Clerical Assistant 2 Pool

Salary: $35,306.00 Annually

Location : Kutztown, PA

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 24-25 Clerical Pool

Division: TBD

Department: TBD

Opening Date: 10/23/2024

Closing Date: 6/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit: AFSCME

Classification: Clerical Assistant 2

Pay Group: 03

Job Summary

These are clerical support positions requiring general office, telephone, and computer skills. Typical responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: serving as department receptionist and performing secretarial duties, such as providing front line customer service to students, faculty, staff and general public; maintaining the department's budget reports; organizing correspondence and business files, composition of letters, accurate typing, maintaining the department web page, and the opening and distribution of office mail.

This pool will be active for all Clerical Assistant 2 positions that are available for external candidates through the end of the 2024-25 year, as they become available to fill.

Minimum Qualifications

These positions deal directly with students, faculty, staff, and the general public; therefore you must be personable, have a pleasant phone manner, be able to multitask, work under pressure and have a customer service focus.

Must be computer proficient

Experience in Microsoft Office

Must have experience working in diverse work environment

Must have exemplary communication skills

Applicants must also be organized, efficient, highly reliable, and able to exercise initiative. Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with confidential information is a plus

Bilingual in Spanish Supplemental Information

This pool will remain open for positions available to external applicants.

Starting salary is $35,306.00, as determined by the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) (update 7/2024).

All applications for this position must be submitted via our online application/resume system ONLY. Please do not fax, mail, or e-mail any documentation.

Successful interview, background clearance, and demonstration of ability are requisite qualifications for all positions. The University is very interested in hiring employees who have had extensive experience with diverse populations.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. To discuss a complaint of discrimination, please contact the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at or by e-mail at Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the University's Title IX Coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at or by email at, or the Office for Civil Rights located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg., 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, by phone at (TDD: ), by fax at, or by e-mail at Kutztown University's Sexual Misconduct, Anti-Discrimination, and Anti-Harassment policies can be found in The Key student handbook or online at

To be eligible for medical and supplemental coverage under this plan, you must be a permanent full-time employee or a permanent part-time employee who works at least 50% of full-time hours.

The link for benefits for AFSCME is:

PEBTF Medical/Prescription Drug PPO health plan offered to employees, which includes prescription drug and hearing coverage.

Get Healthy Wellness Program Voluntary program designed to provide employees with tools and resources to assist in improving and maintaining good health. Participants are rewarded with reduced health care premiums.

Dental and Vision Coverage Offered at no additional cost to employees.

State Employee Assistance Program (SEAP) A confidential program which provides a wide range of no-cost services to address a broad range of problems, including counseling, legal, and financial services.

Group Life Insurance Employer paid term life provided for permanent employees based on onetime salary up to a maximum of $50,000.

Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Income protection equal to 60% of gross annual base salary to a maximum of $5,000 monthly benefit with an option for a 90-day or 180-day benefit elimination period.

Voluntary Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance (VGLIP/AD&D) Additional life insurance coverage and personal accident insurance to help protect against losses due to accidents or death. Maximum employee coverage is five times the annual salary up to $500,000.

Group Retirement Plans Employees can choose one of the mandatory retirement plan options - a 401(a), with a 5% employee contribution and a 9.29% employer contribution or the State Employees' Retirement Plan (SERS) pension/investment plan with various enrollment options.

Voluntary Retirement Plans All employees are eligible to participate in our 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity and/ or 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.

Flexible Spending Accounts Income withheld before taxes for eventual reimbursement of certain medical and dependent care expenses.

Tuition Waiver benefits vary by employee group.

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Are you bilingual in Spanish? Please pick all that apply

I can speak fluent Spanish

I can read fluent Spanish

I can write fluent Spanish

I am moderately bilingual

I have a little skill in conversing in Spanish

I am not bilingual

02

I understand this job is located in Kutztown, PA.

Yes

No

03

Would you be interested in a 10 month position?

Yes

No

04

Would you be interested in a part time position? (Benefits may not be offered)

Yes

No

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