Part-Time Receptionist

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Radiation Science & Engineering Center is seeking a part-time receptionist to be the friendly first contact for visitors and callers. You will escort guests, manage sign-in, coordinate with staff, handle phones, and support general office operations, including scheduling, ordering, and event logistics.

A background check will be required. Hours are Monday through Friday, 20–24 hours per week, with a starting rate of $20 per hour, and you will join a team committed to

Qualifications

• Experience with Office suite and Teams is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP Concur for expense management.
• Knowledge of Simba and Worklion is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact and escort visitors, sign in guests, and maintain security.
• Answer phones and assist callers.
• Provide general office support including inventory, purchasing, note taking, scheduling, and shipping coordination.
• Assist with Open House, events, workshops and meetings.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Skills

Customer service

Tools

Office

Teams

Simba

SAP Concur

Worklion

Job description

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

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.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

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