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Records Clerk (CL-5)

Apply now Posting Number: 493354
Type of Position: Part-time
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Categories: Office Support

Position Title:

Records Clerk (CL-5)

Department/School:

Center for Career Services

Job Summary:

The Marist College Center for Career Services invites applications for the position of Records Clerk (CL-5). The Records Clerk (CL-5) provides support to a department or office by carrying out specific, clearly defined file and data management tasks.

Physical Effort & Work Environment: The work environment consists of exposure to physical conditions typical of a normal office environment. Most of the job is performed while sitting, although the work may require occasional standing or walking and/or the lifting and carrying of small objects.

Blackout dates/periods: First two weeks of the semester, Orientation dates, Career Fair and event/workshop dates, and the last two weeks of the semester.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be a high school graduate, have 1-3 years of progressively responsible secretarial/clerical work or any combination of training, experience and education sufficient to indicate an ability to do the work. All candidates must be able to demonstrate general computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

1A-Basic Reception/Response: Consistently demonstrates ability to take basic information from inquiries (telephone, e-mail, or in-person) and forward to appropriate person for a response. Directs visitors as needed

6B-Intermediate Office Organization: Consistently demonstrates ability to manage operational aspects of the office with minimal to no supervision, including time management, information distribution, and project deadlines. Consistently demonstrates ability to file documents and student records using standard filing procedures as well as a familiarity with retention policies

7A-Basic Record and Data Processing: Consistently demonstrates ability to accurately process routine forms and records at an average speed, including data entry, copying, distribution, and filing. Consistently demonstrates attention to detail

15A-Basic Interpersonal Communication: Consistently demonstrates courtesy, tact and professionalism in all exchanges of information

16A-Basic Judgment: Consistently demonstrates ability to reference operational procedures within department on routine matters and select suitable response with minimal guidance

18A-Basic Organizational Knowledge: Consistently demonstrates working knowledge of immediate work area and department

Essential Functions:

  • Maintain one specific hard or soft copy system of filing; continually update data information
  • Fill student or staff requests for forms or information
  • Utilize basic levels of Microsoft Office to track files, update forms or request further information when necessary
  • Provide clerical or reception support as needed, answer questions when appropriate
  • Possess organizational knowledge of institution as required by position
  • Consistently demonstrate courtesy, tact, professionalism and the ability to handle difficult people
  • Perform other job-related duties as required

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References 

About the Department/School:

Marist College Career Services provides a multitude of resources for students, including:

Career Resources: Our team offers books, pamphlets, digital materials, and other resources describing career fields, employment outlook, and emerging career trends. We also offer FOCUS 2, a computer-assisted guidance program with an occupations and graduate school database. The Marist Alumni Career Network assists current students in finding out about the career fields through conversations with alumni.

Career Assessment: Career assessment for students includes inspiring self-assessment, enhancing career decision-making skills, and honing interest identification.

Pre-Professional and Graduate School Advisement: For students looking into pre-professional and graduate school programs, we spend one-on-one time with individual students assisting with school choices, applications, entrance examinations and studying, preparation of registration materials, as well as our annual Graduate School Forum.

Career Courses: Marist College offers a number of career courses designed to help students in all stages of their collegiate experience to pursue their ideal career path.

Job Search Preparation: Our team assists in resume development, cover letter writing, interview preparation, and job research skills. We help students create a thorough job search plan and identify potential employers.

Employment Services: We offer internship and career opportunities, job-hunting directories, brochures, and employer information. Our team organizes on-campus interviews, as well as the Fall and Spring Career and Internship Fairs, which have had great success in pairing students with the perfect post-graduation internship or job.

About Marist College:

Located on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, Italy campus, Marist College is a comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to “help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,200 adult and graduate students in 53 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs. Marist is consistently ranked among the best colleges and universities in America by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 386 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (3rd Most Innovative School/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and others. Marist’s study abroad program is ranked #2 in the nation by the U.S. State Department’s “Open Doors Report” and has also received the Senator Paul Simon Award for First Year Abroad programs in Italy and Ireland. Marist’s Joint Study partnership with IBM, which began in 1988, has brought the College the kind of world-class technology platform typically found at leading research institutions. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Type of Position:

Part-time

Classification:

CWA (Part-Time)

Months per Year:

12

Work Schedule:

Monday – Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Hours per Week:

19

Location:

Marist College Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.

 

 

 

 

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