Job Summary This position is covering a one year maternity leave with an anticipated start date in August 2024 and end date in August 2025. This temporary position provides administrative support to the CAFES Advising Center. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student Success and DEI, the incumbent will serve as the front desk receptionist, handle office duties, and assist students, faculty, staff, and the general public. This is an on-campus position with potential ability to work remotely one day a week.
Department Summary The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences consists of nine departments, approximately 170 faculty, 80 staff, and 4,000 students in 15 majors.
Key Qualifications - Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively handle a broad range of high level and sensitive interpersonal situations with diverse personalities, and to respond appropriately to conflicts and problems.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and outside the University with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
- Organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments simultaneously, with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines; determine the relative importance of each, set deadlines, and complete projects accordingly. Demonstrated ability to reschedule and distribute work assignments based on shifting priorities.
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency with a variety of computer applications including word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, on-line systems, Internet as well as online calendaring and email.
- Ability to troubleshoot most office administrations problems and respond to all inquiries and requests related to work area.
- Thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and excellent proofreading skills.
Education and Experience - High school diploma or its equivalent. Type 45 wpm.
- Four years of general office support or technical experience. (Training at a vocational school or full-time college education may be substituted for two years of the required experience on the basis of one year of college education for 6 months of experience).
Licenses, Certificates, Credentials:
- Possession of a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Salary: Anticipated Hiring Range: $3,681 - $4,494 monthly
Classification Range: $3,680 - $5,783 monthly
Cal Poly Known for its Learn by Doing pedagogy, Cal Poly is the flagship of the world-renowned California State University system. Annually recognized as one of the top public universities in the nation, Cal Poly continues to offer an academic curriculum based on learned experience gained through real-world practice. Located in San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly is nestled comfortably among the coastal foothills, minutes from the Pacific Ocean and equidistant to the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.
Diversity Statement At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.
Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Poly is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Supplemental Information Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
This position may be "Designated" under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).
Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.Advertised: Jul 03 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
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