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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Harrisburg, a comprehensive College of The Pennsylvania State University, is excited to welcome applications for a part-time Administrative Support Assistant (ASA) opening at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Student Disability Resources (SDR).

Job Duties  

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, the part-time ASA will help support both CAPS and SDR offices by providing comprehensive support to staff, students, and campus community in a professional and confidential manner.  

• Acting as primary point of contact for our office, this position will greet visitors and clients, manage a multi-line phone system, process, scan and copy documents, sort and distribute incoming/outgoing mail, schedule appointments and meetings, and meet deadlines for projects as assigned. 
• This opening will also at times engage in other office duties as assigned. Examples of this include: Assisting our testing center, which may include receiving and distributing quizzes or exams as directed by the test coordinator, answering student and faculty questions related to the testing center schedule and, proctoring quizzes or exams.  
• Periodically updating our center’s promotional materials such as unit brochures, web content, as well as creating flyers, digital information, and event planning.
• Intermittently create data reports in the center’s electronic medical records (EMR) platform to monitor and compare student utilization, volume, appointment distribution, and demographic data.

Requirements and Qualifications  

• Commitment to working with and respecting diverse populations, and having a passion for helping others, is vital.  
• The successful candidate will have prior experience working with various computer systems and be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Be capable of shifting dutie