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Office Assistant/President's Office (Work Study) 1 Position About Worcester State University: WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students. Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcesterthe second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester Stateapproximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about. Job Description: Department: President's Office Job Title: Office Assistant Number of Vacancies: 1 SSTA Supervisor: Nicole Kapurch Position Type: Non-Supervisory Number of Hours Per Week: 4-5 General Statement of Duties: Will handle organizational and administrative support tasks for the Chief of Staff. Generally involves day-to-day office tasks, such as answering phones and entering data into spreadsheets, proofreading and receiving guests, and more. Of particular concern is working on special projects associated with the priorities of the President's Office, including but not limited to community relations, liaison with state and federal government offices, and institutional liaising including with international partners. Responsibilities: Provide support to Chief of Staff Maintain and organize ongoing office tasks as assigned General office duties including back-up assistance to the President's Office Requirements: Required Qualifications: Good communication and interpersonal skills. Good reading and writing skills. An ability to work individually and as part of a team. Attention to detail. Proof-reading experience. Preferred Qualifications: Community relations Governmental relations (including familiarity with state and federal legislative processes) International relations Additional Information: Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. This position is available for WSU students onlyHourly Rate: $15.00 Application Instructions: Students must apply online. A representative from the department will contact individuals for interviews. This position is for students WITH WORK STUDY ONLY Please note - Students may not work during scheduled class time, even if class is cancelled.