Temporary Desk Clerk

at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Opening Id: 50655

Department: Temp Center
Salary/Grade: TMP/01

Position: Temporary Desk Clerk
Hours: This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week/ 8am-4pm / M-F)
Pay: $20.60 per hour
Campus: Evanston
Approximate start date: ASAP
Approximate end date: TBD

Northwestern University is seeking a temporary full-time Desk Clerk for the Chicago campus.

Temporary Job Description:

Provides standard & routine clerical & administrative support which may include word processing, data entry, orderingsupplies, opening & sorting mail, copying, filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, providing information, &/orscheduling meetings. Serves as a primary desk contact for residents in the graduate community, for general administrative needs including key management and mail & package distribution. This position is to provide prompt, courteous, and timely customer service to our residents and off-campus contacts. This includes answering the telephone, greeting residents who come to the desk, answering questions and identifying and analyzing the residents' housing-related problems and directing them appropriately. This position requires excellent organization and communication skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team. The person will also provide guidance to student staff. They will work primarily from the desk (shared work space); with alternative work space assignment based on seasonal department needs. 

Qualifications Required:

• 1 year of customer service/administrative experience
• HS diploma
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite 

Software Required:

MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a temporary opportunity at Northwestern Unive