Administrative Assistant 1 - Residential Life

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The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant 1 for Residential Life's Front Desk. **This position does not provide layoff rights and is contingent upon funding.** The major purpose of this position is to provide safety, security, support, and service to a residential community from midnight to 8am. This position plays a key role in providing additional administrative support to both Administrative Assistant 2 and Administrative Assistant 3 including, but not limited to: resident/ key audits, charging student accounts, calendar scheduling, and assigned special projects. This role will also serve as a point of contact and/or provide additional resources to student staff for situations that do not merit a call to an “on-call” staff member. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, and committed to providing excellent service during non-traditional hours.

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one (1) year of clerical experience which included experience in one or more of the following areas: maintaining records, answering telephones, and reviewing forms, documents and other written materials; OR

• Six (6) months of experience as an Administrative Aid in Nevada State service; OR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Schedule

The typical work schedule is Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00AM - 8:00AM; this is subject to change based on organizational needs.

Compensation Grade

Grade 23 (Entry, Step 01 $18.88/hr. – Step 03 $20.42/hr.)

In classified service, salary is in Grade and Step. The Step is determined based on the Nevada Administrative Code. Salary placement above a Step 01 at initial appointment is determined based on the recruitment, the candidate’s qualifications, internal equity and budgets. A request to accelerate salary must be approved by Human Resources and abide by the Nevada Administrative Code.

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Perks of PERS

Classified Employees are enrolled in The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) upon hire. The PERS retirement plan is beyond compare. For information on contribution rates, please visit:  NV PERS Contribution Rates

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