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• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

This position is funded for 12 months; continuation past 12 months will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

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This is a/an 87.5 % full-time equivalency (FTE) job. This position will work 35 hours per week. This position is eligible for benefits associated with any full-time position. The salary grade and range listed in the posting is reflective of a 100% Full-time position. Full-time equivalency job offers may fall outside of the listed range due to the assigned percentage of effort.

 

POSITION SPECIFICS​

Penn State Extension in Carbon County is seeking to hire an Administrative Assistant.

The Administrative Assistant will:

• Work closely with the Extension Business Operations Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Extension Educators and other Administrative Support Assistants to help ensure the smooth and efficient daily operation of the Penn State Extension office in Carbon County.

• Assist with county Extension program and events coordination; provide administrative support for 4-H and Master Gardener volunteer programs.

• Provide customer service and customer relationship support.

• Help coordinate office communications, multimedia product development and publications.

• Perform other clerical and administrative duties of administrative support as needed

Specific responsibilities can include:

• Serve as receptionist or first-line liaison to internal and external customers and provide general office support.

• Greet customers, answer telephone, provide directions or information and solve routine issues.

• Communicate routine and general information to staff, customers, and/or public about standard services, processes, and procedures using prescribed or established guidelines. Schedule/cancel appointments and meetings.

• Assist educators with event planning and coordination including scheduling facilities, facility contract management, and event logistics; maintaining educational resource and publication files, ordering publications as necessary; maintaining Customer Relationship Management program files and databases in Salesforce and help generating, preparing and distributing mass mailings; assisting with set-up of