends from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the following month, with payment on the last business day of the month (i.e., work from Dec 16 to Jan 15 is paid approximately Jan 31)." That's schedule/pay detail; could be under Schedule.
Also note: "Most temporary assignments last 30 to 90 days while recruitment takes place to fill a regular position, or for a special project." That's schedule.
Also "Temporary employees are limited to 1,040 hours within a given twelve months." That's schedule.
Thus Schedule section can include: Work Days/Hours, typical assignment length, hour limit, pay period.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat info.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start:
- . But the minimum qualifications are a bit complex: "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."
We could break into bullet points: each option.
Then Additional Minimum Qualifications For This Position: list of items (significant clerical skills..., excellent reception..., strong computer skills..., strong written...). Those could be under Requirements as well.
Preferred Qualifications could be under Qualifications section.
Key Cultural Competencies could be under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications.
Environmental Stewardship could be under Requirements.
But we need to avoid too many sections; maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But the instruction says use headings for those specific names if we have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate.
Let's decide:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (minimum qualifications + additional minimum qualifications + cultural competencies + environmental stewardship)
- Qualifications (preferred qualifications)
- Skills (maybe computer skills etc but already covered; maybe we can omit Skills if thin)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
We need to ensure we don't create thin sections. Skills might be thin; we could omit Skills if not enough distinct content. The posting does mention "Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, etc." That's under Additional Minimum Qualifications. Could be considered skill. But we already have that in Requirements. So we can skip Skills.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to format lists.
For Requirements, we have multiple sub-items; we can use