Part-Time Receptionist

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Radiation Science & Engineering Center is hiring a part-time receptionist to support front desk operations on a campus location in Pennsylvania. The role includes greeting visitors, answering phones, handling sign-in procedures, and coordinating general office tasks to keep the center running smoothly.

Selected candidate will contribute to Open House events, manage scheduling, and ensure confidential information is handled with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact and escort visitors; collect guest information and sign-in; show safety video; distribute dosimetry.
• Answer phones and assist callers.
• Provide general office support: inventory, ordering, purchases, note taking, shipping, maintain equipment, enter work orders, and forms.
• Assist with Open House and events.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information discreetly.

Skills

Office

Teams

Simba

SAP Concur

Worklion

Tools

Teams

Simba

SAP Concur

Worklion

Job description

Job description and position requirements

The Radiation Science & Engineering Center is seeking applicants for a part-time receptionist.

Job duties to include:

• Serve as primary point of contact and escort for visitors, tours, classes and maintain security by collecting required information needed for signing guests in, showing safety and security video, and distributing dosimetry.
• Answer phones/assist callers.
• Provide general office support: maintain office supply inventory and ordering, gas cylinder orders/returns, purchasing/ordering requests, note taking for staff meetings and emergency drills, scheduling shipping pickups, maintain office machines, enter OPP work orders and maintain copies of forms needed for operations.
• Assist with yearly Open House, events, workshops and meetings.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Requirements, qualifications, and/or competencies

• Office
• Teams
• Simba
• SAP Concur
• Worklion preferred

Selected candidate will be subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) background checks and fingerprinting prior to starting.

Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 20-24 hours per week.

Compensation: The starting rate for this job is $20/hour.

Background checks/clearances

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

Campus security crime statistics

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